Techdogs Discover Dialogues: AI in Networking, Beyond Automation

In this Techdogs Discover Dialogues episode, I explore why AI in networking is evolving past simple automation into intelligent, multi-agent systems, and how we can make that leap without the hype.

Highlights:

• I share my “Outcome First, Form Follows Function” framework: begin with the operational result you need, then build backward using the smallest, most efficient mix of models, tools, and data.
• We dig into what real AI readiness looks like by aligning team structures, data pipelines, and engineering culture so that upskilling matters more than more hardware.
• I also walk through the architecture behind Extreme’s Platform ONE, our unified NetOps/SecOps platform designed to scale globally, with ExtremeCloud IQ already proving it by managing millions of endpoints in production.
• Finally, we talk timing, since multi-agent workflows are coming faster than most think, but only organizations that lead with trust, transparency, and explainability will succeed.