Mar 2024 BayLISA General Meeting--Infrastructure Automation via CI/CD Pipelines

This is expected to be a hybrid event. Details for this meeting are still under development: check back for more details as they become available.

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Abstract:
CI/CD pipelines have been used as part of software development lifecycle for years. With the advent of network programmability and infrastructure automation it is now possible to extend the benefits of using CI/CD pipelines to also manage and monitor infrastructure. In this talk I will go over how to build and use a CI/CD pipeline based on GitLab CE for infrastructure management and automation. The pipeline can be used for testing network configurations in a Cisco CML environment before deploying to production. Other components of the pipeline are Cisco pyATS, Ansible and Cisco Open NX-OS.

Speaker Bios:
Adrian Iliesiu, CCIE No. 43909 (EI), is a network engineer at heart with more than 20 years of professional IT experience. Currently, Adrian works as a Developer Advocate with the Cisco DevNet team. Adrian advocates the advantages of network programmability and automation with a focus on enterprise infrastructure. He is an established author, distinguished speaker at Cisco Live, and a recipient of the coveted Cisco Pioneer award. Adrian also appeared on Cisco TechWiseTV, Cisco Champion podcasts, and DevNet webinars. He is the host of the Cisco DevNet Simplifying Network Automation with NetGru live stream on YouTube and LinkedIn. He holds a bachelors degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and a masters degree in Telecommunication Networks from Politehnica University of Bucharest.

When:
Thursday, March 21
7:00--7:30 Social
7:30--7:45 Meeting announcements & introductions
7:45--end Main event/talk

Where:
Online, and...
Cisco Bldg. 11
350 E Tasman Dr.
San Jose, CA 95134