#335: Real World AUTOMATION | Top Skills, Jobs, Certs, Laptops And More

Which skills are important for network engineers in the real world? Hank shares his top 5 skills. Are there jobs? Which certs are important? How is the real world different to the theory. Lots of great conversation with Hank Preston in this video! // MENU // Introduction: 0:00 Hank Preston Update: 0:35 DevNet Cert Updates: 1:09 Are there jobs? 2:46 Is DevNet for network engineers or developers: 4:50 Which certs should I take? What's the path: 7:46 What about people with more experience: 10:08 DevNet Expert - write code from scratch:: 13:13 Prerequisites for DevNet Expert: 14:54 Is DevNet for Automation or writing an app: 16:29 What are the top 5 skills / technologies for 2022: 18:40 Ansible vs Python: 23:17 If I am starting? Which first? Python / Ansible: 24:31 Fight, fight, fight: 27:46 Best OS: Linux, Windows or Mac (Part 1): 29:00 Real World Automation: 29:53 Hank transitions from DevNet to hands on: 32:39 Take aways from Real World Network Automation: 34:52 Real World needs to flexible: 39:05 What automation technologies do you use in production: 40:23 Network engineers don't need to learn this stuff! True or False: 44:48 Skills to get hired: 49:31 Best OS: Linux, Windows or Mac (Part 2): 50:29 Best laptop to buy: 51:16 What about your team? Windows / Linux / Mac: 54:50 Best DevNet Sandboxes: 56:29 Next topic? 59:10 // PLAYLIST mentioned in video // Hank Preston videos: https://davidbombal.wiki/hankpreston Interview with Eric Chou: https://davidbombal.wiki/erichank // DAVID BOMBAL SOCIAL // Discord: https://discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidbombal // HANK PRESTON SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/hfpreston LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hpreston // DEVNET // DevNet Home Page: http://cs.co/9002DQ3Tu Learning Tracks (2 suggestions): http://cs.co/9008DQ3nY http://cs.co/9000DQ3XG Coding Fundamentals Learning Module: http://cs.co/9000DQ3XQ Network Programability Basics Video Course: http://cs.co/9005DQ3kJ // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com python jobs ansible linux git github cisco cisco nexus nx-os cisco ios ios api rest api restful api ccna devnet cisco devnet devnet expert devnet associate devnet professional network automation network programmability Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #python #ansible #devnet