Using AI to Re-Architect the Cisco DevNet Sandbox Environment: Part 1
Cisco, Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
A Cisco engineer begins a five-part series on redesigning the DevNet sandbox network with Claude as a second architect.
Cisco opens a five-part series on AI-assisted network design, describing how a DevNet engineer rebuilt a production-grade sandbox network with Claude acting as a second architect.
The author admits starting out skeptical.
In one short design review, Claude caught a cabling mistake and its questions turned two budgeted routers into spares.
Later parts cover the fabric Claude designed, design debates, the move from whiteboard to rack, and an outage Claude diagnosed in minutes.