EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 33 MIN
SPOTLIGHT: Networks Need to Drive Themselves presented by HPE
from Tech Field Day Podcast · host Tech Field Day
Imagine walking into the office, grabbing your morning coffee, and realizing your network dashboard is perfectly green because an AI agent silently resolved every issue while you slept. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Imagine walking into the office, grabbing your morning coffee, and realizing your network dashboard is perfectly green because an AI agent silently resolved every issue while you slept. In this Spotlight episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast presented by HPE Networking, host Tom Hollingsworth sits down with network practitioners Keith Parsons and Mark Houtz, alongside Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Sunalini Sankhavaram, to explore the paradigm shift from reactive, AI-driven troubleshooting to proactive, self-driving networks. They discuss the critical issue of trust in automation, detailing how HPE's Marvis progresses from "driver-assist" recommendations to fully autonomous remediation. From preventing broadcast storms in hospitals to lightening the load for budget-constrained IT teams, discover how agentic AI and digital twins are reshaping the future of enterprise operations without taking away the essential human in the loop.This and more on the Tech Field Day Podcast Spotlight presented by HPE Networking. Try Mist AI: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/mist-ai.htmlHPE Networking: http://hpe.com/networkingHPE Representative: Sunalini Sankhavaram, VP of Product Management at HPEKeith Parsons, Network EngineerMark Houtz, Network EngineerFollow the Tech Field Day Podcast on X/Twitter or on Bluesky and use the Hashtag #TFDPodcast to join the discussion. Listen to more episodes on the podcast page of the website.Follow Tech Field Day for more information on upcoming and current event coverage on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on LinkedIn, or visit our website.
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Imagine walking into the office, grabbing your morning coffee, and realizing your network dashboard is perfectly green because an AI agent silently resolved every issue while you slept. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Imagine walking into the office, grabbing your morning coffee, and realizing your network dashboard is perfectly green because an AI agent silently resolved every issue while you slept. In this Spotlight episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast presented by HPE Networking, host Tom Hollingsworth sits down with network practitioners Keith Parsons and Mark Houtz, alongside Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Sunalini Sankhavaram, to explore the paradigm shift from reactive, AI-driven troubleshooting to proactive, self-driving networks. They discuss the critical issue of trust in automation, detailing how HPE's Marvis progresses from "driver-assist" recommendations to fully autonomous remediation. From preventing broadcast storms in hospitals to lightening the load for budget-constrained IT teams, discover how agentic AI and digital twins are reshaping the future of enterprise operations without taking away the essential human in the loop.This and more on the Tech Field Day Podcast Spotlight presented by HPE Networking. Try Mist AI: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/mist-ai.htmlHPE Networking: http://hpe.com/networkingHPE Representative: Sunalini Sankhavaram, VP of Product Management at HPEKeith Parsons, Network EngineerMark Houtz, Network EngineerFollow the Tech Field Day Podcast on X/Twitter or on Bluesky and use the Hashtag #TFDPodcast to join the discussion. Listen to more episodes on the podcast page of the website.Follow Tech Field Day for more information on upcoming and current event coverage on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on LinkedIn, or visit our website.
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