Articles
Kubernetes the Easy Way – DevOps Series, Part 14
3 min read
Learn about k3s, an easy-to-install, lightweight but fully-compliant, kubernetes distribution optimized for ARM architectures.
It’s All About Visibility – DevOps Series, Part 13
2 min read
See how to interface with kubernetes API and graphically display how its constructs relate to each other and the underlying infrastructure.
CI/CD Demo: Pipelines Are Amazing! – NetDevOps Series, Part 9
7 min read
See how a completely automated CI/CD pipeline can be applied to a network configuration environment end-to-end, including test and production environments.
CI/CD Demo: Setting Your Local Environment – NetDevOps Series, Part 8
6 min read
This is part 2 of the CI/CD Demo, on how to run your own demo using CI/CD pipelines for network configuration management.
CI/CD Demo: Intro and Server Setup – NetDevOps Series, Part 7
5 min read
NetDevOps will deliver consistent version-controlled infrastructure configurations, deployed with parallel and automated provisioning.
A Cisco CCIE Discusses His Journey with Network Automation
10 min read
Cisco is at the forefront of enabling Development and Operations teams to work together through its technology.
Applying DevOps to Your Network – NetDevOps Series, Part 6
5 min read
DevOps principles are not exclusive to software development, and some of them can definitely be applied to infrastructure configuration.
Coding Essentials III – NetDevOps Series, Part 5
5 min read
APIs and programming languages like Python and REST have matured to the point of being useful and applicable to the domains of infrastructure engineers.
Coding Essentials II – NetDevOps Series, Part 4
3 min read
Now that we understand data models and data transfer formats, we need to consider what protocol to use in order to exchange that information. NETCONF and RESTCONF.
Coding Essentials I – NetDevOps Series, Part 3
5 min read
Explore some of the coding essentials required to be a successful network automation programmer. Learn more about YANG data models, JSON, and XML.
Developing Like a Boss – DevOps Series, Part 12
4 min read
In a constantly changing ecosystem of DevOps tools, it is hard to keep up with new solutions. And it’s even harder to be genuinely impressed by something new.
Programmability and Coding – NetDevOps Series, Part 2
5 min read
If you want your computer to talk to your infrastructure and do something, you will need a machine-to-machine interface or API (Application Programming Interface).
The Need for Network Programmability – NetDevOps Series, Part 1
3 min read
In order to accommodate requirements from application developers, network infrastructure needs to be faster, more flexible, and cost-optimized.
#CiscoChat LIVE: Cisco Partner Innovation Challenge 2019
2 min read
The Cisco Partner Innovation Challenge is designed to drive awareness and adoption of Cisco Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) across our global partner community.
Learning to Discover, Contain, and Combat a Zero-Day Attack!
2 min read
DevNet Express Event gets attendees hands-on with Cisco Security APIs - Firepower, Threat Grid, Advanced Malware Protection for endpoints, and Identity Services.
How DevOps Changed My (Work) Life
6 min read
A new world of opportunities was opening in front of me! I wanted to learn all this stuff on DevOps, network programmability. I got addicted.
How a Service Mesh Helps Your Modern Applications – DevOps Series, Part 11
2 min read
Istio helps DevOps teams implement modern, microservices-based applications with containers, run them at scale, and integrates beautifully with Kubernetes.
Testing Locally Like You Were on a Remote Environment – DevOps Series, Part 10
4 min read
See how you can do live testing of a service locally, while connected to a remote k8s cluster.
Hide the Complexity of Building/Deploying your Applications on Kubernetes – DevOps Series, Part 9
3 min read
Learn how a tool like "Draft" hides the complexity of building images, and deploying them into a Kubernetes (k8s) cluster. So you can focus on your code.
Using CI/CD/CD for Software Lifecycle Automation – DevOps Series, Part 8
1 min read
New DevNet Learning Lab shows you how to create a pipeline for your modern, microservices-based applications. See automation working on your own software changes.
Fast and Furious (and Easy) Kubernetes Deployments – DevOps Series, Part 7
4 min read
Managing application life-cycle can get really complex when working with microservices. Helm is a tool that packages required microservices, and makes it easier to start/stop them as per required dependencies.
On-Prem vs. Public Cloud Deployments Differences & Similarities – DevOps Series, Part 6
2 min read
There are differences and similarities between on-prem and Cloud deployments, and you can leverage common knowledge in both environments.
How to Leverage a Public Cloud for Microservices-based Application Deployment – DevOps Series, Part 5
2 min read
New DevNet Learning Lab shows you how to set your environment, connectivity, and how to deploy a modern microservices-based application into a public Cloud environment.
Unveiling the Magic Behind On-premises Infrastructure – DevOps Series, Part 4
2 min read
Once developers feel comfortable with their code, Ops needs to think about how it will go into the production environment -- on-premises (private) or in the Cloud (public)?
A Day In the Life of a Modern Applications Developer – DevOps Series, Part 3
4 min read
Wouldn't it be nice to have developers and network operators (Dev and Ops) working together to alleviate issues and accelerate the introduction of new software capabilities in your applications?
Managing Containers Made Easy with Kubernetes – DevOps Series, Part 2
3 min read
Kubernetes (aka: k8s) is the de facto standard for managing all aspects of your application containers. It can scale up to the biggest deployments or down to a cluster of Raspberry Pi.
If You’re Not Familiar with Containers, You’re Missing Out on Something Big – DevOps Series, Part 1
2 min read
With containers, developers can package their applications with the required dependencies and versioned libraries, so Operations teams can deploy them in multiple different environments with no change at all.