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I'm a Cisco Sales Architect for financial customers and a network automation enthusiast. I turn complex network deployments into manageable code, and I share the lessons learned along the way.

Here you'll find practical guides on GitLab CI/CD, network digital twins, infrastructure as code, and the occasional home lab adventure.

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EVPN in a Box Part 1: Running Nexus Dashboard and CML on a Single Proxmox Node
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EVPN in a Box Part 1: Running Nexus Dashboard and CML on a Single Proxmox Node

What happens when your VMware license expires and you try to run Cisco Nexus Dashboard and CML on Proxmox instead? Broken interface names, a wizard that forgets everything, and a weekend of initrd surgery.

• 10 min read

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VXLAN as Code: Why I Built a Two-Day Workshop Around It
Cisco Technologies

VXLAN as Code: Why I Built a Two-Day Workshop Around It

Why network teams struggle with VXLAN EVPN automation and how a hands-on workshop helps bridge the gap between GUI clicks and infrastructure as code.

• 7 min read
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Building an AI-Powered Webhook Platform for Splunk and ServiceNow
Automation

Building an AI-Powered Webhook Platform for Splunk and ServiceNow

How a Cisco Live lab scenario turned into a full microservices platform for managing Splunk webhooks with LLM-enhanced ServiceNow ticket creation.

• 8 min read
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De-Risk Your Network Using CML, Splunk and MCP Server
Cisco Technologies

De-Risk Your Network Using CML, Splunk and MCP Server

How we combined CML, Splunk, and a Model Context Protocol server to validate network changes before they hit production.

• 9 min read
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EVPN in a Box Part 1: Running Nexus Dashboard and CML on a Single Proxmox Node
Cisco Technologies

EVPN in a Box Part 1: Running Nexus Dashboard and CML on a Single Proxmox Node

What happens when your VMware license expires and you try to run Cisco Nexus Dashboard and CML on Proxmox instead? Broken interface names, a wizard that forgets everything, and a weekend of initrd surgery.

• 10 min read
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VXLAN as Code: Why I Built a Two-Day Workshop Around It
Cisco Technologies

VXLAN as Code: Why I Built a Two-Day Workshop Around It

Why network teams struggle with VXLAN EVPN automation and how a hands-on workshop helps bridge the gap between GUI clicks and infrastructure as code.

• 7 min read
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Building an AI-Powered Webhook Platform for Splunk and ServiceNow
Automation

Building an AI-Powered Webhook Platform for Splunk and ServiceNow

How a Cisco Live lab scenario turned into a full microservices platform for managing Splunk webhooks with LLM-enhanced ServiceNow ticket creation.

• 8 min read
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De-Risk Your Network Using CML, Splunk and MCP Server
Cisco Technologies

De-Risk Your Network Using CML, Splunk and MCP Server

How we combined CML, Splunk, and a Model Context Protocol server to validate network changes before they hit production.

• 9 min read
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Fixing xRDP Over VPN: The Ultimate Optimizer for Training Labs
Open-source

Fixing xRDP Over VPN: The Ultimate Optimizer for Training Labs

Five critical fixes for xRDP over VPN tunnels: TCP buffer exhaustion, MTU black holes, keepalive timing, session persistence, and XFCE corruption. Packaged into automation.

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How Cloud PBS Saved My Home Lab: A Disaster Recovery Story
Home-Lab

How Cloud PBS Saved My Home Lab: A Disaster Recovery Story

After USB boot failures, a dying NAS, and counterfeit drives from China, my entire Proxmox cluster was at risk. Here's how Cloud PBS turned a potential catastrophe into a few hours of restore time.

• 9 min read
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