Last week I took and passed the AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty exam on my first attempt. In this post I will describe the study materials that I used and talk about my experience of taking this test. What
Getting Experience with Public Cloud
Someone reached out to me and asked how you get experience with public cloud. That’s an excellent question so I thought I would give some perspective on it. There are three ways that immediately come to mind: Studying for a
8 Tips for a Successful Network Migration
I have done many network migrations over the years. Now a days it’s a more rare event but this weekend we migrated some Core switches with very little down time. What are some of the things that you should do
Python Script Pulling AWS IP Prefixes – Part 3
The two previous posts described what the script does and modules used as well as how the script leverages YAML. This time, we will go through the function that generates the access-list name. The code for this is below: The
Python Script Pulling AWS IP Prefixes – Part 2
In the previous post I described some of the design considerations for this script and what modules I use. In this post, we will look at using YAML to collect data and use it in Python in the form of
Python Script Pulling AWS IP Prefixes – Part 1
I have been playing around with Python lately with the goal of building basic skills in it. I have found that to make good progress what works best for me is: Have a project that I find interesting to work
Route Replication the Easy Way
Easy Virtual Network (EVN) was a technology Cisco came up with back in the days to make it easier to implement VRFs without the pain of running VRF lite or the complexity of running a full MPLS + BGP network.
11 Tips on Gaining Experience in Network Design
For people that want to pursue a career in network design, it can be tough getting the experience needed for such a role. How do you get design experience if your current role does not involve design? There are still
Networking Interviews – How to Ask Good Questions
I’m not sure if it’s just us in networking/IT, or people leading interviews in general (probably the latter), but we have a tendency to ask really bad questions in interviews. Often the questions revolve around factoids or things that need
My Journey Towards the Cisco Certified DevNet Specialist – DevOps – By Nick Russo
On 19 January 2021, I took and passed the Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices (DEVOPS) exam on my first attempt. This is the sixth DevNet exam I’ve passed … and probably the last! Much like my experience with enterprise and