Ep 77 | The Rise of VibeOps: How AI Is Transforming Network Automation

Cloudera, Inc.

Jun 10, 2026

For decades, network teams have been forced to choose between speed and stability. AI may finally be changing that equation. In this episode of The AI Forecast, Paul Muller sits down with John Capobianco, Head of AI and Developer Relations at Itential and author of “Automate Your Network,” to explore how AI is reshaping the future of network operations.

Drawing on decades of experience in network engineering, John explains why network automation has struggled to gain traction and how AI, agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) could finally break the bottleneck.

Paul and John take a closer look at:

Why network automation adoption has lagged behind other areas of IT
How AI can augment network engineers instead of replacing them
The role of MCP and AI agents in automating complex workflows
Why “AI can write and validate scripts as a pair programmer”
How digital twins can reduce risk and improve network resilience
The emergence of VibeOps and AI-driven operations

For technology leaders navigating AI adoption, this episode explores how AI-powered automation can help network teams move faster without sacrificing reliability.

To hear more about AI-powered operations and vibecoding, check out Ep 65 | The Vibecoding Liability: How Unchecked AI Can Kill Cloud ROI https://www.youtube.com/watch

Stay in touch with John:*
John Capobianco on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-capobianco-644a1515/
John’s website: https://www.automateyournetwork.ca/home/
“Automate Your Network” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Automate-Your-Network-Introducing-Enterprise/dp/1799237885

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