NetBox Ansible: How to Build a Dynamic Inventory That Actually Stays Accurate
Build a NetBox dynamic inventory for Ansible with nb_inventory. Copy-paste YAML config, group_by and compose examples, caching, plus fixes for missing...
Terraform Certification 2026: Cost, Path, Is It Worth It?
Yes, Terraform certification is still worth it in 2026. It’s one of the cheapest credentials in cloud and DevOps at $70.50 USD, and it proves something hiring teams actually test for: that you can build infrastructure as code instead of clicking through a console. Three things changed since most guides on this topic were...
Network Automation Engineer Salary 2026: Skills, Tools & Pay Guide
A network automation engineer in the US earns between $109,000 and $128,000 per year on average, with senior professionals pulling in $160,000 or more. That’s roughly 15-30% higher than what traditional network engineers make at the same experience level. Not bad for a role that barely existed a decade ago. The catch? Gartner says...
Ansible Inventory Explained: Static vs Dynamic for Network Automation
An Ansible inventory defines every host your automation touches. IPs, credentials, groupings, connection parameters – all of it. Get your Ansible inventory wrong, and your playbooks run against the wrong devices. Or worse, they don’t run at all. That’s the short version. Here’s a bit more context. Whether you’re managing 5 routers or 5,000...
