THE OPSMILL BLOG

Author: Damien Garros

An Automation Engineer’s Guide to Understanding Databases

Understand graph databases vs relational and other databases types for network automation. Compare characteristics, performance & trade-offs.
Damien Garros, OpsMill co-founder and CEO
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An Automation Engineer’s Guide to Understanding Data Schemas

Master data schema fundamentals for network automation. Learn structure, relationships, constraints, and how to choose the right schema type.
Damien Garros, OpsMill co-founder and CEO
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The NAF Automation Framework Is the Industry Blueprint We’ve Been Waiting For

The network automation framework is a blueprint with 6 building blocks to design automation systems that work at any scale or maturity.
Damien Garros, OpsMill co-founder and CEO
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AI Agents, SaaS, and Open Source: A Personal View

Open source is dead? Not even close. Discover why AI tools strengthen rather than replace SaaS and open-source software development.
Damien Garros, OpsMill co-founder and CEO
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Infrastructure Data Management Gets Even Smarter

The latest Infrahub developments, including Profiles and a new UI paradigm, make managing infrastructure automation at scale even easier.
Damien Garros, OpsMill co-founder and CEO
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Schema-Driven Design Is the Key to Unlocking AI in Automation

Systems built on a schema-driven design provide clear, structured data and safe paths for AI agents to perform reliably at scale.
Damien Garros, OpsMill co-founder and CEO
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Infrahub Changes Open-Source Licence to Apache 2.0

Infrahub has officially shifted its open-source licence to Apache 2.0.
Damien Garros, OpsMill co-founder and CEO
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Building Trust in Automation: The 6+3+3 Framework for Success

Explore the key principles and design foundations to create reliable, user-friendly automation systems that inspire confidence and adoption.
Damien Garros, OpsMill co-founder and CEO
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Why Trust Is Essential for Successful Automation Adoption

Learn why trust is critical to automation adoption, what can erode it, and how to design automation systems that foster trust from the start.
Damien Garros, OpsMill co-founder and CEO
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Why Your Network Naming Conventions Are Slowing Down Automation

Complex and outdated network naming conventions add friction to automation. Learn how to modernize and automate them.
Damien Garros, OpsMill co-founder and CEO
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