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Network Automation

[IBN] Modeling Intent: The Data Models That Don’t Collapse at Scale

Apr 10, 2026

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13 min read

[IBN] Modeling Intent: The Data Models That Don’t Collapse at Scale

What intent actually looks like in a real repo, without turning into “config templates in YAML”

Leonardo Furtado

Career Growth

Letting the Badges Expire, Keeping the Bar High

Apr 6, 2026

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14 min read

Letting the Badges Expire, Keeping the Bar High

What continuous learning really looks like, and why CCDE became a strategic tool instead of another line on a CV.

Leonardo Furtado

Network Automation

[IBN] What “Intent-Based Networking” Actually Means

Apr 3, 2026

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14 min read

[IBN] What “Intent-Based Networking” Actually Means

And the components you must have (not just the ones vendors put on slides)

Leonardo Furtado

Network Automation

JSON Bourne: A Field Guide to JSON for Network Engineers

Mar 30, 2026

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17 min read

JSON Bourne: A Field Guide to JSON for Network Engineers

What JSON is, how it actually works, and how to use it as the lingua franca of modern network automation.

Leonardo Furtado

Career Growth

From Pyramid to Obelisk: Why Killing Junior Roles Destroys Your Future Talent

Mar 27, 2026

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11 min read

From Pyramid to Obelisk: Why Killing Junior Roles Destroys Your Future Talent

The market wants “ready-made” engineers, but without apprentices, there is no succession, no innovation, and no sustainable career path.

Leonardo Furtado

Career Growth

Tenets for NetDevOps: How Principles Turn Network Engineers into Leaders

Mar 23, 2026

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13 min read

Tenets for NetDevOps: How Principles Turn Network Engineers into Leaders

Why “Security First” and “Simplicity Over Complexity” aren’t posters for the wall, but operating rules that shape your decisions, your team, and your career.

Leonardo Furtado

Network Automation

When the Network Sneezes, the Business Bleeds

Mar 16, 2026

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19 min read

When the Network Sneezes, the Business Bleeds

Why manual changes and ad-hoc scripts are no match for the financial, operational, and human cost of modern network failures, and how to build a software-centric automation strategy instead.

Leonardo Furtado

Network Automation

Mar 9, 2026

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17 min read

Beyond Scripts: Rethinking Network Automation as a Software System

What hyperscale engineers figured out 15 years ago—and how you can apply the same mindset without needing hyperscale traffic.

Leonardo Furtado

Career Growth

Beyond the Algorithm: Building a Career Platform That Doesn’t Depend on LinkedIn

Mar 6, 2026

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14 min read

Beyond the Algorithm: Building a Career Platform That Doesn’t Depend on LinkedIn

How to use social media—LinkedIn included—to attract real opportunities, without turning yourself into Darth Vader, LORD.

Leonardo Furtado

Career Growth

If You Can’t Explain the Value, You Didn’t Finish the Work

Mar 2, 2026

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17 min read

If You Can’t Explain the Value, You Didn’t Finish the Work

Why mastering technology is only half your job, and how to translate your impact into business language that actually lands.

Leonardo Furtado

Archive

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

[IBN] Modeling Intent: The Data Models That Don’t Collapse at Scale

Letting the Badges Expire, Keeping the Bar High

[IBN] What “Intent-Based Networking” Actually Means

JSON Bourne: A Field Guide to JSON for Network Engineers

From Pyramid to Obelisk: Why Killing Junior Roles Destroys Your Future Talent

Tenets for NetDevOps: How Principles Turn Network Engineers into Leaders

When the Network Sneezes, the Business Bleeds

Beyond Scripts: Rethinking Network Automation as a Software System

Beyond the Algorithm: Building a Career Platform That Doesn’t Depend on LinkedIn

If You Can’t Explain the Value, You Didn’t Finish the Work

The Routing Intent by Leonardo Furtado

The Routing Intent
by Leonardo Furtado