AutoCon 4 Preview: Network Automation, Intelligence, and the Road Ahead

About this episode

The episode previews the AutoCon 4 conference, discussing network automation and observability.

Host Philip Gervasi and Kentik Field CTO Justin Ryburn preview the upcoming AutoCon 4 conference, one of the premier events for the networking industry. They discuss the growth of the Network Automation Forum, the evolution of the AutoCon community, and the event’s focus on real-world network automation, observability, and AIOps. Justin previews Kentik’s hands-on AutoCon 4 session, “Building Smarter Observability with Network Intelligence.”

People in this episode

Host: Philip Gervasi

Guest: Justin Ryburn

Topics covered

• network automation
• observability
• AIOps
• AutoCon 4
• networking industry

Keywords

• AutoCon 4
• network automation
• observability
• AIOps
• Kentik
• networking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kentik, Network Automation Forum

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