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AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are the next big hype in networking following Software-Defined Everything and Intent-Based Everything. Like with the previous hype bubbles it’s worth figuring out
- How much of the hype is real (TL&DR: not much)?
- Whether the technology is ready to be used in production networks (TL&DR: some of it)
- How you could use the technology to make your life easier
How Real Is It?
Like with the previous hype tsunamis I’ll do my best to help you figure out the answers to the above questions with a hefty dose of skepticism and snark1, starting with:
SD-WAN
Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) is the second “software-defined” marketing attempt (after the original SDN) to dress a conglomerate of old technologies into shiny new clothes. Even Wikipedia article promotes some of the usual software-defined hype, quoting Network World claim that:
SD-WAN simplifies the management and operation of a WAN by decoupling the networking hardware from its control mechanism. This concept is similar to how software-defined networking implements virtualization technology to improve data center management and operation.