Transcript Highlights
How Nautobot Centralizes and Standardizes Infrastructure Data
Brian introduces Nautobot, a tool combining CMDB and DCIM capabilities, allowing teams to manage and visualize infrastructure assets like VMs, containers, and network devices in one place. He highlights its flexibility, custom configuration fields, and ability to pull data using LLDP.
From Data to Automation: Leveraging GraphQL and REST APIs
He explains how structured device data stored in Nautobot can be accessed using GraphQL and REST APIs. This enables real-time updates, software version tracking, and integration with platforms like ServiceNow.
Building a Network Automation Delivery Pipeline
Brian walks through AHEAD’s CI/CD pipeline for network automation, emphasizing testing automation on digital twins, risk assessments through ITSM, and automated CMDB updates—removing manual processes for greater consistency.
Demo: Deploying Desired State with Ansible and Nautobot
In a live demo, Brian uses Ansible to restore BGP configuration on a Nexus device by pulling the desired state from Nautobot. He shows how structured data allows for consistent deployment across mixed environments.
Tool-Agnostic Automation with Structured Data
He demonstrates how the same structured data can be used with different automation tools like BackBox, and outlines the broader benefits of digital twins, software validation, and centralized data for scaling and flexibility in infrastructure management.
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