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Stuart Clark

Senior Developer Advocate Of Community, AWS

Stuart Clark is a Developer Advocate, author for Cisco Press, and a Cisco Certified DevNet Expert #20220005. Stuart started his career as a hairdresser in 1990, and in 2008 he changed careers to become a network engineer. After cutting his teeth in network operations he moved to network projects and programs. After many years as a network engineer, Stuart became obsessed with network automation and joined Cisco DevNet as a Developer Advocate for network automation. Stuart contributed to the DevNet exams and was one of the SME teams that created, designed, and built the Cisco Certified DevNet Expert. Stuart has presented at over fifty external conferences and is a multi-time Cisco Live Distinguished Speaker covering topics on network automation and methodologies. Stuart lives in Lincoln England with his wife Natalie and their son Maddox, he plays guitar and rocks an impressive two-foot beard whilst drinking coffee.

GitHub: http://github.com/bigevilbeard

Learn more about Stuart's work on his Developer Advocate profile page.

Articles

October 3, 2019

DEVELOPER

Get Started with Cisco SD-WAN Ansible Pipeline

1 min read

Take a step towards NetDevOps by using Ansible and VIRL to build test environments, create infrastructure-as-code, and automate Day 0, Day 1 and Day 2 configurations.

August 13, 2019

DEVELOPER

“Code for Catalyst Challenge” is Now Open!

2 min read

Create an original Docker container application for the Cisco Catalyst Switch 9300, and WIN great prizes! New learning labs and Sandbox get you started.

July 30, 2019

DEVELOPER

Tune in: Network Automation Use Cases & Webinars Help Guide Your Journey

3 min read

This series of webinars help you tune into live discussions covering many of the use cases available in the DevNet Automation Exchange.

July 16, 2019

DEVELOPER

Network Automation Using Unified API – Napalm

7 min read

NAPALM supports several methods to connect to devices, manipulate configurations, or retrieve data.

June 7, 2019

DEVELOPER

Running NetBeez Agents on Cisco Catalyst Switches

3 min read

Catalyst owners can now easily install the NetBeez docker agent on their switches via the Cisco CLI.

April 10, 2019

DEVELOPER

Network Automation: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job

4 min read

Let’s take a look at some of the network automation tools being used today to configure our networks, and keep them safe.

March 12, 2019

DEVELOPER

Learn How to Leverage BGP Automation to Execute Python Code Directly on an End Device

3 min read

DevNet Create, April 24-25 in Mt. View California, is the hands-on conference focused on infrastructure automation and application development.

March 4, 2019

DEVELOPER

Why Did I Start to Learn Go(lang)?

6 min read

To start learning Golang, I built my local environment and also played with a tour of Go, then picked up the basics, such as Variables, Primitives, Constants, and Arrays and Slices.

December 17, 2018

DEVELOPER

Why Your GitHub Repo and Code Need a README

5 min read

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

December 4, 2018

DEVELOPER

Cisco DevNet Holiday Project Guide 2018

2 min read

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

September 19, 2018

DEVELOPER

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

4 min read

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

September 13, 2018

DEVELOPER

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

3 min read

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

August 28, 2018

DEVELOPER

New XR Programmability Learning Labs and Sandbox Let You Explore

5 min read

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

July 16, 2018

DEVELOPER

Python Scripting APIs in Cisco DNA Center Let You Improve Effectiveness

5 min read

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 their attributes.

May 30, 2018

DEVELOPER

Exploring Nornir, the Python Automation Framework

8 min read

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 all devices handling data.

April 25, 2018

DEVELOPER

Render your first network configuration template using Python and Jinja2

4 min read

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.

April 9, 2018

DEVELOPER

Csilla Bessenyei Discusses Network Automation and Personal Gain

4 min read

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

February 13, 2018

DEVELOPER

Continuous Integration and Deployment for the Network

2 min read

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

February 9, 2018

DEVELOPER

How Sharing Automation Scripts Helps More Teams Take Advantage of the Network

3 min read

See how you can safely collaborate with other teams to help them improve throughput, increases workflows, and speed up project delivery.

January 18, 2018

DEVELOPER

Beginning the Adventure at Cisco Devnet

3 min read

This month I started as a member of the Cisco DevNet team as a Network Automation Developer!!! I will be contributing now to Cisco DevNet learning labs, blogging, and working with all things network automation at Cisco. A bit of history about me to start with here. I have been a network engineer for just […]