The network automation market hit $15 billion this year. It'll double to $30 billion by 2028. Those numbers would've seemed absurd a decade ago when we were still arguing whether using Ansible and Python was "real" automation or just scripting, But here we are.

The week of November 18th 2024 in Denver, the Network Automation Forum Autocon2 conference offered a deep dive into the future of network automation, revealing both challenges and breakthroughs within this space. This is by far my favorite event for network engineers right now as it brings together so many