APIC-EM Data Export
I was at a Cisco DNA customer event on Thursday. Someone in the audience asked a very good question. Basically they wanted to know if there was a way to extrapolate data from the APIC-EM network management tool. At first glance it didn’t seem to be something that was available in the UI. One of the Cisco representatives quickly and correctly stated that it 
is all available from the API.
My initial thought was that this was a product weakness. Why can’t we just manually extract this stuff to a CSV and import it wherever we want to? Whether due to intentional omission or strategic direction, an API first approach is better. It is better because it allows systems to be glued together and more of our mindless tasks to be automated. So the counter argument to that really revolves around use cases, initial effort and skills gaps. The examples I’m about to provide should help alleviate some of those concerns.
TL;DR — Looking to get APIC-EM data into an Excel spreadsheet? Python can easily grab Host and Device Data and provide it in a format that is easily consumable such as Text, Tab, CSV or other format of choice.
LSA issue @ January 28, 2017 at 02:35PM
A burden of many #NETCONF articles and tutorials is that they are often silent about the #YANG part. This is why we would like to highlight this post by Michael Kashin called ""Getting Started With NETCONF and YANG"" [1]. Not only this article covers the basics of network elements configuration via NETCONF (particularly via pythonShield & Sword – 10 tips to protect yourself online
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Starting A Podcast Is Easy. Continuing Is Hard.
Just how hard is it to start a podcast? It isn’t. Starting a podcast, especially for someone with a bit of technical aptitude, is easy. The actual problem is keeping up with the podcast. Podcasting is a major time commitment that busy people struggle to keep.
For many, I think there’s a romantic notion about podcasting. “Hey, I have all these ideas to share, and I’ve got a creative streak. I think I’ll start a podcast. Fans and money will rain from the sky!” The thought of getting your show with some cool intro music, snappy patter with interesting guests, hijinks with your friends, offbeat humor, or maybe deep content hard to find elsewhere is stimulating and exciting. Your own show! How cool will that be?
You will find moments of joy and wonder as a podcaster. But, podcasts produced regularly and worth listening to are a lot of work — a job. If you don’t love it, you’ll find yourself easily distracted. You’ll skip a week. Then another. And the next thing you know, you haven’t put out a show for over a month, and you’re wondering why you should bother picking it back up.
I’ve seen this cycle happen to folks at least ten times over Continue reading