01878nam a22002177a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062040000800080082002500088100002600113245004700139250001700186260004200203300004000245504005300285505124100338650003701579650003201616650001201648OSt20260415193600.0260415b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780137506736  cCUL  223a004.6 P.I.N 2021  aPinto, Ivo, eauthor.  aNetwork automation made easy :cIvo Pinto.  a1st Edition   aIndianapolis :bCisco Press ;c2021 .  a424 pagesbillustrations ; c24 cm.  a Includes bibliographical references and index.   aAs networks grow ever more complex, network professionals are seeking to automate processes for configuration, management, testing, deployment, and operation. Using automation, they aim to lower expenses, improve productivity, reduce human error, shorten time to market, and improve agility. In this guide, expert practitioner Ivo Pinto presents all the concepts and techniques you’ll need to move your entire physical and virtual infrastructure towards greater automation and maximize the value it delivers.
Writing for experienced professionals, the author reviews today’s leading use cases for automation, compares leading tools, and presents a deep dive into using the open source Ansible engine to automate common tasks. You’ll find everything you need: from practical code snippets to real-world case studies to a complete methodology for planning strategy.
This guide is for everyone seeking to improve network operations and productivity, including system, network, storage, and virtualization administrators, network and security engineers, and many other technical professionals and managers. You can apply its vendor-neutral concepts throughout your entire environment―from servers to the cloud, switches to security.  2Computer networks x Automation.  aAnsible (Computer software)  aDevOps.