2018 has barely started and we’re already crazily busy:

• The update session of Network Automation Use Cases webinar on January 16^th will talk about intent-based networking and data models;
• A week later (January 23^rd) it’s back to basics: how do you select an optimal VPN service.

The last week of January is Cisco Live Europe week. I’ll be there as part of the Tech Field Day Extra event – drop by or send me an email if you’ll be in Barcelona during that week.

On February 6^th we’ll have David Barroso talking about network device state validation with NAPALM and how you can use that functionality to validate the results of your Ansible playbook runs. A week later the Building Network Automation Solutions course starts with a guest presentation by Mark Prior.

Further events in 2018 include:

• First part of NSX, ACI or EVPN webinar on March 1^st;
• Network Visibility with Flow Data on March 8^th;
• EVPN Technical Deep Dive with Dinesh Dutt on March 6^th;
• Network Automation workshop at Troopers 2018 on March 12^th;
• Multi-Pod and Multi-Site Fabrics with Lukas Krattiger on March 29^th;
• DIGS event and workshop in Zurich on April 12^th;
• Building Next-Generation Data Center course starting on April 26^th;
• Data Center Fabric Troubleshooting with Dinesh Dutt on June 19^th.