Define: "Intent-Based Networking (IBN)" in Business
Catastrophic fiscal burn
"Learn Python. If you rely on the vendor's GUI to guess your intent you will be replacing the hardware in two years."
A form of network administration that uses machine learning and orchestration to automate administrative tasks based on business intent.
What does "Intent-Based Networking (IBN)" actually mean?
"A marketing fantasy where you tell a dashboard what you want to happen and it completely ignores you while dropping OSPF neighbor adjacencies."
"Intent-Based Networking will allow us to align our infrastructure directly with our business goals."
"Our transition to Intent-Based Networking failed because the platform's 'intent' was apparently to isolate the entire London branch."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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