NetworkautomationistheuseofITcontrolstosuperviseandcarryouteverydaynetworkmanagementfunctions.Itplaysakeyroleinnetworkvirtualizationtechnologiesandnetworkfunctions.Thebookstartsbyprovidinganintroductiontonetworkautomation,anditsapplications,whichincludeintegratingDevOpstoolstoautomatethenetworkefficiently.Itthenguidesyouthroughdifferentnetworkautomationtasksandcoversvariousdatadiggingandperformingtaskssuchasensuringgoldenstateconfigurationsusingtemplates,interfaceparsing.ThisbookalsofocusesonIntelligentOperationsusingArtificialIntelligenceandtroubleshootingusingchatbotsandvoicecommands.ThebookthenmovesontotheuseofPythonandthemanagementofSSHkeysformachine-to-machine(M2M)communication,allfollowedbypracticalusecases.ThebookalsocoverstheimportanceofAnsiblefornetworkautomation,includingbestpracticesinautomation;waystotestautomatednetworksusingtoolssuchasPuppet,SaltStack,andChef;andotherimportanttechniques.Throughpracticaluse-casesandexamples,thisbookwillacquaintyouwiththevariousaspectsofnetworkautomation.Itwillgiveyouthesolidfoundationyouneedtoautomateyourownnetworkwithoutanyhassle.