
The Data Center Strikes Back - Data center automation, the innovation you’ve been looking for
Automation has long promised faster service creation, fewer human errors, and simplified operations—yet most enterprises still haven’t automated even half of their data center network tasks. In this finale of The Data Center Strikes Back series two, Ivana Duvnjak, Senior Director of Network Automation Business, Nokia and James Knights, Principal Architect, Kyndryl join our host to uncover why automation has fallen short, Nokia’s Event-Driven Automation (EDA) offering and how AI-powered orchestration is changing the game. From overcoming multi-vendor complexity to building future-ready networks, this episode explores whether enterprises can finally unlock the true value of automation. Don’t miss this deep dive into the next frontier of operational efficiency.
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Host:
- Peter Nass, Offering Manager, Kyndryl
Guests:
- Ivana Duvnjak, Senior Director of Network Automation Business, Nokia
- James Knights, Principal Architect, Kyndryl
‘The data center strikes back’ is a joint production by Nokia and Kyndryl.
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Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published29 September 2025 at 08:04 UTC
- Length17 min
- Episode6
- RatingClean