Last month, we reviewed Cisco services as code and the role of automation in the age of AI. In this blog, we explore how natural language queries are redefining infrastructure management. As infrastructures grow increasingly complex—especially when considering AI readiness—Infrastructure and Operations (I\&O) teams must achieve the highest levels of automation, digital resilience, faster time to value, and operational excellence at scale. This is why automation methods, such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC)—which applies software development discipline to infrastructure—have become the preferred approach, particularly for organizations striving to stay ahead.
