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Debunking the Myths of Cisco's Software-Defined Access (SDA)
Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) has evolved from a promising concept to a proven enterprise solution. Despite lingering myths, SDA is now a mature, scalable and secure architecture powering thousands of modern campus networks. In this post, we'll debunk common misconceptions and highlight real-world success stories that showcase SDA's true capabilities.
Omnissa: Coming Soon
Coming Soon: It is a sign of the foundational work that has been done to accelerate into the future of the digital workspace
The Battle of AI Networking: Ethernet vs InfiniBand
This article is not an exploration of who does Ethernet better so much as a direct examination of technology itself. Numbers will be reported as an aggregate means between major players in the AI Networking market and contrasted with equivalent InfiniBand performance. The goal is to answer, at an atomic level, one question: eliminating all other variables, is Ethernet good enough?
Performance Benchmarking: Bun vs. C# vs. Go vs. Node.js vs. Python
I took 5 runtimes and built functionally identical REST APIs with each of them. Then I ran load tests for each application to measure their performance.
PAN-OS and EDLs - Everything You Wanted to Know about External Dynamic Lists
Looking to implement external dynamic lists in your Palo Alto NGFW or Prisma Access? This post will answer all your questions about how EDLs work in PAN-OS to dynamically improve your security posture.
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Part 1 - Devin: Autonomous AI for Modernization
Legacy code modernization is now a strategic imperative, driven by technical debt and innovation demands. Devin, an autonomous AI, revolutionizes this process by compressing timelines, enhancing quality and freeing engineers for innovation. Enterprises must embrace AI-orchestrated modernization to stay competitive, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth and resilience.
Part 2 - Devin: Autonomous AI for Modernization
In Part 2, we shift from strategy to execution. We open the hood on Devin, the autonomous AI software engineer, and walk through its enterprise-ready workflow—from high-fidelity codebase analysis to automated refactoring, test creation, documentation and CI/CD orchestration—revealing how each step improves modernization predictability, auditability and operational scale for large organizations.
Check Point's Virtual Patching and the Evolution of Application Security
This blog discusses the Log4j crisis and highlights how Check Point's AI-driven WAAP protected customers through virtual patching. It explains the shift from WAF to WAAP, highlighting fast deployment, adaptive prevention and simple evaluation, which proves that real security comes from automation and proactive protection, rather than waiting for patches.
SentinelOne OneCon 2025: Redefining the Future of AI-Driven Security
SentinelOne isn't afraid to take on the hard problems. Too often, as practitioners, we are faced with having to make concessions in our security program for the sake of waiting on our OEM of choice to innovate, acquire or deliver on feature-rich promises over the years of our contract terms. If there is one thing that 2025 has taught me is that SentinelOne is facing those head-on.
Why Cabinet Color Matters More Than You Think in Data Center Design
When building or expanding a data center, many important decisions must be made, and every design decision affects performance, efficiency and cost. Power density, cooling strategy and cable management are obvious factors, but one of the most overlooked elements is cabinet color.
Cribl for Security: The Control Plane for AI's Data Tsunami
AI doesn't just generate insights — it generates data chaos. Cribl brings control back to the pipeline with selective capture, policy-first governance and search-in-place, turning AI exhaust into operational advantage.
Powering AI at Scale: Cisco UCS C880A M8
Cisco and World Wide Technology unveil the UCS C880A M8, an air-cooled, 8-way GPU server designed for large-scale AI workloads. This innovation enhances Cisco's AI infrastructure, offering exceptional GPU density, high-speed interconnects, and architectural flexibility. It represents a strategic evolution in secure, scalable, and automated AI operations, bridging current needs with future hybrid cooling solutions.
The Role of AI in Email Security
Email collaboration replaced in-person meetings as the top tool of business long ago. Not much changed until AI rolled around, offering users the ability to craft more concise messages and summarize long rambling emails. But AI, like any tool, can be used for good or evil.
