Claus Töpke - Network Programming and Automation Essentials: Get started in the realm of network automation using Python and Go

Get started in the realm of network automation using Python and Go

Claus Tpke

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To all engineers that work hard to connect humans to network infrastructure by automating them.

Claus Tpkeis a product developer and founder of Telcomanager. He has worked with large network service providers, such as Telstra, NBN Australia, NZ Telecom, AWS Australia, AWS US, and Embratel. He has also worked in conjunction with large network technology corporations, such as Nokia, Amazon, Juniper, and Cisco. He has been able to experience different job titles, passing through fields such as network engineering, network performance, product development, and software engineering. His experience with network automation has led to the construction of several products and systems for different companies. He also worked on network performance for his masters thesis and wrote a book about service providers.

A special thanks to my wife and my whole family who have always supported me throughout the journey of this book. In addition, I must mention my little son Daniel, who tried very hard to get me away from the computer screen to play, an endeavor that was successful most of the time but was gunpowder for my motivation and inspiration. Also, a big thanks to Telcomanager for the support.

Johan Lahtiis a technology enthusiast with almost 15 years of experience working with computer networks. He has gained a wide range of experience including designing, building, and maintaining data center, enterprise, and service provider networks and automating those for various customers, ranging from ISPs to the public sector and large enterprises. He also teaches network and network automation for different educational institutes.