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Explore the reality of network automation adoption in production environments through comprehensive survey data from network operators across various industries and organization sizes. Examine the significant gap between vendor promises of fully automated networks and the actual state of automation implementation in real-world scenarios. Analyze anonymized responses covering automation maturity levels, tooling choices, staffing challenges, and management expectations to understand what network functions are truly being automated versus what industry hype suggests. Discover the current percentage of network operations that are actually automated, identify which specific network functions are fully or partially automated across different organizations, and learn about the current status of LLM integration in network operations. Investigate the primary barriers preventing wider automation adoption and understand how organizations are staffing their automation initiatives while measuring success. Gain insights into practical automation strategies that deliver measurable results, benchmark your current automation efforts against industry data, and identify common pitfalls to avoid in your automation journey. Benefit from data-driven insights presented without vendor bias or theoretical frameworks, focusing exclusively on real data from actual production networks to help you make informed decisions about your network automation initiatives.
Syllabus
The 2025 State of Network Automation: What's Really Happening in Production Networks
Taught by
NANOG