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Hank Preston

Principal Engineer

Learning and Certifications

Hank’s two passions are technology and theatre. Bringing them together drives him towards a borderline obsession on creating entertaining presentations, labs and demonstrations that breakdown complex technology topics for audiences. After spending several years working on and behind the scenes on stage productions, what started as a hobby turned to a profession when Hank entered the IT industry with a focus on web and database development and engineering.

Drifting from development into infrastructure engineering brought him to Cisco as a Systems Engineer, focusing on Data Center and Cloud Architecture for large enterprise customers.

And after six years as an SE, Hank has taken up the mantle of a Developer Evangelist with DevNet where he can focus full time on reminding everyone that technology can and should be fun to work with.

Hank holds a Master Degree in Information Systems as well as several certifications including CCIE R/S 38336 from Cisco.

Find Hank at:

twitter: @hfpreston

GitHub: http://github.com/hpreston

Articles

August 5, 2019

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DEVELOPER

How Do I Get Started Learning Network Automation? – Revisited

Cisco Certifications offer a huge value to engineers looking to learn and prove new skills. The new DevNet Certification paths offer a new tool to help guide your learning.

March 20, 2019

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DEVELOPER

Detecting Network Abuse with Automation

DevNet Sandbox is a free cloud service open to anyone interested in exploring Cisco APIs or building applications on one of the variety of platforms available.

March 15, 2019

DEVELOPER

NetDevOps Live! Season 2 Shines a Spotlight on Network Automation

NetDevOps Live! is back for another season with a look at network automation from start to finish. Preview our program beginning in April and culminating at Cisco Live in June.

January 24, 2019

DEVELOPER

NetDevOps Invades DevNet Sandbox

How do I get started with NetDevOps and automation in my real network? What does it take to leap the chasm from "dev" to "prod?"

August 30, 2018

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DEVELOPER

Introducing NetDevOps Live!

Our new, weekly webinar and video series is dedicated to NetDevOps and network programmability topics, giving you expert-led lab time, and making it easy to keep up and participate.

August 17, 2018

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DEVELOPER

New NetDevOps Home on DevNet Brings Resources and Community Together

The new NetDevOps page on DevNet puts blog posts, videos, webinars, learning labs, and current community discussion in one convenient place.

June 28, 2018

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DEVELOPER

virl up – NetDevOps Network Simulation Done Right

With "virlutils" NetDevOps engineers get a CLI tool for managing network simulations. A DevNet blog, sandbox, and video show you how to get started

March 8, 2018

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DEVELOPER

Why is Cisco Teaching Me Python? 

Is learning topics related to programmable networks - like Python, JSON, REST APIs - really critical to your success as a network engineer?

March 6, 2018

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DEVELOPER

How Do I Get Started Learning Network Programmability?  

Learning Labs, Sandboxes, live events, certification courses, and even a network programmability basics video course offer excellent resources to get you launched on your network programming journey.