Event-Driven Automation in Network Operations with Cisco

Learn about Event-Driven Automation (EDA) in network operations through this 23-minute technical presentation from Cisco's data center switching team expert Shangxin Du. Explore current network configuration management methods including Ansible, Terraform, Python, and SSH automation tools, as well as centralized controllers like Cisco ACI. Discover how Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines integrate into change management processes. Dive into network observability concepts, focusing on Cisco Nexus OS's streaming telemetry capabilities and ACI's centralized controller approach. Master the implementation of EDA through practical demonstrations using Ansible Rulebooks, featuring real-world use cases of auto-segmentation in ACI and auto-remediation in Nexus OS. Examine how EDA combines configuration automation with monitoring for automated responses to network events, streamlining repetitive tasks and incident remediation while enhancing support ticket management with enriched data.