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How SR-MPLS Is Changing the Way We Think About IP Networking
Learn how SR-MPLS, or Segment Routing Multiprotocol Label Switching, changes the way we think about traditional IP networking.
Optical Data Center Interconnect: Connecting Your Data Centers With Private DWDM Technology
Optical Data Center Interconnect (DCI) provides a cost saving, high density, flexible alternative to leased circuits for connecting geographically separated data centers.
Key Takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2025
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Forbes' 40th Annual List Of America's Top Private Companies
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Arista EVPN VXLAN 101 Lab
This Arista MP-BGP EVPN Lab provides exposure to the new technology and capabilities of the products used. This lab introduces the Arista Cloud Vision Portal(CVP) and introduces students to the basics of building the VXLAN L3LS Underlay, MP-BGP overlay, MLAG, Asymmetric and Symmetric IRB, and eternal L2/L3 connectivity. It also provides an in-depth look at Arista Cloud Vision Portal(CVP) and how to use it for day 0,1 building and day 2 operations. 3 VXLAN EVPN scenarios based on best practices from the Arista design guides, ACE3 course material, Arista TAC support the Arista EOS forum posts. There are many different ways to create an Arista-based VXLAN EVPN fabric; these labs present a migration phase from a standard 3 tier VLAN and SVI-based network to a VXLAN fabric, Then the fabric changes to using Asymmetrical IRB and Symmetrical IRB. BGP routing is the underlay, overlay and connectivity to the remote data center under migration.
Getting Started with Terraform
This hands-on lab covers both basic and advanced Terraform concepts, using Cisco SD-WAN as the practical example. You'll progress from basic provider configuration and resource creation to advanced topics like modules, workspaces, and dynamic blocks, gaining practical experience with Infrastructure as Code best practices along the way.
Partner POV | Maximize AI Agent Performance with Data Flywheels Using NVIDIA NeMo Microservices
NVIDIA NeMo microservices empower businesses to maintain adaptive AI agents through a data flywheel strategy, ensuring continuous improvement and relevance. By leveraging GPU-accelerated tools, NeMo simplifies AI development, deployment, and evaluation, enhancing performance while reducing costs.
Why Cloud Governance Fails — And How to Fix It
Most organizations adopt cloud before they establish governance—then spend years battling runaway costs, siloed decisions, and commitments they can't unwind. In this episode of WWT Research's four-part IT Value Creation series, Josh Bushman and Jenny Halidik unpack the structural gaps that undermine cloud ROI and explain why FinOps tools alone cannot solve the problem. This episode explores the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) as the foundation for sustainable cloud governance, showing how cross-functional decision-making, shared accountability and continuous optimization transform cloud from a cost risk into a strategic advantage. If your cloud spending is unpredictable, commitments feel misaligned or optimization never sticks, this conversation offers a clear roadmap for building governance that works at enterprise scale.
Okta Foundations
This on-demand integration lab is a capability of WWT's Advanced Technology Center (ATC), designed to provide hands-on experience with Okta.
The purpose of this lab is to help you develop proficiency in navigating and configuring features within the Okta admin console. In this lab environment, you will gain hands-on experience with essential Okta tasks, including managing users and groups, integrating applications using SAML, and connecting Okta with Active Directory. You will also explore how to configure device assurance policies, ensuring secure access across various devices.
Broadcom and AMD Collaborate on Enterprise AI Platform
Broadcom and AMD's collaboration aims to revolutionize enterprise AI with a secure, high-performance infrastructure. By integrating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) with AMD's AI software and GPUs, they address privacy, flexibility, cost and scalability challenges, enabling efficient AI model deployment and management. This partnership creates AI solutions for diverse enterprise needs.
Partner POV | The critical role of software in modern data center operations and AI infrastructure
The data center landscape is transforming with advanced software, digital twins, and AI-driven automation, enhancing design, construction, and operations. This evolution ensures unprecedented reliability and efficiency, crucial for AI integration and sustainability. As data centers become business-critical, software innovations are pivotal in optimizing performance, reducing risks, and driving sustainable growth.
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Viptela) - Multi-Region Fabric Lab
The Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Multi-Region Fabric (MRF) Lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the advanced MRF features of Cisco's SD-WAN solution. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.
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Army GEMSS Digital Modernization Community
The Army GEMSS EA is your one-stop-shop for Cisco network security, software, design and support services, and training. World Wide Technology is a Cisco Systems Gold Partner, combining our shared expertise to provide the U.S. Army with the latest Cisco products and innovations to serve the American Soldier.
