Network Automation Nerds

Network Automation Nerds is for network engineers and infrastructure professionals eager to learn more about automation. Join host Eric Chou as he explores how to take advantage of modern network programmability to automate tasks, build robust systems, and get more done in less time. You’ll hear from a lineup of seasoned engineers, avid learners, industry leaders, and tool creators as they share tips, best practices, and hard-won advice.

Network Automation Nerds is a technology podcast hosted by Packet Pushers, with 76 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Packet Pushers hosts Network Automation Nerds, a technology show with 76 episodes published.

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  Episode #130

  NAN130: Network Automation Forum: From Simple Survey to Global Community

  Sep 2, 20261h 8m

  Eric Chou welcomes guest co-host William Collins as well as Network Automation Forum founders Scott Robohn and Chris Grundemann to discuss how their community emerged from a simple question: Why haven’t we seen full adoption of network automation? They discuss the growth of AutoCon and how its practitioner-focused, vendor-neutral approach has fostered a unique environment ... Read more »

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  Episode #129

  NAN129: How Do We Make Network Engineering Cool Again?

  Aug 19, 202644 min

  Known across the industry for making network engineering cool again with her highly relatable tech content, Alexis Bertholf is a powerhouse when it comes to combining technical expertise with personal branding. Eric Chou sat down with Alexis at AutoCon 5 to chat about Alexis’ career, the art of storytelling in 60 seconds or less, the ... Read more »

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  Episode #128

  NAN128: Beyond RAG: Making Network AI Truly Agentic

  Aug 5, 202645 min

  Eric Chou welcomes Juulia Santala, a Solutions Engineer at Cisco, to discuss her transition from traditional network programmability to cutting-edge AI research. They explore how she moved beyond simple RAG to make AI truly agentic, while solving some hallucination problems in production configurations. They also cover the number one skill network engineers need by 2027, ... Read more »

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  Episode #127

  NAN127: Scaling Network Automation Communities

  Jul 22, 202647 min

  Eric Chou welcomes Florian Lohden, a NetDevOps engineer and co-founder of the NetAuto Group, to discuss his community-building efforts and his latest adventures in network automation. Together they explore how adopting software development practices can help with network automation, and the importance of sharing knowledge within networking communities. Florian also talks about how he balances ... Read more »

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  Episode #126

  NAN126: Fine-Tuning Open Source LLMs for Network Engineering

  Jul 1, 202644 min

  Eric welcomes Eduard Dulharu, a veteran network architect and the Founder and CTO of vExpertAI, to talk about how agentic AI, open-source LLMs, and digital twins are changing network operations. Eduard discusses the rapid evolution of generative AI, draws parallels between AI’s current limitations and early network protocols such as Spanning Tree, talks about why ... Read more »

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