Author Archives: The Video Delivery
Author Archives: The Video Delivery
In this video, host Michael Levan walks through the basics of installing the Istio service mesh and deploying a simple application. Host Michael Levan brings his background in system administration, software development, and DevOps to this video series. He has Kubernetes experience as both a developer and infrastructure engineer. He’s also a consultant and Pluralsight […]
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Video four in this series provides a hands-n view of deploying NGINX Ingress running on AKS. Michael Levan brings his background in system administration, software development, and DevOps to this video series. He has Kubernetes experience as both a developer and infrastructure engineer. He’s also a consultant and Pluralsight author, and host of the “Kubernetes […]
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This video provides a deeper dive into service mesh fundamentals, why a service mesh is important, how it works, and the pros and cons of service mesh in Kubernetes.
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This video demonstrates installing an ingress controller, looks at different controller options, and provides some background on why you might want to use an ingress controller in a Kubernetes cluster. Michael Levan brings his background in system administration, software development, and DevOps to this video series. He has Kubernetes experience as both a developer and […]
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This is the first video in a new series that explores service mesh and ingress in Kubernetes. This video provides a basic overview of ingress and service mesh, how they work, and the roles they play in a Kubernetes cluster. Michael Levan brings his background in system administration, software development, and DevOps to this video […]
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In this final episode of the Ansible For Network Automation course, Josh VanDeraa explores how to gather network information, setting up Meraki VLANs with Ansible, and creating and deleting Meraki SSIDs. You can find the full playlist with all the videos in the course on the Packet Pushers’ YouTube channel. You can subscribe to the […]
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Course instructor Josh VanDeraa provides more detail on roles in Ansible, and then shows a practical example by configuring and verifying QoS settings on network devices by taking advantage of roles. You can find the full playlist with all the videos in the course on the Packet Pushers’ YouTube channel. You can subscribe to the […]
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Gluware focuses on real-world network automation capabilities in brownfield environments. In this video, part of the Packet Pushers LiveStream with Gluware from June 28, 2022, Greg Ferro talks with Gluware’s Ernest Lefner about the product’s capabilities, as well as new features including Network Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Gluware Topology. For more information, go to […]
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In this episode, instructor Josh VanDeraa reviews the use of REST APIs in Ansible, and explores the open-source tool Netbox as a source of truth.
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The Gluware application suite that includes Device Manager, Config Drift and Audit, OS Manager and Config Modeling provide no-code automation to enable and maintain compliance and enhance security. Now, Network RPA enables defining automated end-to-end processes that ensure policies and procedures are executed manually, scheduled or event-driven providing continuous compliance and improved security posture. Host […]
The post Network RPA Compliance and Security Use Cases: Gluware LiveStream June 28, 2022 (6/7) – Video appeared first on Packet Pushers.
This lesson covers the concept of idempotency and why it’s essential to Ansible. You can find the full playlist with all 8 videos on the Packet Pushers’ YouTube channel. You can subscribe to the Packet Pushers’ YouTube channel for more videos as they are published. It’s a diverse a mix of content from Ethan and […]
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Gluware is introducing a new feature on its network automation platform, Network RPA, or Robotic Process Automation. Network RPA enables no-code process automation, meaning network engineers can easily stitch together automation workflows using a visual interface. Network RPA integrates with Stackstorm out of the box, meaning engineers can create workflows with everything Stackstorm supports, which […]
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This video offers a brief introduction to essential Kubernetes networking constructs: ingress and service mesh, including product examples. Ingress is a proxy that manages access to services within a Kubernetes cluster. A service mesh connects applications or services within the cluster. Host Michael Levan brings his background in system administration, software development, and DevOps to […]
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In this lesson, instructor Josh Vanderaa explores how to work with templates to build configuration stanzas. You’ll also see various methods for working with Jinja2 templates, including: Template from a file to a file Template from a file to an IOS device You can subscribe to the Packet Pushers’ YouTube channel for more videos as […]
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Positioning Consultant Emily Omier advises the Day Two Cloud podcast audience on how to raise awareness of your open source software project. Just don’t say “marketing”! 😊😬 For the rest of Emily’s insights, listen to episode 118 of Day Two Cloud. https://packetpushers.net/series/day2cloud/ More Emily? https://www.linkedin.com/in/cloud-native-positioning/ You can subscribe to the Packet Pushers’ YouTube channel for […]
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Gluware introduces a new Topology feature in its network automation platform. Gluware Topology maps the network using the Gluware model and engine to visualize the network. Benefits of the new capability include improved operations by showing what network devices are where, faster troubleshooting, and streamlining security and audit processes. Packet Pushers host Ethan Banks joins […]
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Network engineers need to make a business case to get an automation project off the ground, and it needs to describe the benefits and value in language that non-techincal executives can understand. This video offers tips and a simple blueprint to help engineers make the case to CIOs. Host Drew Conry-Murray from the Packet Pushers […]
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Advizex, a reseller and Gluware customer, discusses how it uses Gluware for security audits and remediation with its clients. This includes network and device discovery, addressing configuration drift, and managing multiple vendors using the Gluware platform. Packet Pushers host Greg Ferro is joined by Michael Burns, Network Architect at Advizex to discuss real-world use cases. […]
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In this lesson on using Ansible for network automation, Josh VanDeraa looks at how to get started with Ansible Vault, re-using tasks in multiple playbooks with include_tasks, and leveraging loops in your playbooks. Josh has created a GitHub repo to store additional material, including links and documentation: https://github.com/jvanderaa/AnsibleForNetworkAutomation You can subscribe to the Packet Pushers’ […]
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In this lesson on Ansible and network automation, Josh VanDeraa reviews a common folder structure for use in Ansible and discusses where to define variables in Ansible including: -all.yml -group_vars folder -host_vars folder -importing variables from another file -accessing variables from other devices Josh has created a GitHub repo to store additional material, including links […]
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