Automation is Old School: The Future Belongs to Self-Driving Networks
HPE, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
HPE argues automation is outdated and self-driving networks are the new enterprise operating model.
HPE argues that as AI reshapes the enterprise, networks must connect and optimize everything from employee experience and business applications to AI agents and inference workloads.
The required speed and scale exceed what human operators can manage directly.
HPE positions conventional automation as insufficient because it still depends on humans defining every rule. Self-driving networks are presented as the new operating model for that environment.