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Cisco Reveals Nexus HyperFabric AI Clusters, A New Simplified Data Center Infrastructure Solution with NVIDIA for Generative AI
Achieve simplicity, visibility, and sustainability with Cisco Data Center Networking and WWT
Data centers now must accommodate highly distributed conventional and AI/ML workloads, intensifying communications across a disparate environment. Cisco data center solutions with WWT deliver modernized networks with operational excellence, networking for AI/ML, and sustainability, enabling you to manage your networks with ease.
Keep your data, workloads, and apps connected and secure for exceptional efficiency across your global on-premises and cloud data center infrastructure with data center networking.
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Hands-On Lab Workshop: Infection Core
Join us for an immersive, hands-on Capture the Flag (CTF) experience designed for blue team enthusiasts and cybersecurity professionals. The Infection Core lab challenges you to track, contain, and neutralize SHIVR, an autonomous cyber weapon that has escaped onto the public web. Through a series of malware analysis, reverse engineering, memory forensics, and cryptanalysis challenges, you'll develop and test your skills in real-world scenarios. This lab goes beyond surface-level analysis, pushing you to uncover hidden logic and defend critical infrastructure against advanced threats.
HIMSS Federal Healthcare Networking Reception
Federal Civilian: Federal Healthcare
PLANS TBD!!!
HIMSS remains a high-impact event for WWT, generating $2M in pipeline in FY25 and directly contributing to wins such as the CMS Cloud Assessment with NGS. It also continues to open doors for new opportunities with key partners including Dell, Cisco, Juniper, and GDIT. Given its consistent track record in driving visibility, strengthening relationships, and delivering measurable business outcomes, HIMSS remains a must-attend event for the Federal Healthcare team. WWT will elevate its presence at this year's event by hosting a targeted federal healthcare networking reception, building on last year's branding-only sponsorship. WWT will engage directly with approximately 150 key customers, prospects, and partners in an exclusive setting.
Hands-On Lab Workshop: HPE Private Cloud AI (PCAI)
Join us for a guided walkthrough of HPE Private Cloud AI (PCAI), HPE's turnkey solution for on-premises AI workloads. This lab introduces the industry's first full-stack private cloud for AI, designed to accelerate innovation and manage enterprise risk. Combined with NVIDIA AI Enterprise, PCAI delivers a scalable, container-native environment for running diverse AI workloads—from inference and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to model fine-tuning and training.
You'll explore the PCAI interface, learn how to navigate its menus, and understand how the platform simplifies AI deployment and management. The session also highlights integrated tools such as the Kubeflow Platform, Jupyter Notebooks, and HPE MLIS for streamlined model deployment, deployment, and monitoring.
Cisco Live Super Bowl LX Social
Join WWT's Federal Europe team for Super Bowl LX at Belushi's Sports Bar in downtown Amsterdam. The Super Bowl starts very late in Europe, but if you love football and/or enjoy socializing with peers, then we will see you there!
Please note that seating is limited, so please email Eric Helgeson if you plan to bring a plus one.
Hands-On Lab Workshop: Zscaler Zero Trust – Branch Connector and Airgap
Join our virtual hands-on lab to explore Zscaler's Zero Trust Branch (ZTB) platform, focusing on Branch Connector and Airgap technologies. This session demonstrates how Zscaler's modern approach moves beyond legacy network architectures to enforce least-privilege access and advanced micro-segmentation. You'll see how each endpoint is isolated, dramatically reducing the attack surface and preventing lateral movement—crucial for containing breaches and limiting internal threats.
Participants will tour the Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA), Zscaler Private Access (ZPA), and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) consoles, and observe how policies and rule sets provide granular control over user and device access for both internal (East-West) and external (North-South) traffic. The lab is read-only, but you'll be able to view all Zscaler modules and their settings in action
Hands-On Lab Workshop: Prompt Engineering Lab
Join our virtual lab workshop to master prompt engineering using the Prompt Blueprint—a structured approach for creating effective prompts for AI models. This session covers the fundamentals of prompt engineering, including how to use blueprint elements such as task, context, constraints, persona, format, and tone to progressively improve AI responses. Participants will engage in hands-on exercises, to experiment with prompt design and customization for real-world scenarios. Live Q&A with experts is included—ideal for anyone interested in maximizing the value of generative AI tools in their workflows.
CrowdStrike CTF: Falcon
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.
Washington Capitals vs. San Jose Sharks
Join World Wide Technology and Dell Technologies for an exciting night of fast-paced action on the ice. Cheer on the Washington Capitals as they take on the San Jose Sharks in a thrilling NHL showdown at Capital One Arena.
