Chapter 3 How to Automate the Network?

Summary Network automation is more than just a set of new tools and technologies. It includes adopting a modern network development lifecycle. The network needs to be prepared for the necessary communication flows between the tools and the environment. Several new technologies, including Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Git, Linux, and Ansible, need to be installed. Once established, the network automation ecosystem allows you to begin the next steps to complete network automation. Chapter 4 is a guide for the first steps to using the new network automation system.