Skip to content

Paying it forward to the next generation of IT.

  • Home
  • Certification
    • Cisco CyberOps Associate
    • CySA+
  • About
    • Guest Appearances
Twitter Linkedin
Close Menu
  • Home
  • Certification
    • Cisco CyberOps Associate
    • CySA+
  • About
    • Guest Appearances
An image of Otto Pilot from Airplane! in a NOC
  • AI
  • Blog
  • network
  • network management
  • Tech Field Day

AIOps Fatigue Is Real, And It’s Your Vendor’s Fault, Not YoursAIOps Fatigue Is Real, And It’s Your Vendor’s Fault, Not Yours

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026| 3 Comments| Ben StoryBen Story| 8:00 am

Mike Hoffman has been doing this longer than most of us. His first network troubleshooting tool was an oscilloscope on...

Read MoreRead More
Man with headset working on laptop showing network diagram inside airplane cabin
  • Blog
  • network
  • Uncategorized

Try Before You Buy: Nokia Is Taking Validated Designs Seriously (And That’s Rarer Than You Think)Try Before You Buy: Nokia Is Taking Validated Designs Seriously (And That’s Rarer Than You Think)

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026| 0 Comments| Ben StoryBen Story| 8:56 am

Vendors publish "validated designs" and let them rot. Nokia is doing something different — and the four-year support commitment is...

Read MoreRead More
  • Cybersecurity
  • rant

But It Works in the Lab!But It Works in the Lab!

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026| 0 Comments| Ben StoryBen Story| 8:30 am

Software developers and security engineers are often at odds. This needs to stop and I have some suggestions....

Read MoreRead More
AI: Just Another Revolution, Jobs transform, the world evolves.
  • AI
  • job

AI Is Going to Kill Jobs!AI Is Going to Kill Jobs!

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026| 0 Comments| Ben StoryBen Story| 12:16 am

AI is changing the world. Things will change, career paths will disappear, but all will be well....

Read MoreRead More

Posts pagination

Previous 1 2 3 … 42 Next

Follow Me

  • X
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • RSS Feed
Ben Story @ntwrk80

Ben Story @ntwrk80

Ben Story is a network security engineer for a solution provider. He has been working with networking since 1998, his Freshman year at Truman State University, when he worked for a small dial-up ISP managing their Shiva LanRover modem bank. His random bits and bytes can be found on his blog at https://packitforwarding.com or on Twitter @ntwrk80.

Verified Services

View Full Profile →

Recent Posts

  • AI, More Than a Bolt On Solution for Networking
  • Your AI Network Isn’t an AI Network (And That’s Fine)
  • Silicon One Everywhere, SONiC On Top: A Cisco Pitch I Wasn’t Expecting
  • Mind the Gap: How MSPs Can Use Lightyear to Own the Telecom Lifecycle
  • AIOps Fatigue Is Real, And It’s Your Vendor’s Fault, Not Yours
Cisco IT Blog Awards Winner Most Inspirational
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.

To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  1. Mind the Gap: How MSPs Can Use Lightyear to Own the Telecom Lifecycle - Tech Field Day on Mind the Gap: How MSPs Can Use Lightyear to Own the Telecom LifecycleApril 28, 2026

    […] Mind the Gap: How MSPs Can Use Lightyear to Own the Telecom Lifecycle […]

  2. Deepak Kakadia on AIOps Fatigue Is Real, And It’s Your Vendor’s Fault, Not YoursApril 27, 2026

    Very Helpful and insightful article Ben !

  3. AIOps Fatigue Is Real, And It's Your Vendor's Fault, Not Yours - Tech Field Day on AIOps Fatigue Is Real, And It’s Your Vendor’s Fault, Not YoursApril 24, 2026

    […] AIOps Fatigue Is Real, And It’s Your Vendor’s Fault, Not Yours […]

    IT Company WordPress Theme Benjamin Story

    Go to mobile version