Automation: The Building Block of AI Success for Fortune 500 Companies
To achieve true AI success, organizations must first automate, establishing the data, technologies and frameworks that make intelligence possible.
How IT Teams Can Use DEX Tools to Facilitate and Monitor Employees' AI Adoption
Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption is no longer optional; it is foundational to your success. But without the right visibility and support, even the best tools can fail to deliver value. Digital Employee Experience (DEX) platforms bridge the gap between technology and employee experience, helping enterprises track, optimize and scale AI usage responsibly.
DEM and DEX Platforms Embrace AI to Deliver Proactive and Predictive Support
AI is reshaping Digital Employee Experience (DEX), and leading platforms like Nexthink, Omnissa, Lakeside and Aternity are at the forefront. While AI tools such as chatbots and virtual assistants offer instant support and automated remediation, these DEX providers go further by embedding AI into endpoint analytics, sentiment tracking and self-healing workflows. Together, these organizations are redefining how enterprises deliver intelligent, efficient and employee-centric IT experiences.
Reflections from Oracle AI World 2025
A firsthand reflection from Oracle AI World 2025 exploring how Oracle's focus on bare metal architecture and pragmatic multicloud strategy is reshaping the conversation around cloud performance, interoperability and design discipline.
AI Demonstrates Its Value in Grid Operations
From the control room to the edge, AI is beginning to redefine how utilities monitor, manage and maintain the grid.
How Splunk and Cisco Bring Intelligence to Infrastructure
AI-driven workloads are revolutionizing infrastructure performance, demanding real-time visibility and intelligent automation. Cisco and Splunk's integration offers a unified observability framework, transforming telemetry into actionable insights. This synergy enables proactive operations, optimizing AI environments for efficiency and innovation, and empowering organizations to navigate the complexities of modern data centers with confidence.
NetApp Insight 2025 Recap
At NetApp's 2025 Insight conference, groundbreaking advancements in AI-oriented storage, cybersecurity and cloud integration were unveiled. Highlights include the AFX platform for AI workloads, enhanced ransomware protection and seamless cloud services. These innovations promise to revolutionize data management, offering unprecedented scalability, security and efficiency in an ever-expanding digital landscape. Read on to learn about these exciting updates.
HLTH USA 2025: The Year Healthcare Took its Relationship with AI to the Next Level
A collection of my takeaways from HLTH USA 2025, along with where WWT fits in.
Unleash Real-Time Agentic AI with Streaming Agents on Confluent Cloud with WWT
Confluent's Streaming Agents revolutionize AI workflows by unifying data processing with agentic AI on a single platform. Leveraging real-time context, they enhance decision-making and automation, ideal for dynamic enterprise applications. Discover how these agents transform data into actionable insights, driving innovation and efficiency in real-time fraud prevention, customer support and supply chain optimization.
How Rafay Simplifies Multi-Tenant GPU Workload Orchestration and Governance at Scale
Rafay Systems revolutionizes AI infrastructure by simplifying multi-tenant GPU orchestration and governance. It unifies complex environments into a secure, self-service platform, maximizing GPU utilization and enabling rapid AI innovation. Rafay's approach empowers platform teams to deliver efficient, compliant and scalable AI solutions, transforming operational challenges into strategic advantages.
Cisco Unified Edge: Powering the Next Generation of Intelligent Infrastructure
Cisco's Unified Edge Platform redefines distributed computing by delivering real-time intelligence and efficiency at data creation points. With energy-efficient design and centralized management via Intersight, it transforms industries from retail to healthcare. Experience the future of edge computing—intelligent, secure and scalable—wherever data is generated.
Securing the Era of AI: How Cisco AI Defense Protects the Entire AI Lifecycle
AI's rapid adoption outpaces governance, creating unmanaged risks. Cisco's AI Defense addresses vulnerabilities in third-party tools and enterprise applications, offering automated red-teaming, runtime protection and AI supply chain management. This framework ensures the secure deployment of AI, striking a balance between innovation and accountability, and provides a blueprint for responsible AI adoption.