Expert Systems in Network Management - The Second Revolution (NOT KNOWN IF TALK GIVEN BECAUSE AUTHOR HAS LEFT AT&T)

'Expert System' -- the two words seem incongruously linked, the intuitive, inspired flashes of understanding which are the hallmark of the human expert hardly capable of confinement within the realm of the logical, meticulously articulated computer. Yet, Expert Systems are changing the programming landscape, particularly in network management, with currently operational systems demonstrating the ability to anticipate trouble and learn from experience.