By Julio Fernandez,
Publication Date: 2025-11-12 22:13:00
Let’s be honest: automation isn’t optional anymore. If you’re a network engineer wondering how AI and automation will change your job, here’s the reality. Engineers who automate will outpace those who don’t.
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“My main takeaway from AutoCon was seeing how our customers organize themselves to actually do NetDevOps—
what network engineers learn, how they partner with developers, and how mutual understanding shapes success at scale.”
—François Caen, Product Manager, Learn with Cisco
Why teams stall on automation (and how to move forward)
Many organizations have a few scripts or pilots…
