Data Pipelines & IPAM Integration | NetBox Consultant

Infrastructure Documentation as Code

If your infrastructure automation still relies on spreadsheets as the source of truth, you’re building on sand.

I specialize in making NetBox the intended state—not just a documentation tool. That means automated imports from discovery sources, validation pipelines that flag drift, and change workflows that update NetBox first, then provision.

What I Deliver

NetBox Implementation & Integration

NetBox deployment, data model design, and initial data import. Integration with existing systems via REST API. Custom scripts and reports for your specific workflows.

dcTrack Integration

DCIM synchronization between NetBox and dcTrack. Keeping asset, power, and location data consistent across systems that serve different stakeholders.

Network Discovery & Import

Automated data collection from network devices (Juniper, Cisco), hypervisors (VMware vSphere, Proxmox), and other infrastructure sources. Reconciliation logic that handles the messy reality of production environments.

Data Pipeline Development

ETL pipelines with Prefect for orchestration. Pandas for transformation. DuckDB for analytical queries on infrastructure data. Scheduled jobs that keep your source of truth current.

Drift Detection & Validation

Pipelines that compare intended state (NetBox, dcTrack or other DCIM Solutions) with actual state (network, compute, storage). Alerting on discrepancies. Automated remediation where appropriate.

Why This Matters

Every automation initiative depends on accurate infrastructure data. When your source of truth is stale or scattered across spreadsheets, every playbook needs manual verification, every deployment is a risk.

IPAM/DCIM isn’t a documentation project—it’s the foundation for infrastructure as code.

Typical Engagements

• Greenfield NetBox deployment with data migration from spreadsheets
• Integration pipelines connecting NetBox/dcTrack to Ansible for inventory
• dcTrack/NetBox synchronization for datacenter operations
• Network device discovery and import automation
• Custom dashboards for infrastructure visibility (Streamlit, Dash/Plotly, Grafana)

Current Experience

One of my banking sector projects involved building data pipelines that synchronized information from Juniper switches, Proxmox clusters, and VMware vSphere environments into NetBox and dcTrack — providing a unified view of infrastructure across multiple datacenters.