This document provides an overview of a presentation on network automation and the role of the network engineer. Some key points include:
- The presentation covers topics like the potential of network automation, challenges of current network operations, and tools that can help automate network tasks.
- It argues that network automation can help address issues like human errors causing outages and the impact of network changes on business operations.
- Network engineers are encouraged to learn new skills like programming, configuration management, and working with APIs to take advantage of network automation and become "NetDevOps Engineers".
- Resources like Cisco DevNet are introduced which provide learning materials, developer sandboxes, and communities to help network engineers gain skills in areas like automation,