# TCG074: From SOAR to Agents: Why Practical Automation Has to Survive Contact with Real Infrastructure

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Podcast: [The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-everything-feed-all-packet-pushers-pods-414132)
Published: 2026-04-22T17:23:38+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2689

## Resource

Eyvonne Sharp and William Collins speak with Sif Baksh, Principal Solutions Architect at Tines, to discuss the power of automation. Sif shares some personal stories of how he has been able to use automation to innovate and modernize networking operations. They also discuss the importance of learning AI and using it as a tool, how ... Read more »

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