Associate Academy
This Community Page illustrates and highlights key aspects of the various early in career programs the Global Workforce Enablement supports and serves as a centralized location of relevant topics for stakeholders.
Navy Digital Modernization Community
The Global Enterprise Modernization Software and Services (GEMSS) – Navy Enterprise Agreement (EA) is a five-year Navy program designed to maximize the Department of the Navy (DON) investment in the use of existing hardware while supporting the smooth transition of ongoing software maintenance for upgrades and patches to software subscriptions for the Department of Defense infrastructures already in-place at installations worldwide.
Tribal Community
This community brings together technical leaders within the Tribal communities to foster forward-thinking and innovative solutions with practical implementation.
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CrowdStrike CTF: Falcon
THIS EVENT IS FULL. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS EVENT, WE HAVE ANOTHER ON 2/12/26 https://www.wwt.com/event/696159765f962d6b5d41c68c .
CrowdStrike delivers a unified platform approach to modern security so you can protect and build your future. This game incorporates several new features of CrowdStrike, offering a unique opportunity to test your skills against the latest in cybersecurity technology.
Tools utilized within the game:
🔷Crowdstrike Falcon (EDR tool, end point protection and analysis)
🔷Crowdstrike Logscale (History and logging)
🔷CrowdStrike Cloud Security
🔷CrowdStrike Identity Threat Protection
This is a mixed capture the flag style event that will require you and your team to zero in on malicious actors inside of a network, identify vulnerable or outdated services, and brace yourself for a real-time series of cyber attacks. Points will be awarded for finding those exploits, remediating them to the best of your ability and defending Iron Guardian's network.
Secure All Together: 5 Principles for Building a Culture of Cybersecurity
Cyber adversaries are becoming more skilled — and more ruthless. Protecting your organization requires a team approach within organizations, with the broad partner ecosystem and across all industries.
Former NSA Cyber Director on the Emerging AI Threat Landscape
AI-powered nation-state cyber threats have entered a new phase. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT's Head of National Security and Critical Infrastructure Madison Horn joins former NSA Director Rob Joyce to break down what's changed and why business leaders should be paying close attention.
Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza on the New Math of Enterprise AI
In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza explains why enterprises are shifting from experimentation to intentional, top-down AI deployment. and why a strong data strategy now determines who captures real value.
Trending in Cloud
The Cloud Advantage for AI
Discover how leveraging the cloud can help organizations accelerate AI adoption.
Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza on the New Math of Enterprise AI
In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza explains why enterprises are shifting from experimentation to intentional, top-down AI deployment. and why a strong data strategy now determines who captures real value.
When AI Starts to Act on Its Own, Who's in Control?
As artificial intelligence moves from prediction to action, a new security frontier is taking shape. In this episode, Zscaler's Head of AI Innovation Phil Tee and WWT's VP of Global Cyber Chris Konrad explore the rise of autonomous agents, the evolution of Zero Trust and what it means to secure AI itself. From poisoned prompts to quantum threats, they warn the biggest risk isn't just deploying AI — it's trusting it. A sharp, real-world look at how enterprises can protect their future as machines begin to make decisions of their own.
Cloud Center of Excellence: The Missing Engine Behind Scalable Governance and Enterprise Cloud Success
Stop managing cloud. Start driving results.
Trending in Digital Transformation
Scaling AI Across the Workforce to Empower Every Employee
In 2024, organizations laid the groundwork for AI transformation, and now in 2025, it's time to cement your AI strategy. Join WWT experts David Rosenblatt and Mike Davis as they share insights from our 2025 Digital Workspace Priorities research report. You'll hear their unique perspectives on treating AI like a new employee and guidance on transitioning from proof-of-concept to organization-wide AI implementation so you can empower every employee.
How Actionable Data is Powering Smarter Operations at Jack in the Box
See how Jack in the Box is using its modernized point-of-sale system to unlock real-time data insights, drive operational efficiency and empower every level of the organization — from corporate leaders to restaurant managers.
How Forward-Thinking Leaders Integrate Culture and Tech to Amplify Organizational Success
How can my organization become a great place to work? This is a common question we hear from clients of WWT. While there isn't a one-size-fits-all approach to culture, the most successful organizations integrate company culture with advanced technology to leverage data-driven insights and drive measurable business outcomes. Join WWT's experts Joe Berger, VP of Digital Experiences, and Krista Bush, VP of Global Employee Experience, as they discuss a framework for creating a sustainable and resilient company culture — a framework that has placed WWT on the Great Place to Work® list for 13 years running.