SentinelOne CTF: Siren Song
SentinelOne delivers a unified, AI-powered platform for endpoint protection, detection, and response. The Singularity Operations Center gives security teams real-time visibility, autonomous remediation, and deep threat context—all from a single console.
In this Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge, you'll step into the role of a cyber defender and use SentinelOne's Singularity platform to investigate and respond to a ransomware attack. This interactive experience offers a hands-on opportunity to apply core blue team skills while exploring SentinelOne's capabilities in a dynamic, threat-rich environment.
Primary tools utilized within the game:
🔹 SentinelOne Singularity Operations Center (EDR/XDR & incident response)
We invite you to complete the SentinelOne XDR Learning Path and Initiation, our demo CTF, to be best prepared! You can find both of these under the related content at the bottom of this page. After 12/17, they can be launched from the "Resources" tab on this page.
Dinner and Dialogue with World Wide Technology and Palo Alto Networks
Join us for an exclusive, invitation-only evening at El Carlos Elegante, a Michelin-starred chef showcasing a dining experience known for its exquisite cuisine and elegant atmosphere. Enjoy a curated multi-course meal while engaging in a thoughtful conversation on the future of Cloud Security.
Hands-On Lab Workshop: SR-MPLS with ISIS for Network Engineers
Join our virtual lab workshop to learn Segment Routing with MPLS (SR-MPLS) using ISIS and Fast Reroute. This session covers SR-MPLS fundamentals, including simplified service deployment via the MPLS data plane and Prefix label advertisement through standard ISIS/OSPF extensions, removing Classical LDP requirements. Participants will configure basic routing and SR-MPLS with ISIS on Cisco routers and set up SR-MPLS over ISIS plus BGP L3VPN/L2VPN on Cisco XRv9000 virtual routers. Live Q&A with experts is included—ideal for Network Engineers interested in transitioning to SR-MPLS networking.
Webinar: Cisco License Central Training
As My Cisco Entitlements (MCE) has been superseded by Cisco License Central (CLC) - and is now your central depository for all of your organizations Cisco licenses, assets and entitlements. CLC provides real time insights into your Army command or organization's Cisco assets, while providing help and support all of your Cisco products and services.
If you are managing your active or expiring assets, monitoring license usage, managing user roles, etc., the CLC platform serves as your one stop shop for all of your Cisco assets.
Our WWT instructors will also provide an overview of the Army GEMSS community page and answer Q&A at the conclusion of the webinar.
Women of the Channel East Recap – NYC 2025
Key takeaways from Women of the Channel East conference, held December 8-9 in New York City. The event featured inspiring speakers, actionable strategies for authentic leadership and practical tips for building successful partnerships in the technology channel.
WWT experts and the AI Proving Ground in our Advanced Technology Center (ATC) support the latest in Cisco Data Center Networking solutions, including:
Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Configure, operate, and analyze from one place across your data center and cloud networks. Cisco and WWT can help simplify your network operations with Cisco Nexus Dashboard.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches
Help meet modern architecture, data growth, and sustainability priorities with Cisco Nexus 1G to 800G data center switches and a complete line of optics from Cisco and WWT. Cisco Nexus data center switches offer high-density performance and can usher your network to high-density 800G deployments. Modernize your aging infrastructure today.
Cisco ACI
Cisco ACI simplifies, secures, and automates network management and deployments through a single point of configuration.
Cisco Data Center certifications and awards
WWT employs 367 Cisco-certified engineers and holds more than 6,060 individual Cisco certifications. Notable certifications include many CCIE data center certifications, including:
- Cisco Gold Integrator
- Cisco Master Data Center and Hybrid Cloud Specialized
- Cisco Advanced Data Center Specialized
- Cisco Hybrid Cloud Computing Specialized
WWT was also recognized with three Cisco global partner awards in 2023, including Americas Partner of the Year and also the global Security & Collaboration Partner of the year.
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AI Proving Ground
Welcome to the AI Proving Ground — the industry's first and only multi-OEM AI testing environment housed within the ATC. Compare, test and train AI solutions with a growing list of composable labs featuring the latest reference architectures, hardware and software from the leading AI innovators.
The Risk of End of Support (EoS) Infrastructure in Your Data Center
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Cisco ACI Multi-Site vs. Multi-Pod
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6 Steps to Understanding Cisco ACI
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Data Center Networking Envisioning Workshop
How do you automate, analyze and secure your data center network in a world where applications are provisioned in real-time regardless of where they reside?
During this Data Center Networking Strategy Workshop, our experts will assist you in developing an architectural strategy for an agile data center, regardless of where applications reside. Also taken into account are modern application integrations, the future of data center networking and ever-increasing security demands. We will help you establish a data center networking strategy that meets your current and future business needs.