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Knowledge is the power - Network Automation beyond the vendor#

nog.fi meeting 2026.06 digest Program Core pick 16–17 June 2026

Abstract Recording

Amin Hamidi Younessi (Reonel Oy)

Play the recording: Knowledge is the power - Network Automation beyond the vendor

  • Why: Demonstrates that vendor-portable automation is achievable with plain Python and native APIs — a counterpoint to framework lock-in, relevant to anyone running mixed estates or setting automation strategy.
  • What: One Python skillset — querying live state, provisioning BGP peers, pushing wide config changes — applied across MikroTik RouterOS and Cisco IOS-XE via their native APIs, demonstrated on a real ISP/IXP lab built on EVE-NG. No Ansible, no heavy frameworks: HTTP, JSON, and a few dozen readable lines of Python. (from abstract only)
  • How: Direct API calls against each vendor's native interface, with the protocol (BGP) as the stable abstraction — "when you understand the protocol underneath, the vendor becomes just a detail."
  • Where applicable: General technique, but the demo is lab-based (EVE-NG) and covers exactly two vendors, so expect small adapters per platform. Most practical for small/mid-size operators; not a scale-out automation architecture.