How to Clone Objects in C# .NET Core
There are numerous ways to clone an object in C# .NET Core. This article explores some of the approaches you can use to make a deep copy of an object and the pros and cons of each method.
Trending in Infrastructure Modernization
Scott Data Embraces AI Transformation to Offer GPU as a Service
Learn how a data center leader partnered with WWT to validate and execute a strategic vision for providing on-demand access to the advanced high-performance infrastructure required to run today's most demanding AI workloads.
How to Automate Everything Right: WWT's 6 Principles of Automation
Automation plays a critical role in our daily work, touching solutions that span technologies, partners and industries. In our many years of working with clients, we've identified six principles that can help organizations automate everything right.
Data: The Forgotten Ingredient to Automation and AI Success
Holistic automation and AI capabilities are possible when organizations mature their data practices.
Former NSA Cyber Director on the Emerging AI Threat Landscape
AI-powered nation-state cyber threats have entered a new phase. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT's Head of National Security and Critical Infrastructure Madison Horn joins former NSA Director Rob Joyce to break down what's changed and why business leaders should be paying close attention.
Top Labs
Palo Alto NGFW Foundations Version 11 Lab
The Palo Alto NGFW Foundations Lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the fundamental features of Palo Alto's solution. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.
Cyber Range - Initiation
Initiation is a Capture the Flag (CTF) lab meant to introduce you to the WWT Cyber Range platform and serve as a tutorial for future events. You will be introduced to the features and functionality as well as provided tips for success during future WWT Cyber Range CTFs. This lab will also allow you to test your access using the same platform we use for our live CTF events so you can make sure you will be ready on game day.
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Viptela) Foundations Lab (20.9.3)
The Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Foundations Lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the fundamental features of Cisco's SD-WAN solution. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.
Cisco ACI Fundamentals Lab Part 1
This lab is the Cisco ACI Fundamentals Lab Part 1, and after completion, the student can launch Cisco ACI Fundamentals Lab Part 2 to complete the entire lab. The lab uses the ACI virtual simulator based on ACI Version 6.1(3f), emulating an APIC, 2 leafs, and a spine. Part 2 uses a shared physical ACI fabric to complete the policy and verify data plane connectivity.
The ACI Virtual Simulator was needed to demo the building of the ACI fabric from scratch, bootstrapping the APIC, adding the spine and leafs, fabric discovery, and completing VMM integration. Since the Cisco ACI Fundamentals Lab, Part 2 is a shared on-demand environment, to decouple the APIC build process from the APIC policy creation. Due to limitations, the virtual ACI fabric is a control plane-only simulator, and no data plane testing (Ping, SSH) can get done for validation. Cisco ACI Fundamentals Lab Part 2 uses a Tenant inside of a physical ACI, and data plane functionality can get tested ( Ping, SSH)
Fortinet NGFW Foundations Lab
The Fortinet Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) Foundations Lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the fundamental features of the Fortinet NGFW solution. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.
Cisco AI Defense Capture the Flag (CTF)
Experience Cisco AI Defense in an interactive Capture the Flag (CTF), designed to showcase how Cisco is securing the future of GenAI.
WWT Agentic Network Assistant
Explore the WWT Agentic Network Assistant, a browser-based AI tool that converts natural language into Cisco CLI commands, executes them across multiple devices, and delivers structured analysis. Using a local LLM, it streamlines troubleshooting, summarizes device health, and compares configs, demonstrating the future of intuitive, AI driven network operations.
Intro to Segment Routing Lab
MPLS has been around for over two decades and is the cornerstone of Service Provider Networks and many enterprise, utility and federal networks. MPLS delivers mission-critical applications and services. Segment Routing has taken the stage to replace MPLS because it accomplishes the same as MPLS but is less complex, extremely robust and can be scaled without limitations. This lab will introduce you to the basics of Segment Routing.
Partner Spotlight
Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks develops and markets networking products, including routers, switches and network management software to make work better for people.
Partner POV | Changing the game for customers: HPE's acquisition of Juniper Networks offers compelling network alternative
The combination of HPE and Juniper creates industry-leading, comprehensive IT portfolio with full networking IP stack.
Restoring Network Reliability for a Tribal Casino
A standardized network gives a Tribal casino the visibility and stability it needs to keep gaming, hotel and back-office operations running smoothly.
Juniper Mist Foundations Lab
The Juniper Mist Foundations Lab is designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the features of the Mist Management Portal, Mist AP's and the Juniper EX Switch line.