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Real World AUTOMATION // Top skills, jobs, certs, laptops and more

Which skills are important for network engineers in the real world? Hank shares his top 5 skills. Are there jobs? Which certs are important? How is the real world different to the theory. Lots of great conversation with Hank Preston in this video! // MENU // Introduction: 0:00 Hank Preston Update: 0:35 DevNet Cert Updates:… Continue reading Real World AUTOMATION // Top skills, jobs, certs, laptops and more

Ansible Network Automation

Learn how to use Ansible to automate Cisco IOS network devices. This is the future: Network Automation using Ansible and Python. If you want to be a network engineer in future, you need to learn Cisco DevNet and automation technologies. Menu: Welcome: 0:00 Who is Donald? 0:12 Books that Donald wrote: 1:00 What is Ansible… Continue reading Ansible Network Automation

Giveaway: CCNP ENARSI, ENCOR, CCNA, Python and Ansible. Be quick!

Now’s your chance to get CCNA and CCNP courses (ENCOR, ENARSI) for free (or you can pay to support us). I’m really excited to announce that you can now get access to a full CCNP ENARSI course from Kevin Wallace on Udemy! Now’s your chance to get CCNA and CCNP courses (ENCOR, ENARSI) for free… Continue reading Giveaway: CCNP ENARSI, ENCOR, CCNA, Python and Ansible. Be quick!

The 1% rule

What are you going to do today to improve your life? 1% can make all the difference! Giveaway: ======== Platinum access to lammle.com (3 winners): http://davidbombal.wiki/lammle5 Todd Lammle’s books (6 winners): http://davidbombal.wiki/books5 My courses (lots of winners): Links in video Atomic habits: https://amzn.to/3uN9y4x ================ Connect with Todd: ================ Website: https://www.lammle.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddlammle/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lammle ================… Continue reading The 1% rule

Goodbye 2020

Goodbye 2020. Giveaway. Congratulations to our winners of my Goodbye 2020 giveaway! Boson ExSim Winners: 1) Ricardo Jimenez 🇺🇸 2) Johan Oosthuizen 🇿🇦 3) Adam Hegyi 🇨🇭 Big thanks to @BosonSoftware Giveaway: ======== Free Wireshark course: http://bit.ly/3o40oNS​ Free Ansible course: http://bit.ly/2WYuqXn​ Boson NetSim (3 winners): http://bit.ly/37YZlcq​ Todd Lammle Platinum access: http://bit.ly/3rHOyey​ Kevin Wallace WiFi Course:… Continue reading Goodbye 2020

Want Hank Preston to teach you live? Free Python Security Training!

Do you want Hank Preston to teach you live? Free Python, Ansible, Cisco DevNet training! Visit NetDevOpsLive: There is so much valuable content available for free. Learn how to secure your Python scripts. And many other topics! Menu: 00:57 – What is NetDevOps Live? 02:57 – NetDevOps website and contents 04:57 – Video libraries 06:35… Continue reading Want Hank Preston to teach you live? Free Python Security Training!

Which Network Automation Tools should I learn? Python, Ansible, Genie and more: Tool Chest

It’s confusing! Where do I start with network automation? Which tools should I learn? Hank Preston opens the Network Automation Tool Chest and tells us which tools we should learn. We have a roadmap of tools to learn, how to start learning and how to deploy in the real world. Which tools are best to… Continue reading Which Network Automation Tools should I learn? Python, Ansible, Genie and more: Tool Chest

Free CCNA VIRL Labs! Free VIRL Server from DevNet! Labs for CCNA | CCNP | Python | Ansible

Free Cisco CCNA VIRL Labs! Cisco DevNet have labs that you can use to create Cisco VIRL labs for free. In this video, I show you how to access a Cisco VIRL lab for CCNA, CCNP or CCIE Study! There are lots of labs to choose from including SD-WAN, Python, Ansible and many others! Thank… Continue reading Free CCNA VIRL Labs! Free VIRL Server from DevNet! Labs for CCNA | CCNP | Python | Ansible

2019 CCNA future? Ivan Pepelnjak: The straight talking genius tells us what’s important! CCNA | SDN

Want to learn from the best? Learn from Ivan Pepelnjak! The “grumpy old network engineer” tells us about OpenFlow, SDN, Network Automation, Certifications and a lot more in this interview. Is it worth my time learning OpenFlow? Is network automation and SDN hype? Are certifications still worth it? Connect with Ivan: Website: http://bit.ly/2Hci4oL Twitter: https://twitter.com/ioshints… Continue reading 2019 CCNA future? Ivan Pepelnjak: The straight talking genius tells us what’s important! CCNA | SDN

Free CCNA VIRL Labs! Use only your web browser to access cloud labs! CCNA | CCNP | Python | Ansible

Free Cisco CCNA VIRL Labs! Cisco dcloud allows you to create and use Cisco VIRL labs for free. In this video I show you how to access a Cisco VIRL lab for CCNA, CCNP or CCIE Study! There are lots of labs to choose from including SD-WAN, Python, Cisco DevNet and many others! Thank you… Continue reading Free CCNA VIRL Labs! Use only your web browser to access cloud labs! CCNA | CCNP | Python | Ansible

Why is Python better than Ansible? What is Nornir? Is AI important? Dmitry shares his views!

