network automation heroes::
escaping the automation silo with torero
In this episode of NetBox Labs’ Automation Heroes series, Itential’s Wyatt Sullivan, Technical Marketing Engineer, joins Chief Evangelist Mark Coleman of NetBox Labs. They discuss how network engineers can move beyond automation “false summits” to deliver maximum value and explore why torero is the automation gateway you didn’t know you needed.
Creating the automation is only the first step. But, then what? To evolve from siloed automation to automation that’s consumable across an organization, engineers must take a product mindset and leverage a scalable framework for operationalizing automation.
In this episode, Wyatt and Mark discuss how to move from a “me” to a “we” mindset for network automation and why that helps network engineers provide more value. They also cover the automation journey, and the importance of documentation, modeling, and consistency. Lastly, you’ll get to see a step-by-step demo showcasing how to operationalize the open source NetBox community Zabbix integration using torero so others without coding expertise can easily run it.
>_demo notes
(So you can skip ahead, if you want.)
00:00 intro & overview
01:43 network automation “false summits”
03:04 the network automation journey
10:00 the architecture of modern network automation
16:59 network automation: key lessons
24:00 why scaling automation can be challenging
34:06 explaining torero
37:59 creating a structured automation system with torero
44:54 demo: operationalizing NetBox’s Zabbix integration script