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Poncho Sandoval

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Alfonso (Poncho) is a Developer Advocate in Cisco Systems Portugal. He is passionate about adding value to the IT community with the power of coding. Data Networks, DevOps, Open Source and everything in between are some of his true passions. Apart from that, Alfonso often engages in technical speaking events, university masterclasses and delivery of coding trainings.

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October 2, 2025

DEVELOPER

No More Yak-Shaving: Why Every Network Automation Project Needs a Versionable Dev Environment

12 min read

“Yak-shaving” is an informal term often used in the US and UK to describe a situation where you have to do a series of tedious, unrelated tasks before you can accomplish your actual goal. For example, if you want to write code but need to install missing libraries, then fix your container, then update your […]

September 27, 2022

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DEVELOPER

Watch Network Automation Session Recordings from Cisco Live

3 min read

Whether you are first dipping toes, or ready for a technical deep dive, there are recorded sessions on network automation and orchestration from Cisco Live for everybody.

February 1, 2022

WE ARE CISCO

Becoming a Cisco Expat: Mexico City to Lisbon

2 min read

Not only did Alfonso go from being a to a Collaboration Consulting Engineer to a Software Consulting Engineer - but he took on the challenge of moving from Mexico City to Lisbon and became an expat.

July 1, 2020

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WE ARE CISCO

Cisco Mexico Lets Their Passions Shine 

3 min read

Prior to joining the team in Cisco Mexico, Alfonso wasn't sure if he would get an opportunity to let his passions shine. Now, through Day of the Dead Ofrendas celebrations and the #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork contest - Alfonso is helping to showcase how all of Mexico loves where they work!