The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods NAN105: Campus Network Automation, Powered by Cisco Agentic Workflows (Sponsored)
Nov 5, 2025
Join Stephen Orr, a seasoned Distinguished Solutions Engineer at Cisco, and Reid Butler, Director of Product Management, as they dive into the transformative power of Cisco Workflows. They discuss the evolution of campus networking, highlighting how automation can eliminate tedious tasks and improve operational efficiency. Reid shares insights on product management surprises while Stephen emphasizes starting with small automations. The duo also explores the integration of AI and third-party tools, all aimed at empowering engineers rather than replacing them.
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Campus Networking Has Radically Evolved
- Campus networking evolved from manual copy-paste configs to complex, integrated services spanning wireless, security, and cloud.
- This rising complexity creates opportunity and the need for automation to reduce human error and speed rollouts.
Automate Low-Risk Repetitive Tasks First
- Start small by automating repetitive, error-prone tasks like SSID or VLAN provisioning.
- Add governance around those automations to ensure consistent, repeatable outcomes across sites.
Validated Designs Become Executable Defaults
- Cisco validated designs become executable templates in Workflows, offering trusted defaults for complex setups.
- Users can customize those templates without needing API or coding knowledge.