Preface

Part I

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” - Arthur C. Clarke

Part I of this book is designed as an introduction to network automation. Chapter 1 defines network automation and compares it to the traditional, manual, network operational model. Chapter 2 explores why organizations should consider network automation. How to automate the network is covered in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 helps define where to start the network automation journey.