About

Well, thanks for the interest, truly, but if you are here, we are much alike or have similar interests. So, no big surprises here.

I’m John, and I’ve worked as both a network and voice (UC) engineer my entire career and always for large(r) multinational enterprises. I decided to move into the network automation space a few years ago. So, I started by learning some Python and scripting some of my daily tasks, mainly using Paramiko and Netmiko, instead of doing them manually. I also got the Cisco DevNet Associate cert and am working now on the DevNet Professional cert - because it’s always good to have some certs. There is a lot to learn still.

So, why this blog, then? Fair question. I guess I just want to share. Many times in my career, I was stuck with a problem, hitting a wall, and then stumbled upon a blog entry of a fellow engineer facing the same challenge and decided to share the solution, saving me from many headaches. I hope the information I share on this website will be helpful to someone else out there on the interwebs and protect them from unnecessary headaches, too.