Heavy Networking
HN715: Prescribing The Right Dose Of Automation For A Hospital Network
Jan 5, 2024
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital discusses their automation journey in managing their campus network, data center, wireless network, and SD-WAN. They cover challenges in integrating new wireless devices, automating data centers, and the benefits of automation in troubleshooting network issues. The potential of AI in automating data analysis and problem-solving is also explored. Additionally, the chapter focuses on building trust in network monitoring tools and proving that the network is not the cause of application issues or performance problems.
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- Network automation in a healthcare setting reduces human error and ensures policy compliance while accommodating new devices.
- Integrating automation solutions with existing tools and platforms and incorporating AI ops can aid in achieving a fully automated network environment.
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Network Automation Journey
The podcast features a discussion with professionals from New York Presbyterian Hospital about their network automation journey. They have been on this journey for over 15 to 20 years, starting with basic automation tasks such as configuration backups and gradually progressing to policy compliance checks and modifications. They emphasize the challenges of automation in a multi-segment network with various platforms and technologies, including campus, wireless, SD-WAN, and data center. Each segment presents unique automation needs, and the goal is to aggregate all automation challenges under a centralized platform.
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