Enterprise Transformation With Network Automation Panel
summary
Panelists describe building a centralized source of truth (CMDB-style) and a cloud dojo to train teams, moving from ad-hoc Perl/Python scripts to API-first tooling and tested automation pipelines. They cite concrete wins: cleaning up firewall ACLs measured in millions of lines, automating workflows for onboarding and security remediation, and an SD‑WAN branch refresh used to bootstrap standards. Large org scale appears: 800 locations and 75,000 users at one firm. Change control becomes lighter for pretested, approved automations.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:45Who are you
- 3:33Network Automation at Aol
- 4:33Network Automation at MMC
- 5:37Overcoming Old Habits
- 8:22Standards
- 9:48Change Management Board
- 16:12What is for them
- 18:22Making it personal
- 21:16Embracing the change
- 23:28Finding the sweet spot
- 25:14Source of truth
- 28:37Help the engineer
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