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DevOps4Networks Lightning Talk

What the Business Thinks

Nathan Sowatskey

SDN and Network Programming Lead DevNet

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Nathan Sowatskey

• Currently SDN and Network Programming Lead DevNet

• With Cisco since 2000, 10+ years as technical leader in core software groups

• Last 2-3 years TME for SDN and Network Programming

• Decades of software development experience

• http://es.linkedin.com/in/nathansowatskey

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What the Business Thinks

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“When do we want it?…NOW!*”

The business

*Or a week/month/year ago …

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“Everything that can be automated will be automated.”

In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power

Shoshana Zuboff - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshana_Zuboff

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“We need “SDN”.”

A typical conversation

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“We need “SDN”.”

“Why? What for?”

A typical conversation

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“We need “SDN”.”

“Why? What for?”

“I don’t know! Because we have funding for “SDN”?”A typical conversation

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“Open*, SDN, *Flow, APIs, DevOps, Python, Scripts, SDKs, Controllers, ACI, OSS, Orchestration ….“

A typical conversation

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“Open*, SDN, *Flow, APIs, DevOps, Python, Scripts, SDKs, Controllers, ACI, OSS, Orchestration ….“

“Whatever, I just want it automated”A typical conversation

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Various: http://www.methodsandtools.com/archive/archive.php?id=94,

http://www.infoq.com/articles/test-automation-continuous-delivery,

http://devopsanywhere.blogspot.com/2013/02/sysadmin-productivity-and-

chef.html

Why Automation?

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LowAutomation

MediumAutomation

HighAutomation

FullAutomation

$ Cost

Quality

Productivity

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OS and Sys Admins Did It First - DevOps

A change from manually configuring every server, operating system, and virtual machine to operating a nimble set of infrastructure at scale

1 Server Admin : 100-200 Servers

to

1 Server Admin : 5,000 – 10,000 Servers

CLI + Bash scripts + Reactive configuration

to

Orchestrated configuration and integration with development

Network Operations

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So why can’t the networking dudes do this?

• Practically anyone you ask in IT

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If we automate, will I still have a job?

• Practically anyone you ask in networking

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We have been here before – plus çachange

Automation is not new … what’s new is that the business can’t afford NOT to automate

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“Buying a new switch costs thousands.

A typical customer

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“Buying a new switch costs thousands.

Changing an OSS costs millions.

A typical customer

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“Buying a new switch costs thousands.

Changing an OSS costs millions.

What am I going to optimise for?”A typical customer

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“A consistent API would be great!

A typical customer

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“A consistent API would be great!

I can cope with two APIs.

A typical customer

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“A consistent API would be great!

I can cope with two APIs.

What I can’t work with is NO APIs.”A typical customer

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Before and After APIs and Automation

Do you support RFCnnnn?

What is your cost/port?

Do you have my favourite CLI dongle?

Have you fixed that bug in IOS?

Is XYZ feature supported on all platforms in the same way?

Do you have an API for that?

Do you support my DevOpsframework and/or programming language?

Can I configure that via an API?

Have you fixed the bug in that API/Plugin?

Is this API/Plugin available across all platforms consistently?

Thank you.