Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this session, we’ll walk through the creation of a modern, fully integrated network automation pipeline that starts with a service request in Jira Service Management and ends with a verified configuration pushed to a Palo Alto firewall — all in under 45 minutes. Using GitHub Actions as the automation engine, we’ll demonstrate how to orchestrate workflows that interact with Ansible playbooks, Nautobot for source of truth and intent validation, and Palo Alto firewalls for real-world enforcement. We’ll also show how to automatically update the Jira ticket at each step for traceability and status awareness. Attendees will see a live demo of infrastructure-as-code principles applied to network operations, gaining practical insights into how to streamline request fulfillment, improve change reliability, and build a scalable automation framework that aligns with DevOps practices. Whether you’re just starting your automation journey or looking to enhance an existing toolchain, this talk will showcase how to deliver real business outcomes through automated, compliant, and repeatable pipelines.
Jon Howe: Jon Howe is a Principal Solutions Architect at Myriad360 with over 20 years of experience modernizing enterprise infrastructure through automation and cloud-first strategies. Specializing in network automation, hybrid cloud design, and pipeline-based provisioning, he builds scalable frameworks that bridge legacy systems with modern delivery models. Jon's holistic approach to platform architecture spans the full application lifecycle, bringing together people, process, and technology to create resilient platforms that support business agility at scale across Fortune 500 financial institutions, healthcare, and software companies.
Speaker Jon Howe - Myriad360
In this session, we’ll walk through the creation of a modern, fully integrated network automation pipeline that starts with a service request in Jira Service Management and ends with a verified configuration pushed to a Palo Alto firewall — all in under 45 minutes. Using GitHub Actions as the automation engine, we’ll demonstrate how to orchestrate workflows that interact with Ansible playbooks, Nautobot for source of truth and intent validation, and Palo Alto firewalls for real-world enforcement. We’ll also show how to automatically update the Jira ticket at each step for traceability and status awareness. Attendees will see a live demo of infrastructure-as-code principles applied to network operations, gaining practical insights into how to streamline request fulfillment, improve change reliability, and build a scalable automation framework that aligns with DevOps practices. Whether you’re just starting your automation journey or looking to enhance an existing toolchain, this talk will showcase how to deliver real business outcomes through automated, compliant, and repeatable pipelines.
Jon Howe: Jon Howe is a Principal Solutions Architect at Myriad360 with over 20 years of experience modernizing enterprise infrastructure through automation and cloud-first strategies. Specializing in network automation, hybrid cloud design, and pipeline-based provisioning, he builds scalable frameworks that bridge legacy systems with modern delivery models. Jon's holistic approach to platform architecture spans the full application lifecycle, bringing together people, process, and technology to create resilient platforms that support business agility at scale across Fortune 500 financial institutions, healthcare, and software companies.
Speaker Jon Howe - Myriad360
