# How Network Automation with SaltStack Is Transforming NetOps

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Podcast: [Networking Tech with Fexingo: Internet Infrastructure, Routing, and Network Engineering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/networking-tech-with-fexingo-internet-infrastructure-routing-and-network-engineering-7871928)
Published: 2026-06-22T22:12:03+00:00
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## Resource

Episode 67 of Networking Tech with Fexingo explores how network engineers are using SaltStack, an open-source automation framework originally designed for server configuration, to manage routers and switches. Lucas and Luna break down a real deployment at a mid-sized enterprise that cut device provisioning time from 45 minutes to under 3 minutes. They discuss the push-vs-pull model, how Salt's event-driven reactor automates responses to network failures, and why this approach is gaining traction over traditional Ansible-based automation. The hosts also touch on the cultural shift from CLI-driven workflows to infrastructure-as-code in networking teams. If you are a network engineer evaluating automation tools or just curious how modern networks are managed at scale, this episode gives you a concrete look at one rapidly adopted solution. #NetworkAutomation #SaltStack #NetOps #InfrastructureAsCode #OpenSourceNetworking #NetworkEngineering #EventDrivenAutomation #ConfigurationManagement #ZeroTouchProvisioning #NetworkDevOps #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Podcast #LucasAndLuna #DevOpsForNetworks #NetworkConfiguration #AutomationTools Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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