What this book covers

Chapter 1, Fundamental Concepts, introduces how to get started with automation.

Chapter 2, Python for Network Engineers, introduces to Python as a scripting language, and samples to explain usage of Python in accessing network devices and data parsing from the device outputs.

Chapter 3, Accessing and Mining Data from Network, introduces you to delivering on-demand, self-service capacity and resources while retaining security and improving data center robustness.

Chapter 4, Web Framework for Automation Triggers, discusses making scalable calls to automation framework and generating custom and dynamic HTML pages.

Chapter 5, Ansible for Network Automation, explains how to virtualize Oracle databases and scale dynamically to ensure service level are met.

Chapter 6, Continuous Integration for Network Engineers, gives an overview of integration principles for network engineers to manage rapid growth with high availability and rapid disaster recovery.

Chapter 7, SDN Concepts in Network Automation, talks about moving your enterprise Java applications to virtualized x86 platforms to better utilize resources with easier life cycle and scalability management.