Free Cisco Network Programmability resources to become superhuman: Python, NETCONF, Labs and more

[@HankPreston]

Great video David! You're making me blush with all the great references :-)

[@davidbombal]

Thank you for sharing Hank! Your articles and presentations are excellent :)

[@komalthecoolk]

Your presentation style is really awesome Hank! I wish all sessions on CiscoLive had that much energy.

[@honest89]

Hi. I bought your ansible and python courses on gns3 academy yesterday. I like how you focus on what is important for network engineering. I have INE's python for network engineers videos and I quickly got bored. I'm not trying to learn software development. I just wanted to automate stuff. Your videos are a blessing so thank you again and keep up the great work

[@davidbombal]

Thank you. I agree. This is the reason I created the courses as I felt the same way as you about many of the resources out there - they concentrate too much on theory instead of just getting you started with network automation. You can learn all the theory as you go along, but it is better to get some early wins and automate. By using the concept of iterations, you can improve as you go along. No one was the best cyclist when they first started. No one was the best runner when they first learned to walk. That comes with practice.

[@h.oliabak]

Hello. Where did you get Ansible course from? I couldn't find David's ansible course.

[@davidbombal]

Go here Hossein for discounted course:goo.gl/4wg77t

[@h.oliabak]

Thanks David

[@crumdub12]

David, Only watching your videos over the last few weeks, and now straight onto any new content you create. The DevOps videos in partcular are excellent, Thank you so much ...

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Ed. I appreciate that!

[@michadom21]

Excellent video. This video motivated me to watch the Cisco Live DEVNET-1725 video. Now i have a strategy to start and become a "Machine augmented Network Engineer". Thank you very much David for your effort in open our minds.

[@davidbombal]

Glad to hear that Michael and thank you for your feedback.

[@komalthecoolk]

The problem is that the industry is changing fast (for good of course) and suddenly we're left with learning a ton of new things and remember all those along with the ton of subjects we already learned. And no one really knows which of those skills your present or next employer will want you to know, so you'll need to get your feet wet in everything. It's quite stressful to be honest! !

[@davidbombal]

I understand. Old guys like me have had to learn lots of new stuff over the years (and then forget a lot of stuff we spent a long time learning). I remember learning about Token Ring, ATM LANE, ISDN, Analog modems, DLSW, IPX, Voice over Frame Relay, Voice over ATM and many other technologies that are now long gone.... things will always change and you have to keep on learning. But, those who make the effort can often get the the most rewards. Change is hard. Much easier to stay in your comfort zone. But, change is inevitable.

[@jrnmadsen2710]

True. I'm an "old" telecom engineer from the 80'. I've seen a lot of experts become "obsolete". They were the best in their fields, but did not follow the winds of change. To be safe, play with Python and Linux. With that solid foundation, it's no problem to learn a lot of the new stuff. The time to adapt and learn becomes much shorter. You learn quickly when needed. And to be honest, it's fun. I was getting very bored with old fashioned work with routers and switches :)

[@davidbombal]

Great comment Jørn. Thank you for sharing.

[@balasankarnagarajan9238]

Great Video Mr.David , The way you express the stuffs gives me lot of motivation to learn.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you for watching!

[@alikandeh3349]

hey are u a hacker

[@jmariocardoso]

Great video, i was thinking about this subject about a year ago and now i see this and it make me happy to think i´m in the right path. Thank you very much.

[@ahmadmansour1543]

Very helpful video, a clear vision and specific resources. Thanks David

[@panthangisreekanth]

Kindly share the link in Cisco live

[@ranamitesh5022]

hello david, i saw your gns3 python video. its really helpful me. thank you soo much for making that kind of videos. I want to tell you one thing is I have done ccna 2016. what is the next step i ll take for my best future in networking site. would you help me.

[@panthangisreekanth]

Great video David

[@mehtavarun1991]

Thanks David ! It was really helpful for a typical network engineer like me ! I can relate myself to Carl 😥

[@davidbombal]

Thank you for watching. Hank did a great job introducing us to Carl :)

[@آدیگوزل]

Thank you David, you completely answered to all of questions in my mind. Now we know what we should learn for future.

[@davidbombal]

Glad to hear that. It has been my pleasure to help!

[@calmeidazim]

Thanks David Bombal

[@davidbombal]

It's my pleasure. Thank you for watching

[@calmeidazim]

i still have lots to learn, it´s not easy, but wil not quit :)

[@davidbombal]

I think we all feel the same way.... things are always changing and we always need to learn....

[@MrErmiland]

Hi! Dave. I'm 20 years old I have not gotten Cisco certification yet. But should I get certified first or follow the steps you showed here?

[@honest89]

In my opinion you should get your CCNA first. I'm saying this because at the end of the day, if your job is network administration/engineering, your employer will expect you to know and master your basics: routing and switching (some security). My personal opinion is to get a very good understanding of fundamentals in networking and then learn automation.

[@davidbombal]

Depends what you want to be. If you want to be a network engineer, you should study CCNA as a start and then work towards other certifications. If you want to be a programmer, concentrate on programming. If networking, start with CCNA and learn Python at the same time if you can. I would try to learn networking and programming if I were you. You cannot automate a network if you don't understand networking - that would probably cause all kinds of problems. So, you need to understand networking first.

[@lewisernestocastellanossua7534]

Good point Mr. David, we must understand the technology first and CCNA is a good point to start

[@MrVadVoi]

Always very helpful video. Thanks David. By the way, are you planning to make a video about REST API using Python ?

[@davidbombal]

Thank you. Yes, it is in the pipeline.

[@panthangisreekanth]

Where I have to start for python

[@vainilk78]

Thank you! David The video was very informative.

[@davidbombal]

Great, I'm glad it helps!

[@MrSamarth1985]

HI David... Really enjoying your videos. Are you starting any course related to NETCONF/YANG etc. I have already purchased your Python and Ansible course.

[@andrewcoleman3741]

It's possible it might come later this year. I wouldn't mind seeing it, but it'll depend on how many courses David already has planned out for this year, on top of the added content for existing courses.

[@jroldanvaldellos]

Hi David, thanks for sharing with us old mindset network engineers like me. Where will you start when you should be an expert like I should as a CCIE on SDN NFV stuff BUT yoi are not aint byte of it?

[@davidbombal]

I think many of us are struggling to adapt. Change is not easy. But the change will happen and we just need to do our best to cope with it. You can start with my Python course if you like: cciepython.com or you can use the many free resources available on Cisco and other places like my KZbin channel.

[@jroldanvaldellos]

I will definitely do thanks to your initiative coz that was my problem , not knowing where to start actually.

[@DiegoDominguezTapia]

Great video!!!

[@davidbombal]

Thank you!

[@sandeepdhuri]

Superlike.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you! Much appreciated :)