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<div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><b>Subject:</b> Re: Are the days of the showpiece NOC office display gone forever? <br><b>From:</b> Tom Beecher <beecher@beecher.cc> <br><b>To:</b> Matt Erculiani <merculiani@gmail.com> <br><b>Cc:</b> NANOG Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org> <br><b>Date:</b> Thursday, 12/17/2020 11:59:37<br></blockquote><div>[...] <br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Contrary to what salespeople will say, the answer is not 100% automation, or 100% humans. The proper answer is an often changing combination of the two. <br></div></blockquote><div>I believe the desired combination is automation + button-pushing monkeys.<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>ML is not the magical unicorn solution that solves everything, contrary to what many papers and salespeople tell you. [...]<br></div></div></blockquote><div>But which will write Shakespeare first? I'd bet on the monkeys, although both come up with some unique and unanticipated ways to fail.</div><div><br></div><div>Oh well. Back to pushing buttons. Someday my masterpiece will be complete...</div><div><br></div><div>Peter E. Fry</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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