Cisco DevNet launched in 2014 under Susie Wee. On February 24th, 2020 they released their brand new DevNet Associate certification, along …
Coding
Python – Parsing Cisco AireOS Configuration
I'm beginning to get the hang of Python and it's capabilities with network operations/monitoring. My good friend and co-host on the CTS …
Test Driven Development Concepts
Coming from the network engineering world, I had not a single thought what Test Driven Development (TDD) was. We just do it live, …
Parsing XML with Python Minidom
A core skill for a DevNet associate is being knowledgeable of how to parse XML into a Python structure. Data can be retrieved from …
What is YANG – For Network Engineers
YANG - Yet Another Next Generation. Network engineers are used to hearing Next Generation. For example, Next Generation Firewalls and Next …
Parsing JSON with Python
JSON seems to be a popular data structure to use with APIs. I work with Meraki often and noticed the decision they went with. You can see …
Configuring NETCONF: Cisco C9800 WLC
As I begin looking into Python and the DevNet materials, I’ve been wanting to utilize my own lab in order for me to run various tests …
Intro to JSON for DevNet
In continuation with the DevNet Associate Challenge, I look at the JSON structured data format. It’s heavily used with Cisco documentation …
XML Basics for DevNet
Understanding the basic concepts of the XML format and the content it contains will be important when dealing with APIs and writing scripts. …