Welcome to our series on Cisco Automation Solutions! In this series, we’ll explore how Cisco’s powerful tools and technologies, like Catalyst Center, APIs, and SDKs, can help automate network management, optimize configurations, and improve device monitoring. From simplifying complex tasks to ensuring compliance, Cisco’s automation capabilities can streamline your IT infrastructure and boost efficiency.

We’ll start with the fundamentals, then dive into advanced strategies with hands-on examples and best practices. Whether you’re new to automation or looking to elevate your skills, this series has something for everyone.

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Cisco ACI automation posts

This section is dedicated to Cisco ACI, Cisco’s flagship SDN solution for data centers. Here you’ll find articles that explain its architecture, demonstrate how to automate tasks using its powerful API-first design, and guide you through real-world use cases to make the most of your ACI deployment.

• 01. Introduction to Cisco ACI
• 02. Setting up a Cisco ACI lab environment
• 03. Operating with Cisco ACI
• 04. Cisco ACI object model explained
• 05. Logging into Cisco ACI
• 06. From Single-Site to Multi-Site with NDO
• 07. Circular Dependencies with NDO
• 08. Frameworks for Projects with Cisco ACI and NDO (released on 12/10/2025)
• 09. Simplifying the Data Structure
• 10. Managing Cisco NDO Limitations from the APIC (released on 26/10/2025)
• 11. A practical Cisco NDO multi-site use case: modelling (released on 02/11/2025)
• 12. A practical Cisco NDO multi-site use case: additional configuration (released on 09/11/2025)
• 13. A practical Cisco NDO multi-site use case: data validation (released on 16/11/2025)
• 14. A practical Cisco NDO multi-site use case: building the parser (released on 23/11/2025)
• 15. A practical Cisco NDO multi-site use case: config deploy (released on 30/11/2025)

Other posts about Cisco equipments

In this section, we focus on automation beyond the data center, covering tools and strategies for campus networks, switches, and routers. You’ll find practical automation examples that help ensure consistency, improve uptime, and simplify ongoing operations.

• Automating configuration compliance verification for Cisco Switches

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