Re: Are the days of the showpiece NOC office display gone forever?
Subject: Re: Are the days of the showpiece NOC office display gone forever? From: Tom Beecher <beecher@beecher.cc> To: Matt Erculiani <merculiani@gmail.com> Cc: NANOG Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org> Date: Thursday, 12/17/2020 11:59:37
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Contrary to what salespeople will say, the answer is not 100% automation, or 100% humans. The proper answer is an often changing combination of the two.
I believe the desired combination is automation + button-pushing monkeys.
ML is not the magical unicorn solution that solves everything, contrary to what many papers and salespeople tell you. [...]
But which will write Shakespeare first? I'd bet on the monkeys, although both come up with some unique and unanticipated ways to fail. Oh well. Back to pushing buttons. Someday my masterpiece will be complete... Peter E. Fry
I’ve learned that the secret is automation + intelligent trained and empowered staff. Ms. Lady Benjamin PD Cannon, ASCE 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC CEO ben@6by7.net "The only fully end-to-end encrypted global telecommunications company in the world.” FCC License KJ6FJJ Sent from my iPhone via RFC1149.
On Dec 17, 2020, at 3:17 PM, Peter E. Fry <pfry@tailbone.net> wrote:
Subject: Re: Are the days of the showpiece NOC office display gone forever? From: Tom Beecher <beecher@beecher.cc> To: Matt Erculiani <merculiani@gmail.com> Cc: NANOG Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org> Date: Thursday, 12/17/2020 11:59:37 [...] Contrary to what salespeople will say, the answer is not 100% automation, or 100% humans. The proper answer is an often changing combination of the two. I believe the desired combination is automation + button-pushing monkeys.
ML is not the magical unicorn solution that solves everything, contrary to what many papers and salespeople tell you. [...] But which will write Shakespeare first? I'd bet on the monkeys, although both come up with some unique and unanticipated ways to fail.
Oh well. Back to pushing buttons. Someday my masterpiece will be complete...
Peter E. Fry
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