The IT Career Podcast: Why Network Automation Is the Missing Piece in Your Career

Network automation is redefining how networks are designed, managed, and maintained, and it’s transforming the network engineering field as a result. In this episode of the IT Career Podcast, host Dakota Snow — aka The Bearded IT Dad — sits down with Peter Sprygada, Chief Architect, to discuss how you can get started with network automation and build an automation-first mindset.

It’s critical for network engineers to understand and be familiar with automation. As much as we’ve seen automation become more widespread in networking in the last few years, it will only grow in importance going forward — the networks of five, let alone ten years from now will be radically evolved compared to today. This creates an exciting opportunity for the field. There’s never been a better time to start building automation skills than now.

Watch the video to hear Peter and Dakota discuss:

• Why network automation is such a game-changer for IT.
• How individuals can get started with network automation — including must-have skills, important tools, and advice for building the right mindset.
• Common challenges individuals face when learning network automation and techniques to overcome them.
• Fostering a culture of automation in an organization.
• The one piece of network automation advice Peter would give his younger self.