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Have we been doing automation all wrong?
Season 5 · Episode 8

Have we been doing automation all wrong?

The Five Nine

October 24, 202415m 14s

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Show Notes

This week, we’re turning our attention to automation, and, more specifically, why exactly it hasn’t taken over yet.  

Fully autonomous networks are something of a holy grail for telcos and data center operators alike. And yet, progress has been slow at best. As AT&T CTO Jeremy Legg said in June of this year, “We’re a ways away from autonomous networks. But there are points within networks that are being made autonomous.” 

But why this piecemeal approach? 

Well, it has a little to do with the way networks are architected. But the biggest problem – at least according to Nokia exec Mike Bushong – is that vendors are trying to solve for the wrong problem.  

We sat down with Bushong to get the scoop on where automation efforts went wrong, where things stand today, and what can be done to get the industry on the right track. 

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