Five AutoCons Later: What’s Really Holding Network Automation Back?
From Telemetry Now by Phil Gervasi
December 5, 2025 · 40 min · Season 2 · Episode 63
About this episode
Phil Gervasi discusses the barriers to network automation adoption with Chris Grundemann.
Host Phil Gervasi talks with Chris Grundemann, cofounder of the Network Automation Forum and AutoCon, about why network automation still isn’t fully adopted after more than a decade of hype. They dig into the real blockers behind the tech: skills gaps, engineer identity and culture, organizational structure, and the broader “sociotechnical” system around NetOps.
People in this episode
Host: Phil Gervasi
Guest: Chris Grundemann
Topics covered
- network automation
- skills gaps
- engineer identity
- organizational structure
- sociotechnical systems
- NetOps
Keywords
- network automation
- skills gaps
- engineer identity
- organizational structure
- NetOps
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Network Automation Forum, AutoCon
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