10 Books Every Network Engineer Should Read

These are 10 books that have been foundational for me personally in my career as a network engineer. I left out the Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and CCIE textbooks, though they were all mostly fantastic. However, this list below has been great for me as foundational networking knowledge in a well-written format.

Toward the bottom are several books that I’ve read much more recently, including books about network automation and machine learning in networking. Personally, for anyone seeking to get into network engineering or to become a more well-rounded networking professional, I recommend topics around automation and ML as well.

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From Manhattan to the Mohawk with the Upstate (NY)NUG

You can split New York State into several regions, though the exact areas are often hotly debated depending on if you say soda, pop, or know all too well what time the last train leaves Penn Station. When Zig Zsiga and I started the New York Networking Users Group, the idea was to continue with the existing (NY)NUG which had one successful event in Manhattan. But after thinking about it, I thought it would be great to start multiple chapters around the state to accommodate all those crazy different accents (seriously – every region in New York State has a different accent and I love it).

And thus began a brand new chapter of the (US)NUA: the Upstate (NY)NUG.

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