Jan 30, 2020
5 min

How To Become a Network Engineer in 2020

The title Network Engineer is sexy. It may also be one of the vaguest titles in the tech. In some places you could be running cables.

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Do Network Engineers Need to Know Programming

Du'An Lightfoot

Jan 6, 2020
3 min

Do Network Engineers Need to Know Programming

Hands down if you are in a Cisco environment your first language should be Python. They have written many of their tools in Python. Like the

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8 Python Resources for Network Engineers

Du'An Lightfoot

Jan 2, 2020
3 min

8 Python Resources for Network Engineers

With all the changes all the changes with the new CCNA and all other certification tracks in Cisco. One thing is for sure. WE MIGHT NEED TO

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‪Six Skills You Need to Know to Become a Network Automation Engineer

Du'An Lightfoot

Dec 30, 2019
5 min

‪Six Skills You Need to Know to Become a Network Automation Engineer

Writing Python scripts is a top-notch skill to have as a network engineer. But if your code is not modular, unit tested,

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30 DevNet Network Automation Modules To Help You #LabEveryday

Du'An Lightfoot

Dec 25, 2019
7 min

30 DevNet Network Automation Modules To Help You #LabEveryday

Everyone is talking about Cisco’s new Devnet platform and certification track. But who is it for? I have received a ton of messages asking

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11 Tips On How To Be A More Organized Network Engineer

Du'An Lightfoot

Aug 30, 2019
4 min

11 Tips On How To Be A More Organized Network Engineer

With so many projects, tasks, tickets, escalations, meetings, one offs, and emails it’s hard to keep up mentally. And dropping the ball will

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Du'An Lightfoot

Jul 16, 2019
5 min

My Top 10 Reading List For 2019

I did not read my first book until 2013. And when I did. It changed my life completely. Can't lie, the only book that was encouraged for me

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Should you take an IT contract position?

Du'An Lightfoot

Jul 14, 2019
2 min

Should you take an IT contract position?

I have taken several contracts in my career. They are often more lucrative than a permanent position, but come with many risks.

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Are IT certifications worth it? Or are they just one huge cash cow for vendors?

Du'An Lightfoot

Jun 30, 2019
4 min

Are IT certifications worth it? Or are they just one huge cash cow for vendors?

Let’s say you go to college for four years. Spending 50k on a computer science degree with a minor in Turfgrass Science. Only to land a job

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How I Passed the Cisco NPDESI 300-550 Exam

Du'An Lightfoot

Apr 15, 2019
7 min

How I Passed the Cisco NPDESI 300-550 Exam

What’s good LabEveryday family? Recently, I passed the 300-550 Cisco Designing and Implementing Cisco Network Programmability Exam v1.1. ...

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