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AI-driven inventory: The foundation for autonomous networks in the age of agentic AI

April 16, 2026
Sandra Lowenstein Ciena blog
Sandra Lowenstein
Advisor, Product Marketing

Sandra Lowenstein explains why modernizing inventory is the essential foundation CSPs need to power trusted AI, scale automation, and advance toward autonomous networks.

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