From Manual Hustle to Automation Muscle
How I went from repetitive CLI tasks to exploring Python, Ansible, and the AI wave in networking
Being a network engineer , i was mostly involved in doing manual task -Logging into device , checking config and repeating the same steps over and over again. I had heard about Python and automation while I was curious but was not able to decide where to start. Startled thinking of automate some task which was done manually and was taking lot of time.
One day i decided to learn something new. I watched a few YouTube videos on Python, read some blog posts, and started trying out small scripts.
The first time I used a script to log into multiple devices and pull configs automatically — I felt like I had superpowers! It wasn’t perfect, but it worked. And that gave me the push to keep going.
I Started learning and got the basics clear .I am still not expert but better than before. I till remember installing Python 2 and running the first hello Program.
As I am getting deeper into network automation , i am realizing that Network automation is not just something fancy add on but now slowly becoming a must have.
The wave didn't stopped there, as i was polishing python and ansible concepts ,their comes the AI wave .
I was curious -Could chatgpt help me tshoot networking issue ?
Could AI with Automation can be next wave in network Industry ? Still its in nascent stage but moving very quickly towards Network+Automation+AI.
I will be sharing whatever i am learning out of curiosity .It may help someone following the same journey as mine.
Smiles :)
Anurudh