AI's Impact on Network Engineering: Cisco Experts Explain

How is AI reshaping network engineering? Discover insights into the transformative role of AI in network engineering with the expertise of Par Merat, Cisco's Learning and Certifications VP, alongside hosts Kareem Iskander and Matt DeNapoli, as they cover the nuances of predictive and generative AI, the critical importance of security in AI-driven networks, and the evolving skillset required for network engineers in the Artificial Intelligence era.
After this episode, read Par Merat's insightful blog post, "Enabling Network Engineer Skills in an AI World," for an extended exploration of these topics: blogs.cisco.com/learning/enab...
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Security Imperatives in AI-Driven Networking
02:19 Skill Expansion for Network Engineers
03:47 Navigating Predictive AI in Networking
05:52 Leveraging Cisco U. for Personalized AI Learning Paths
07:52 Practical Application of Cisco AI Technologies
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[@tony_two]

Thank you for this video!

[@DeepakKumar-lv4te]

it's all very well saying it will augment humans, but that's just now because of the stage of development, so it's easy to say. Surely it will lead to transformational tech (maybe not by Cisco) that will fundamentally revise the roles of today.
The "network engineer" is now a "aws guy" or "cybersecurity guy", but AI type advances will bring the expertise closer to those who use it.
The future surely has to be one where the networks guy isn't really needed much anymore because that's the expertise that currently ops depends on, which will be replaced or migrated into another higher level function. That's just progress.

[@verlaine_devnet]

Insightful snack 🤩 AI is going to augment the human decisions,not to replace the workforce.

[@curiosus8668]

You hear this right before you are made redundant. If Openai have taught us anything, if the opportunity presents itself, someone will take advantage of to the fullest. If Cisco do not create a Network Engineer replacing AI, someone else will. Eventually you will be left with no choice.

[@flipKumar]

She thinks AI is side kick. It is kicking ass.