The networks are getting to the complexity point where humans are not capable of dealing with them any more. Automation of network administration and the automation of the building of networks and the automation of the managing of networks is a huge area of opportunity because it’s beyond anyone’s capability to deal with.
Predictor: Warnock, John
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for Wired magazine, David Henry Goodstein interviews John Warnock, the founder of Adobe Systems. Goodstein quotes Warnock:”I believe that the networks are getting to the complexity point where humans are not capable of dealing with them any more. Automation of network administration and the automation of the building of networks and the automation of the managing of networks is a huge area of opportunity because it’s beyond anyone’s capability to deal with.”
Biography:John Warnock was the founder of Adobe, a major software maker of the 1990s. He introduced the concept of PDF in 1991. (Technology Developer/Administrator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Wired
Title, headline, chapter name: Scriptwriter: John Warnock, the Inventor of PostScript and the Founder of Adobe Systems, Plots the Future of Media
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.07/postscript_pr.html
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