Towards an agentic IT infrastructure: what does that mean?

Infrastructure vendors are starting to embed AI agents into core IT operations, moving beyond simple automation.

Cisco, Nutanix, and SUSE are showcasing self-healing, always-on, agent-coordinated workflows, and dynamic dashboards.

The promise is a shift from reactive human management to proactive machine-led operations across enterprise infrastructure.

But the technology is still early, and its probabilistic behavior adds new risk and complexity for engineers.