The Fat Pipe - Most Popular Packet Pushers Pods TNO044: Inside a Global Enterprise Data Center Network Migration (Sponsored)
Oct 3, 2025
Mike Bouchong, a global leader in data center business, and Pushpendra Pandey, Nokia's head of network infrastructure services, dive into Nokia's ambitious data center migration. They discuss tackling legacy equipment and the merits of switching to an automated EDA solution. Pushpendra highlights a pilot project that saw an 80% reduction in incidents, while both guests address fears of change and the role of automation in reducing burnout. They also explore leveraging AI for common incident responses and how collaboration shapes real-world product innovation.
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Legacy Vendor Sprawl Created Major Pain
- Nokia inherited a mix of HP, OmniSwitch and Cisco Nexus gear after M&A and past choices.
- Managing three different platforms became unsustainable and caused long outages and skill mismatches.
Pilot Migrated Critical Factory Workloads
- Nokia piloted SR Linux in a dual Europe data center and migrated critical factory apps.
- The migration took six to eight months and moved production workloads off legacy HP gear.
Big Drop In Incidents Freed Resources
- After the pilot, Nokia saw an 80% reduction in incidents at that site.
- Reduced incidents freed staff to work on automation and new projects instead of firefighting.