Heavy Networking 610: Network Automation With Nautobot

Let’s talk sources of truth for network automation today. You okay with that? Excellent, glad to have you on board for this conversation with Jason Edelman and John Anderson of NetworkToCode. We’re going to discuss a Nautobot, an open-source software tool that can serve as a network source of truth for automation. If you’ve used NetBox, Nautobot will have a rather familiar feel. We discuss: * How Nautobot differs from NetBox * Using Nautobot with Python and Ansible * Nautobot use cases including source of truth, an app platform, and for automation * Major features * Architecture recommendations * Nautobot limitations * What’s on the roadmap Show Links: Nautobot Home – NetworkToCode Nautobot Posts on NetworkToCode Blog Nautobot – GitHub Nautobot Community – GitHub NetworkToCode Slack @jedelman8 – Jason Edelman on Twitter John Anderson on LinkedIn Dolt Database – Dolthub Day Two Cloud 121: Building Cool Things With GraphQL And AWS AppSync – Packet Pushers Heavy Networking 452: Using NetBox As A Source Of Networking Truth – Packet Pushers

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Heavy Networking is an unabashedly nerdy dive into all things networking. Described by one listener as "verbal white papers," the weekly episodes feature network engineers, industry experts, and vendors sharing useful information to keep your professional knowledge sharp and your career growing. Hosts Ethan Banks & Drew Conry-Murray cut through the marketing spin to explore what works—and what doesn't—in networking today, while keeping an eye on what's ahead for the industry. On air since 2010, Heavy Networking is the flagship show of the Packet Pushers podcast network.