Nicolas Leiva, Michael Kashin

Network Automation with Go (eBook, ePUB)

Learn how to automate network operations and build applications using the Go programming language

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Go’s built-in first-class concurrency mechanisms make it an ideal choice for long-lived low-bandwidth I/O operations, which are typical requirements of network automation and network operations applications.
This book provides a quick overview of Go and hands-on examples within it to help you become proficient with Go for network automation. It’s a practical guide that will teach you how to automate common network operations and build systems using Go.
The first part takes you through a general overview, use cases, strengths, and inherent weaknesses of Go to prepare you for a deeper dive into network automation, which is heavily reliant on understanding this programming language. You’ll explore the common network automation areas and challenges, what language features you can use in each of those areas, and the common software tools and packages. To help deepen your understanding, you’ll also work through real-world network automation problems and apply hands-on solutions to them.
By the end of this book, you’ll be well-versed with Go and have a solid grasp on network automation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Packt Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 442
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781800561014
• Artikelnr.: 70224102

Autorenporträt

Nicolas is a Specialist Solutions Architect at Red Hat. In his role, he helps customers of all sizes to automate the provisioning and operation of IT infrastructure, services, and applications. Prior to that, he worked in the networking industry for 15 years, becoming a Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) and Internetwork Expert (CCIE). He is passionate about writing open-source software in Go with a keen interest in cloud technologies.