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The world of networking continues to advance, and the emerging possibilities enabled by advancements like Kubernetes and Linux containers make keeping current on best practices a necessity to fully maximize Cisco IOS-XE, IOS-XR, and NX-OS platforms. I find this book to be an exceptionally insightful guide to understanding configuring, activating, orchestrating, and developing operational best practices for containerizing and instantiating applications and network services. I recommend it highly, as it is written by the engineers who have the best real-world experience of designing and troubleshooting these architectures.

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Time-to-value realization for our customers is key to achieving their business outcomes with our solutions. The book that Yogesh and Nagendra have written will allow our customers to maximize their investment by leveraging Cisco solutions in a unique and innovative way. The passion that Yogesh and Nagendra bring to this topic through this book will jump off the page at you. Please enjoy this well-written book, as it will help to ensure that you realize maximum value from the investments you have made in this Cisco solution.

Marc Holloman, Vice President, Customer Experience, Cisco Systems

With the introduction of software-defined networking (SDN), we knew that the way we build and operate networks was never going to be the same. For the network to keep up with the speed of business, major changes had to happen at every layer of the enterprise stack. With this book, the reader will get an insider look at the innerworkings of the technologies enabling this change. Two experts in the field present solutions and technologies for successful virtualization and orchestration of network resources and applications on Cisco platforms. A must-read for every network technology participant in the digital transformation journey.

Hazim Dahir, Distinguished Engineer, Customer Experience, Cisco Systems

At last, a comprehensive overview of containerization in networking context. Written by two of the foremost experts, this book is a must for every cloud architect and network architect contemplating the usage of containerized apps on Cisco routers for on-board computing-related use cases such as efficient network operations.

Rajiv Asati, vCTO/Distinguished Engineer, Customer Experience, Cisco Systems

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Chris Berriman, Senior Director, Customer Experience, Cisco Systems and author of Networking Technologies, Fundamentals of Network Management and Cisco Network Management Solutions

As society becomes more dependent on the benefits of the digital economy, enterprise leaders need to be informed of the technological capabilities available to meet their customers' demand. In this book, two of the most prolific principal engineers and technologists at Cisco, Nagendra Kumar Nainar and Yogesh Ramdoss, provide a clear introduction into one of the major innovations fundamental to the digital economy: cloud computing and virtualization. The work is superb in content, covering the basics of container orchestration and networking from a technically agnostic perspective while progressing to show the unique capabilities and benefits of using Cisco technology. For the leader responsible for digital transformation, this book will provide actionable insights through real-world scenarios and a future look to the possibilities ahead.

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Yogesh Ramdoss (CCIE No. 16183) Nagendra Kumar Nainar (CCIE No. 20987, CCDE No. 20190014)

Containers in Cisco IOS-XE, IOSXR, and NX-OS: Orchestration and Operation

Yogesh Ramdoss (CCIE No. 16183)
Nagendra Kumar Nainar (CCIE No. 20987, CCDE No. 20190014)

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