{"id":25928,"date":"2026-04-25T23:19:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=25928"},"modified":"2026-04-25T23:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:19:10","slug":"recap-scaling-the-future-reddit-ama-on-community-automation-at-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=25928","title":{"rendered":"Recap Scaling the Future: Reddit AMA on Community Automation at Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cisco Blogs<\/a><\/span> \/ <span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/developer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Developer<\/a><\/span> \/ <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Recap Scaling the Future: Reddit AMA on Community Automation at Scale<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-490640\" class=\"post-490640 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-developer tag-agenticops tag-ai tag-artificial-intelligence-2 tag-cisco tag-devnet tag-meraki tag-netops tag-network-automation\">\n<div class=\"main-content\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><br \/>\n\t <!-- .blog-post-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>TL;DR: Cisco\u2019s Strategic Route<\/b><b\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Cisco is shifting towards a unified operational mannequin that emphasizes <span class=\"s1\"><b>standardization, human-in-the-loop AI, and intent-based automation.<\/b><b\/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>AI as a \u201cReasoning Layer\u201d:<\/b><\/span> Cisco just isn&#8217;t transferring towards absolutely autonomous AI. As a substitute, AI acts as a reasoning instrument that analyzes telemetry, detects points, and proposes validated fixes. <span class=\"s1\"><b>Human approval is all the time required<\/b><\/span> earlier than any configuration adjustments are pushed to the community.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Unified Operations (AgenticOps):<\/b><\/span> The purpose is to bridge the hole between cloud-managed (Meraki) and on-premises (Catalyst) environments. Through the use of a single \u201cpane of glass\u201d and unified APIs, Cisco goals to simplify complicated, multi-system deployments into single, automated workflows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Automation Greatest Practices:<\/b><b\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Begin Small:<\/b><\/span> Deal with high-frequency, low-variability duties (like compliance audits or web site turn-ups) to show ROI.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Standardize:<\/b><\/span> Earlier than automating, guarantee you might have a single \u201cSupply of Fact\u201d (e.g., NetBox, Git-based workflows). Inconsistent insurance policies scale sooner than know-how can repair them.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Security First:<\/b><\/span> Use \u201ccircuit breakers\u201d (auto-halt on failure) and pre-deployment modeling to stop configuration drift and restrict the \u201cblast radius\u201d of errors.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Organizational Alignment:<\/b><\/span> The most important hurdle to automation isn\u2019t the technology-it\u2019s getting NetOps, Safety, and AppDev groups to agree on standardized processes and knowledge fashions.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sources for Builders:<\/b><\/span> Cisco encourages utilizing the <span class=\"s1\"><b>DevNet Sandbox<\/b><\/span> for experimentation and the <span class=\"s1\"><b>Agentic Workflows Alternate<\/b><\/span> for pre-verified, drag-and-drop automation templates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Key Takeaway:<\/b><\/span> Cisco\u2019s focus is on simplifying the administration of heterogeneous networks by unified APIs and deterministic AI, guaranteeing that engineers stay in management whereas lowering handbook, repetitive labor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/cisco\/comments\/1sh0vq5\/hi_reddit_were_reid_butler_oren_brigg_and_raj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Try the Reddit AMA!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-section\">\n<p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69ecfdedd2cfe\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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