Stuart Clark

Network Automation Developer
DevNet UK

Stuart is a Network Automation Developer for Cisco Devnet. He has work for Cisco for over six years designing, building and troubleshooting Cisco’s Security Cloud network with a strong focus on BGP, peering and coffee.

In the last few years his focus moved to network automation, spending more time on writing code for network automation at scale and moving networking towards a DevOps methodology.

GitHub: http://github.com/bigevilbeard

Stuart Clark's Articles

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  Why Your GitHub Repo and Code Need a README

  December 17, 2018 - 0 Comments

  It wasn’t until I started treating my network infrastructure as code (IaC) that I really understood how to use GitHub, and how powerful source control could really be

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  Cisco DevNet Holiday Project Guide 2018

  December 4, 2018 - 3 Comments

  Step right this way as here for you (for the third year now) is the popular DevNet Gift Guide. This year with a twist.

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  Updated IOS-XR Programmability Learning Labs and Sandbox Expand Your Options

  September 19, 2018 - 1 Comment

  IOS-XR programmability sandbox and learning labs let developers and network engineers explore the programmability options available in this routing platform.

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  Plan, Test, Deploy: The Best Ways to Prevent Network Outages

  September 13, 2018 - 2 Comments

  New CI/CD tools help you ensure that changes to the network changes have a much higher rate of success.

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  New XR Programmability Learning Labs and Sandbox Let You Explore

  August 28, 2018 - 4 Comments

  New IOS XR programmability sandbox and learning labs make it simple to get started and offer a flexible platform you can build on.

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  Python Scripting APIs in Cisco DNA Center Let You Improve Effectiveness

  July 16, 2018 - 5 Comments

  See how you can use the DNA Center APIs in a Python script to get information on all of the network devices the DNCA controller knows about and all of

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  Exploring Nornir, the Python Automation Framework

  May 30, 2018 - 8 Comments

  In Norse mythology, Nornir spun the threads of fate that connected all beings. In a network environment, Nornir lets you keep track of your device inventory and run tasks against

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  Render your first network configuration template using Python and Jinja2

  April 25, 2018 - 3 Comments

  Using Python and Jinja2 to automate network configuration templates is a really useful way to simplify the repetitive tasks network engineers face on a daily basis.

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  Csilla Bessenyei Discusses Network Automation and Personal Gain

  April 9, 2018 - 5 Comments

  There is no question that network engineering and operation is being transformed as we speak. Anything new you learn is an investment in yourself.

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  Continuous Integration and Deployment for the Network

  February 13, 2018 - 2 Comments

  CI/CD will change the network dramatically. It will make the changes more productive and lead to more established and better networks.

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