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  • NAN100: A Retrospective On 100 Episodes of Network Automation Nerds

    NAN100: A Retrospective On 100 Episodes of Network Automation Nerds
    Sep 17 2025
    Network Automation Nerds has reached a special milestone: episode 100! Eric Chou looks back on 5 years of conversations with network automation pioneers, practitioners, and visionaries. Drew Conry-Murray from the Packet Pushers joins Eric, along with online guest Ioannis Theodoridis, to find out why Eric started the podcast, his goals for all these conversations, a... Read more »
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    1 h et 3 min
  • NAN099: Bridging the Gap Between Innovative Tech and Everyday Users

    NAN099: Bridging the Gap Between Innovative Tech and Everyday Users
    Sep 3 2025
    New technologies, tools, and innovations help move IT forward, but it can be hard for users to keep up. Network Automation Nerds welcomes guest William Collins, a dynamic force in the world of technology. As a passionate tech evangelist, he helps to bridge the gap between emerging technologies such as AI and everyday users with... Read more »
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    53 min
  • NAN098: Democratizing the Learning Environment for Network Engineers

    NAN098: Democratizing the Learning Environment for Network Engineers
    Aug 20 2025
    Democratizing the learning environment is a passion for Deepak Ahuja. So much so, he founded CloudMyLab, a company that provides hands-on, cloud-based labs and networking environments. His goal is to offer an affordable lab-as-a-service for two groups of people: network engineers seeking certifications, and network engineers and automators that need a place to safely test... Read more »
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    53 min
  • NAN097: Automating Optical Networks

    NAN097: Automating Optical Networks
    Aug 6 2025
    Optical networks are an essential component of networking, but don’t get much attention. Today we shine a spotlight on the intersection of optical networks and the software that automates them. Our guest is Michal Pecek, consultant and teacher in optical communication, whose work has transformed organizations including Google and Alcatel-Lucent (now Nokia). From pioneering flexible DWDM... Read more »
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    1 h et 6 min
  • NAN096: NautobotGPT – An AI Assistant for Network Automation

    NAN096: NautobotGPT – An AI Assistant for Network Automation
    Jul 23 2025
    NautobotGPT is a new AI assistant for Nautobot that helps engineers with network automation, answers questions, recommends tooling, and delivers working code. We discuss the user experience of NautobotGPT with Matthew Schwen, Associate Director of Network Automation at Humana, CoFounder and CTO of PortalCX; and Brad Haas, VP of Professional Services at Network to Code.... Read more »
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    56 min
  • NAN095: Certification Deep Dive – The New Cisco Automation Track

    NAN095: Certification Deep Dive – The New Cisco Automation Track
    Jul 2 2025
    Cisco recently announced a major evolution to its certification roadmap: starting February 2026, the popular DevNet certifications will transition to a brand-new Automation track. Joining us today is Francois Caen, Product Manager at Cisco, also an expert in network automation and a recognized voice in the Cisco Learning and Certification Community. We talk with Francois... Read more »
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    52 min
  • NAN094: Automate and Iterate With the NetBox Labs Community

    NAN094: Automate and Iterate With the NetBox Labs Community
    Jun 18 2025
    On today’s show, we’re joined NetBox Labs co-founders Mark Coleman and Kris Beevers. They recount how they founded NetBox Labs and discuss its growth and how it’s being used. We also delve into the NetBox Labs community and its importance for users. And of course, there’s the ever-present AI discussion. Mark and Kris also talk... Read more »
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    45 min
  • NAN093: Network Automation – There Must Be a Better Way!

    NAN093: Network Automation – There Must Be a Better Way!
    Jun 4 2025
    “There must be a better way!” is guest Bart Dorlandt’s motto, which he applies to network automation, among other things. In today’s episode, Bart shares what he’s learned about network automation, explains why he focuses on process over tools, and reflects on the importance of mentorship. Bart and Eric also discuss why even if listeners... Read more »
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    51 min