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Adrian Iliesiu

Technical Leader

Cisco DevNet

Adrian has built IT infrastructure solutions from scratch, as well as maintained and supported already installed systems. His experience in IT includes successful upgrades, migrations, consolidations, and audits for international organizations.

Currently, he is a thought-leader, educator and speaker for global developer conferences, including the iconic DevNet Zone at Cisco Live! Learn more about Adrian's work on his Developer Advocate profile page.

Articles

October 3, 2022

DEVELOPER

CI/CD Pipelines for Infrastructure Configuration and Management, Part 3

4 min read

Part 1 looked at how to use Gitlab CE as a foundational component for a CI/CD pipeline. Part 2, left off at having a GitLab CE and runner installation running in Docker containers. Now, in Part 3, you learn how to define the CI/CD pipeline components in GitLab.

August 3, 2022

DEVELOPER

Using CI/CD Pipelines for Infrastructure Configuration and Management – Part 2

3 min read

In part 2 of this series, you're ready to install GitLab CE (Community Edition) - a complete DevOps platform that has all the critical features needed in the software development lifecycle.

May 20, 2022

DEVELOPER

Dive into Network Programmability and Automation at Cisco Live 

2 min read

Register for sessions to learn more about Custom OpenAPI implementation for Cisco SD-WAN, Cisco ACI management with Smartsheet, and what Cisco Networking Academy offers for network programmability and automation.

May 6, 2022

DEVELOPER

Using CI/CD Pipelines for Infrastructure Configuration and Management

4 min read

Learn how to use Gitlab CE as a foundational component for a CI/CD pipeline to manage and configure a simple CML simulated network.

October 13, 2021

DEVELOPER

“Creators Channel” Showcases Community Innovation

2 min read

Watch sessions presented by some of the most active and inspiring members of the DevNet community. Along with the experts, you'll dig into topics around AI/ML, hybrid cloud, Meraki, and much more.

August 12, 2021

DEVELOPER

How To Simplify Cisco ACI Management with Smartsheet

3 min read

How extensible and programmable is an ACI fabric? Learn how to create your own GUI for ACI, and simplify APIC GUI configuration steps using Smartsheets.

March 25, 2021

DEVELOPER

Cisco Certified DevNet Associate Official Cert Guide Is Here!

3 min read

A DevNet Associate Certification shows you have the skills and knowledge for the jobs of the future. The Cert Guide helps you prepare to pass the certification exam. Get the book. Then meet the authors at Cisco Live Global 2021.

September 11, 2020

DEVELOPER

A Development Team is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

8 min read

See how DevNet members Ioannis and Katerina invest time in automation so they can save time with it.

June 26, 2020

DEVELOPER

Network Automation and Programmability with Cisco Open NX-OS – Part 4

6 min read

See how to develop Your Own CLI Commands in NX-OS with the NX-SDK, a C++ abstraction and plugin-library layer that streamlines access to NX-OS backend infrastructure processes.

May 18, 2020

DEVELOPER

Network Automation and Programmability with Cisco Open NX-OS – Part 3

5 min read

See how a consistent, model-driven software interface, combined with an API that makes that data model available to the outside world, lets you manage network automation at scale.

April 30, 2020

DEVELOPER

Network Programmability and Automation with Open NX-OS – Part 2

6 min read

Start exploring the programmability features that come with Open NX-OS. In this blog we'll cover NX-API CLI.

April 17, 2020

DEVELOPER

Start Your Network Programmability and Automation Journey with Cisco Open NX-OS

7 min read

Part 1: Setting up your development environment. The blog series starts at the beginning, without assuming any prior knowledge of advanced computer programming and networking concepts.

July 18, 2019

DEVELOPER

Using Automation for a DataCenter Network Core Migration

9 min read

A few years back, we started working on a big network upgrade project - starting from the research stage and a feasibility study, leading to writing up specifications documents for an RFQ, choosing a partner, and finally to the actual project design and implementation.

April 2, 2019

DEVELOPER

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love SD-WAN

5 min read

See how Cisco's Software Defined WAN makes the network more scalable, faster to converge, and (some might say) cheaper!

January 13, 2019

DEVELOPER

See What DevNet Has In Store for the Retail Industry

4 min read

Build smarter communities with DevNet. Let’s start by revolutionizing the retail industry!

November 13, 2018

DEVELOPER

SD-WAN Fundamentals and Resources

7 min read

Welcome to the new DevNet DevCenter dedicated to SD-WAN! Find all the resources you need, from training videos, to your own sandbox.

August 13, 2018

DEVELOPER

DevNet Express: Cisco SEs Get Trained to Lead Hands-on Programmability Events

6 min read

The most successful way to train people to use Cisco APIs is to let them first listen to trainers talk about the concepts, and then have them play with the APIs in live, proctored workshops.

May 18, 2018

DEVELOPER

The Network Intuitive put to the test

4 min read

Setting up Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center and Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) for the DevNet Zone. A Cisco on Cisco story!