Heavy Networking 695: Automating Network And Firewall Operations With BackBox (Sponsored)

This is Packet Pushers Heavy Networking. In today’s show we get into network automation. Network automation can be a heavy lift once you get beyond a handful of simple scripts. Network teams building out an automation strategy have to assemble and manage a mix of open source and commercial products, up-skill on tools such as Python and Ansible, capture knowledge that lives in individual engineers’ heads, and build processes to ensure that automations are correct, repeatable, and deliver the intended outcomes. On today’s episode we talk with BackBox. BackBox has developed a platform that aims to deliver practical network automation. That means addressing key use cases, such as config management and OS upgrades, out of the box, while also being extensible enough to tackle more complex tasks, including firewall and security automation. We’ll get under the hood of BackBox’s platform to understand how it works, what it delivers, and how it addresses the challenges that today’s network engineers are dealing with. Our guests from BackBox are Josh Stephens, Chief Technology and Strategy Office; and Perry Greenwood, Senior Product Manager. Show Links: Backbox.com/packetpushers HS041 Intelligent Network Automation With BackBox – Sponsored – Packet Pushers