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Master a holistic approach to NetDevOps—from concepts to practical implementation This is your comprehensive, holistic, end-to-end practitioner's guide to all things NetDevOps: all you need to use NetDevOps techniques to enhance network agility, productivity, and value. Enterprise networking pioneers Ivo Pinto and Faisal Chaudhry introduce NetDevOps' origins, components, advantages, shortcomings, use cases, and adoption challenges. Next, they drill down into NetDevOps CI/CD pipelines and testing, Jenkins automation, EVE-NG clientless multivendor network emulation, and more from a vendor-neutral perspective. Automating and Orchestrating Networks with NetDevOps is for every network or cloud operator, administrator, engineer, architect, and developer who implements, manages, or maintains network infrastructure. You'll find everything from detailed syntax and reusable code examples to deployment best practices, culminating in a full walkthrough of building your own NetDevOps architecture. Throughout, review questions help you reinforce and verify your understanding. Whatever your background or environment, this guide will help you embark confidently on your own NetDevOps journey. Understand where NetDevOps excels (and where it doesn't) Explore the components of practical implementations, and how they fit together Plan for common challenges, decisions, and investments Implement efficient, automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins—with practical tooling and example code Use EVE-NG to create and configure virtual topologies for testing and verification Master proven NetDevOps architectural best practices from industry leaders Build your own architecture, step-by-step Address common use cases such as configuration changes and compliance verification Integrate NetDevOps with ChatOps, and interact with networks via Slack

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Author:   Ivo Pinto ,  Faisal Chaudhry
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Cisco Press
Dimensions:   Width: 10.00cm , Height: 10.00cm , Length: 10.00cm
Weight:   0.100kg
ISBN:  

9780137997282

ISBN 10:   0137997280
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   07 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction xvi Chapter 1 Why Do We Need NetDevOps? 1 Market Trends 1 Modern Networking Products 3 NetDevOps and Its Advantages 9 Summary 50 Review Questions 51 Chapter 2 Getting Started with NetDevOps 53 Use Cases 53 Decisions and Investments 78 Adoption Challenges 87 Summary 92 Review Questions 93 Chapter 3 How to Implement CI/CD Pipelines with Jenkins 95 Jenkins Architecture 95 Jenkins Installation 99 Accessing Jenkins on the Web for the First Time 109 Plugins 112 Pipelines 115 Triggers 133 Alternatives 152 Summary 153 Review Questions 153 Chapter 4 How to Implement NetDevOps Pipelines with Jenkins 157 Common Stages 157 Single-Operation Pipelines 178 Combined Pipelines 189 Summary 193 Review Questions 194 Chapter 5 How to Implement Virtual Networks with EVE-NG 197 What Is EVE-NG? 197 Use Case: Lab Using Cisco CSR 1000V 214 Use Case: External IP Connectivity for Lab Topology 225 APIs of EVE-NG 231 Alternatives 233 Summary 234 Review Questions 234 Chapter 6 How to Build Your Own NetDevOps Architecture 237 Applying Configuration Changes 237 Verifying Security Compliance Using ChatOps 262 Summary 272 Review Questions 272 Appendix A Answers to Chapter Review Questions 275 9780137997282, TOC, 6/6/2023

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Ivo Pinto, CCIE No. 57162 (R&S, Security, and Data Center), CISSP, is a Solutions Architect with many years of experience in the fields of cloud, automation, and enterprise and data center networking. Ivo has worked at Cisco in different roles and different geographies, and he has led the architecture and deployment of many automated global-scale solutions for Fortune 50 companies that are in production today. In his latest role, he is responsible for the architecture of multiple ISV products at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Ivo has authored multiple white papers, blogs, and the book Network Automation Made Easy. You can follow Ivo on LinkedIn @ivopinto01. Faisal Chaudhry, CCIE No. 2706 (R&S and Voice), is a Distinguished Engineer in Cisco Customer Experience (CX). In his current role, Faisal works with Cisco customers and industry on cloud automation and orchestration, software-defined networking (SDN) solutions, and network function virtualization (NFV). He is a frequent speaker at key industry events and customer seminars. Faisal started his Cisco career in 1996 in San Jose, California. He has worked in various roles, including technical leader, manager, and consulting systems engineer in different geographies. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Faisal is among the Hall of Fame Distinguished Speakers at Cisco Live.

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