Service assurance is a key goal for digital-first businesses. It has become the lifeblood of their business applications. These applications are becoming more complex due to the advent of 5G, edge, and containerized cloud-native infrastructures. RDAF consolidates disparate data sources and converges on the root cause using dynamic AI/ML pipelines. Then, intelligent automation is used to remediate. Data-driven companies should evaluate, assess, and implement RDAF to speed innovation, reduce time to value, meet SLAs, and provide exceptional customer experiences.