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Grasp the big picture of information technology infrastructure to become a successful network architect

Overcome challenges to improve network performance and configuration management

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Becoming a network architect is challenging—it demands hands-on engineering skills, collaboration with internal teams and C-Suite stakeholders, as well as adeptly managing external entities like vendors and service providers. The author taps into his extensive background in IT and security to help you gain a detailed understanding of the network architect's role and guide you in evolving into an effective network architect within an organization, fostering seamless communication with leadership teams and other stakeholders. Starting with a clear definition of the network architect’s role, this book lays out a roadmap and discusses the attributes and mindset for success. You’ll explore network architect design, physical infrastructure routing and switching, and network services such as DNS, MLAG, and service insertion. You’ll also gain insights into the necessary skills and typical daily challenges faced by network architects. And to thoroughly prepare you to advance in your career, this handbook covers certifications and associated training for maintaining relevance in an organization, along with common interview questions for a network architect's position. By the end of this book, you’ll be armed with essential concepts, techniques, and newfound skills to pursue a career as a network architect.

Who is this book for?

This book is for network engineers and technicians aspiring to transition into the role of a network architect. Whether you are at the beginning of your journey or seeking guidance along the path, this book will support you with its deep coverage of key aspects such as design concepts, architectural requirements, relevant experience, certifications, and advanced education with a special emphasis on cloud best practices. A practical understanding of IT networking is necessary to get the most out of this book.

What you will learn

Examine the role of a network architect

Understand the key design makers in an organization

Choose the best strategies to meet stakeholder needs

Be well-versed with networking concepts

Prepare for a network architect position interview

Distinguish the different IT architects in an organization

Identify relevant certification for network architects

Understand the various de facto network/fabric architect models used today

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Travis DeForge Mar 09, 2024

I just finished reading Network Architect’s handbook by Alim H. Ali, and even though I am not a network architect by any means, I thought it was incredibly applicable to penetration testing. Not only in the obvious sense of breaking down complex network topography, the intricacies of routing, switching, load balancers, and the foundational network automation but also in the complexities of shifting from an on-prem to hybrid cloud model.Why would those things help you in pentesting?The “hacking” part is just one aspect of being a great pentester; arguably as important as those red team capabilities are the ability to accurately communicate not only the results of the test but also a logical efficient remediation recommendation. By looking at the vulnerabilities through the lens of a network architect a whole new set of considerations come into play.This is one of those rare books that I will be keeping within arm's reach as a reference for a while.

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Brandon Lachterman May 28, 2024

This was well written, and has the depth that someone who really wants to dive deeper into Net Architecture needs to keep their interest, learn, and grow. Highly recommend.

DC May 27, 2024

There are not many resources that teach how Network Architects play a key role in large organizations, as they progress through their digital transformations. This is even more true if we consider the impact cloud computing, and—more recently—generative-AI have brought into the technology landscape as clear technology disruptors and enablers to innovation.The content is presented in a methodical way, by formally describing the Network Architect role with clear definition of functions, roles and responsibilities. The author puts emphasis on the guiding principles that are to be considered in developing an overall Network Architecture.The author then introduces and delves into the core building blocks of a Network Architecture. From routers and switches, to Network Services (Load Balancing, DNS, DHCP, NAT, ACL and others), and finally the key aspects of Network Programmability & Automation. As a visual learner I appreciated the numerous images to emphasize how Software-Defined Networks (SDNs) enable abstraction, virtualization, and a high-degree of programmability by decoupling data and control planes. The key elements of an SDN, i.e. controllers, Southbound and Northbound APIs are formally defined and their interaction is well documented in the form of diagrams.Another aspect I particularly enjoyed was the cloud technology-agnostic exposition. Whether you are (or are willing to become) a Network Engineer/Architect working with AWS, Azure or GCP this book has you covered. Chapter 9 “Paradigm Shift to Cloud Computing” covers network considerations for each Cloud service by category (Compute, Storage, Database, Analytics, ML, Network, and so on) for AWS, Azure and GCP.Additional material is included to prepare for a job interview and ultimately to build a roadmap to become certified based on role, level and specific vendor.The Network Architect role is critical to the success of any organization, which is willing to innovate and go digital. Not many books are available nowadays that present the content in a self-contained guide.If you are considering a career as a Network Engineer or a Network Architect this book is for you.

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