The everyday life of an automation engineer will invariably require a fundamental understanding of Linux. This lab is focused on exposing aspiring automation engineers to the foundational concepts of the Linux operating system.

Terraform simplifies infrastructure management through code, but a well-configured development environment is key to efficiency. This lab will walk you through setting up Terraform in Visual Studio Code (VSCode), ensuring a smooth and optimized workflow followed by a playground to introduce multiple install scenarios.

This lab is an experience of an organization who aspires for digital transformation but fails to realize the technical quality and performance required to fulfill an innovative business objective. We'll walk through a scenario of a time-sensitive business strategy, common issues encountered during development and operations of a custom technology platform, then apply procedural adaptations which increase efficiency, security, and reliability for the technical foundation of the business solution.

This lab is designed to expose network engineers to Arista-oriented automation techniques. The focus is mid-level programmability leveraging CloudVision Portal, Ansible, Jinja2,and Python.

Development Environments Development environments are the first step on your automation journey. This track will help define what a development environment is and provide some hands-on exposure to one solution.

This lab is intended to teach the consumer functional skills related to utilizing containers in the realm of automation.

Application programming interfaces expose access to the system from other systems. Understanding how to utilize the API unlocks endless possibilities in your automation journey.

Introduction to version control...

GraphQL is a query language for the API that is flexible and efficient. Application programming interfaces expose access to the system from other systems. Understanding how to utilize the API unlocks endless possibilities in your automation journey.

Data encoding formats are an essential skill of an automation engineer. This lab will take a hands-on approach to teaching you about three common formats: YAML, JSON and XML.