About¶

Nick D'Ambrosio¶

Advisory Systems Engineer · Arista Networks · Southwest Region

I build real-world Arista AVD and CloudVision workflows for a living. This site is where I share what actually works in production — the gaps in the official docs, the configs that took hours to figure out the first time, and the mental models that make automation click.

Everything here is tested in a working lab. No slides. No theory. Just code you can clone and run.

Why this site exists¶

The Arista ecosystem has great official documentation. But there's a gap between "here is how the feature works" and "here is how to use it in your environment alongside everything else you're running." That gap is what this site fills.

Stack¶

vendor:     Arista Networks
platforms:  EOS · CloudVision as a Service (CVaaS) · On-prem CV 2024.3+
automation: Arista AVD · Ansible · Python · Git
topics:     campus fabrics · data center · GitOps · Day-2 ops · AIOps

Connect¶

Disclaimer

This site represents my personal lab work and views — not official Arista documentation. Always validate configs in your own environment before deploying to production.