India, Sept. 7 -- An enterprise's IT nervous system is all about fluidity, the right synapses, and split-second connections. For years, networks formed the invisible and boring plumbing behind all the brainwork that enterprise systems chugged through. All that will change. Yes, they are not obscure anymore. Not boring anymore. And not behind the taps anymore. They are in the very spotlight. Getting intelligent. Getting autonomous. And, more importantly, getting extremely crucial for compliance, uptime, and business metrics.

As enterprise IT decision-makers and drivers sit behind this self-driving force, they also wonder where this steering wheel locks and where human hands sit next. How much of an enterprise's subconscious brain would be...