Network Automation Nerds NAN116: From NSoT to Operational Automation: Fast Time-to-Value with Nautobot Cloud (Sponsored)
Mar 18, 2026
Eric Fetty, a network engineer who automated his way through CCIE and now drives automation at The Standard. He discusses using Nautobot Cloud and source-of-truth platforms for fast operational automation. He covers prebuilt discovery scripts, Nautobot jobs and Git-driven triggers. He also touches on scaling with managed cloud, separating data from syntax, and future moves toward workflows and AI agents.
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Start With Curiosity And Mentor To Accelerate Learning
- Do feed your curiosity and don't self-limit; learning fast requires curiosity and willingness to try.
- Mentor others, set achievable goals, and push them (and yourself) to tackle harder certifications like the CCIE.
Stand On Shoulders By Choosing Extensible Platforms
- Use existing platforms instead of rebuilding; Nautobot provided a foundation that avoided reinventing a source of truth.
- Choose tools that let you extend with apps and jobs so you can focus on automation logic, not infrastructure plumbing.
Use Managed Nautobot Cloud For Faster Time To Value
- Try Nautobot Cloud to reduce platform ops overhead and get production-grade instances quickly.
- Use cloud-managed Nautobot for production while keeping local dev for fast iteration and custom plugin work.