netdevops

December 12, 2025

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Two New Ways to Bring NetBox Into Your CML Networks

8 min read

Introducing the ready-to-go NetBox Server node for instant synchronization and the cml2netbox utility to sync CML with NetBox.

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 […]

June 27, 2023

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Exploring Default Docker Networking
Part 1

18 min read

Learn Docker networking starting with the three options every network engineer should know. Principal Engineer Hank Preston provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the default Docker bridge network environment in Linux, Docker container networking, and much more.

April 24, 2023

DEVELOPER

Tools Gold! Sifting Through the Pool of DevOps Tools

3 min read

The DevOps Shop video series presents relatable, real-world tips and tools to developers, ops, and networking professionals.

March 10, 2023

DEVELOPER

Dig In to NetDevOps at Automation Developer Days, May 9-11

2 min read

Learn how NetDevOps lets you consolidate and automate development and operations processes. Bringing network development and operations teams closer to enable agility, better quality, and innovation.

January 17, 2023

DEVELOPER

The Many Flavors of DevOps

5 min read

NetDevOps, DevSecOps, CloudOps, DataOps, NoOps... What's it all mean? Get a better understanding of the many DevOps job roles and the different directions the roles are taking across the software technology spectrum.

October 24, 2022

DEVELOPER

Shift from On-prem to Cloud Networking Environments with CNFs

3 min read

Learn how Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNFs) represent the final step into cloud-based environments - breaking monolithic VNF applications into individual components. See how a cluster of CNFs can be used to create microservices, which run inside of containers and are managed by a Kubernetes-like lifecycle manager.

September 20, 2022

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Exploring Default Docker Networking
Part 2

17 min read

In the second installment of the default Docker networking series, Principal Engineer Hank Preston continues his exploration into layer 3 (network), shining the light on how container network traffic is routed, NATed, and filtered.