A Model For Measuring And Improving Data Center Fabric Reliability (6:53)
Techstrong.IT, Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Drawing on Nokia Bell Labs' reliability model, Mitch Ashley and Scott Robohn show why configuration, automation, and disciplined operations - not just infrastructure - are the real levers behind five-nines data center availability.
In this video, Mitch Ashley (Futurum Research, The Futurum Group) and Scott Robohn (Solutional) walk through Nokia Bell Labs' data center fabric reliability model and explain how operational discipline-rather than hardware alone-drives meaningful improvements in availability. The model quantifies how design choices, automation, and AI-driven operations can move organizations from a legacy operational baseline to a future mode of operation capable of exceeding five nines of availability.