The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods TNO047: Advice From Both Sides of the Network Aisle
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Oct 24, 2025 Senad Palislamovic, an experienced network engineer with roles at NVIDIA, shares his insights on network automation and AI for NetOps. He discusses the evolution of networking protocols and his journey from managing university networks to leading NVIDIA's global infrastructure. Senad emphasizes the critical importance of data quality and how AI can enhance log management. He also offers practical tips for effective vendor communication and reflects on a past outage incident, providing valuable lessons for today's NetOps engineers.
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Automation Should Mirror Lifecycle Events
- Senad differentiates between protocol-driven automation and higher-level virtual stack automation like Nuage VSD.
- The best automation ties lifecycle events to immediate network state changes, creating near‑perfect workflows.
Apply AI First To Logs And Alarms
- Use AI where "good enough" suffices: log parsing, alarm correlation, and triage are prime targets.
- Reserve stricter pipelines (provisioning) for verified models and use RAGs to improve accuracy before automating.
Force Accurate Network Data Entry
- Enforce data hygiene by forcing required fields and using workflows that block progress until metadata is correct.
- Treat asset records as the source of truth and run projects to backfill and fix historical gaps.
