{
  "id": 13687076,
  "title": "HPE's networking boss says AI will handle all trouble tickets without humans in two years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/hpes-networking-boss-says-ai-will-handle-all-trouble-tickets-without",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-11T09:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/11/hpes-networking-boss-says-ai-will-handle-all-trouble-tickets-without-humans-in-two-years/5302179"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HPE's lead networking executive, Rami Rahim, predicts that artificial intelligence will soon handle virtually all network trouble tickets on its own within the next two to three years. Rahim, previously the CEO of Juniper Networks, is promoting HPE's self-driving network technology, which incorporates AI-assisted monitoring and automated remediation. He claims that around 70 to 80 percent of current trouble tickets do not require human intervention. Within the specified timeframe, Rahim believes that no issues will require human intervention at all. He explains that even hardware swaps will be handled automatically, with the technology ordering replacement parts and dispatching them to the affected location. Rahim suggests that humans should trust AI, drawing parallels to the widespread acceptance of self-driving taxis in the Bay Area. He mentions using metrics such as Wi-Fi performance issues and the speed of their resolution to measure the success of automation. Rahim argues that AI will quickly identify and rectify Wi-Fi problems more efficiently than humans, making automation increasingly important as enterprises deal with a growing number of agents relying on networks. He emphasizes that networking is becoming an increasingly critical aspect of the AI datacenter, contributing to the company's transformation into a networking-centric organization.",
  "summary": "And you'll trust agents to do that for the same reason you no longer worry about automatic transmissions",
  "key_points": [
    "AI will handle 70-80% of network trouble tickets within two to three years",
    "Hardware swaps and replacements will be automated, ordering parts and dispatching them"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "HPE's networking boss says AI will handle all trouble tickets without humans in two years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/hpes-networking-boss-says-ai-will-handle-all-trouble-tickets-without-13691492",
        "published": "2026-10-11T09:37:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}