Dmitry tells us why he believes Python and Nornir are better than Ansible. He explains what Nornir is and how he became part of the core developer team of Nornir. Menu: Live Stream on Twitch: 0:32 Dimitry’s programming background and how he got into Cisco: 1:00 Are you a Networker or Programmer: 6:32 Nornir: 8:25… Continue reading Why is Python better than Ansible? What is Nornir? Is AI important? Dmitry shares his views!

2019 Career tips: What should you study? CCNA, CCNP, OpenFlow, Python or CCIE? Interview: Eric Chou

I interview Eric Chou – author of the book: Mastering Python Networking: Your one-stop solution to using Python for network automation, DevOps, and Test-Driven Development. He tells us his views of what to study in 2019. Is OpenFlow dead? Is it worth learning OpenFlow? Should you study for CCNA? Or CCNP? Or even CCIE? Or… Continue reading 2019 Career tips: What should you study? CCNA, CCNP, OpenFlow, Python or CCIE? Interview: Eric Chou

FREE GNS3 Associate Exam Course & Coupon! Take the GNS3 exam for free: GNS3 | Python | SDN | Ansible

Do you want to learn Python, Ansible, SDN, OpenFlow, Network Automation, GNS3 and a lot more! Well enter to win a free GNS3 Associate course and then take the exam for free! Thanks to our sponsors GNS3 for the GNS3 exam coupons! If you want to win, do the following (menu below): 1) Follow me… Continue reading FREE GNS3 Associate Exam Course & Coupon! Take the GNS3 exam for free: GNS3 | Python | SDN | Ansible

GNS3 Certified Associate Exam: Learn GNS3, Python, Linux, SDN, Ansible, Virtualization and more!

More details on the GNS3 website soon. The GNS3 Certified Associate (GNS3CA) program is a multi-vendor, next-generation network engineer certification that focuses on the core skills that network engineers need today for the new era of rapidly changing, programmable, automated and intelligent networks. In today’s rapidly changing networking environment where billions of IoT devices are… Continue reading GNS3 Certified Associate Exam: Learn GNS3, Python, Linux, SDN, Ansible, Virtualization and more!

Which Python book should I buy? David Bombal’s Book Club.

I am often asked which Python book I recommend. Here is a good one: https://amzn.to/2E2x5bL Network Programmability and Automation: Skills for the Next-Generation Network Engineer This book covers: – Python programming basics: data types, conditionals, loops, functions, classes, and modules – Linux fundamentals to provide the foundation you need on your network automation journey –… Continue reading Which Python book should I buy? David Bombal’s Book Club.

Windows Linux Subsystem: How to run Ansible on Windows! Set up for NetDevOps: Part 5

Use the Windows Linux Subsystem to run Ansible on your Windows computer. Setting up your Windows workstation as a development environment: Install bash, git, Python, atom, Postman, Docker and more! So you are a follower of Gates, Balmer and Nadella, excellent! Let’s supercharge that Windows workstation with everything you need to be a programability ninja!… Continue reading Windows Linux Subsystem: How to run Ansible on Windows! Set up for NetDevOps: Part 5

Free TACACS GUI Server: Easy way to add AAA servers to your GNS3 labs! (Part 2)

GNS3 now has a free Graphical AAA TACACS+ Appliance. This makes it really easy to add TACACS servers to your GNS3 topologies! Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/aDPogE0CSfw For lots more content, visit http://www.davidbombal.com – learn about GNS3, CCNA, Packet Tracer, Python, Ansible and much, much more. TacacsGUI Free Access Control Server for Your Network Devices. GUI… Continue reading Free TACACS GUI Server: Easy way to add AAA servers to your GNS3 labs! (Part 2)

Free TACACS GUI Server: Easy way to add AAA servers to your GNS3 labs! (Part 1)

GNS3 now has a free Graphical AAA TACACS+ Appliance. This makes it really easy to add TACACS servers to your GNS3 topologies! Part 2 showing Router configuration here: https://youtu.be/nHImxqKSJlg For lots more content, visit http://www.davidbombal.com – learn about GNS3, CCNA, Packet Tracer, Python, Ansible and much, much more. TacacsGUI Free Access Control Server for Your… Continue reading Free TACACS GUI Server: Easy way to add AAA servers to your GNS3 labs! (Part 1)