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
Getting DevNet Associate (200-901) Certified
Earlier this week I got DevNet Associate certified, using the online testing offering. The TL DR of this post is going to be this: Get the 10-week study plan from my friend Nick Russo Follow him on Twitter Sign up
My Journey Towards the Cisco Certified DevNet Specialist – Service Provider by Nick Russo
On 14 October 2020, I took and passed the Automating Cisco Service Provider Solutions (SPAUTO) exam on my first attempt. This is the fifth DevNet exam I’ve passed and was a topic area in which I was already strong. Many
DevAsc – Python Script To Collect Show Commands Output
A colleague needed to connect to several Cisco devices, run some show commands, and save the output. I decided it would be good to practice my Python skills so I coded something together. Why didn’t do you do this in
DevAsc – Python Classes
Python classes are very useful when you need to create objects with the same characteristics. This is often referred to as Object Oriented Programming (OOP). Not having much of a programming background, I found classes to be a bit confusing,
DevAsc – Python Palindrome Challenge
Time for another Python challenge. This time it’s the palindrome challenge. What is a palindrome? A palindrome is a word, number, phrase, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward. Some examples are level, radar, stats.
DevAsc – Python Divisors Challenge
As part of Nick Russo’s DevAsc study plan, he recommends doing a few Python challenges to check your existing knowledge of Python. One of these is the Divisors challenge. The goal of of this exercise is to take a number,
DevAsc – Some Handy Linux Commands
Introduction Linux is becoming more and more prominent in the networking industry. Many of us come from a mixed background and have varying levels of knowledge of Linux. I’ve been around Linux for a long time but really never got
DevAsc – Introduction to XML
Introduction XML, or Extensible Markup Language, rounds out the usual suspects of YAML, JSON, and XML. It’s probably my least favorite of the three, but knowledge of XML is needed when working with code. XML is, of course, related to
DevAsc – Introduction to JSON
Introduction JSON, JavaScript Object Notation, is one of the usual suspects when it comes to network automation. YAML and XML being the other two. It’s easy for machines to parse and generate and the readability is good, better than XML,