Containers

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

“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 […]

October 2, 2025 12 min read
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Explore network programmability with the DevNet XRd Sandbox

XRd is a containerized version of IOS-XR where you can experiment with platform–independent features and deploy them to any on-premises or cloud infrastructure. providing all the benefits of using containers in network operations.   XRd comes with all the programmability aspects from IOS-XR, including Telemetry and YANG models, which makes it ideal for developers and network […]

January 10, 2025 3 min read