Hedgehog CTO Manish Vachharajani reviewed how Hedgehog simplifies AI networking with a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) abstraction used by customers like Zipline, emphasizing the complexities of designing modern GPU training networks with multiple ports and intricate configurations. Hedgehog addresses this by providing two main abstractions: a low-level wiring diagram for defining physical topology (like leaf/spine […]
How Zipline Uses Hedgehog for AI Training
Zipline is a drone delivery company that trains AI on private cloud infrastructure to autonomously fly drones and drop packages in precise delivery locations. Florian Berchtold, Zipline’s Principal Engineer responsible for AI developer productivity, highlighted Hedgehog’s crucial role in their operations. Zipline chose an on-premises strategy for their AI infrastructure due to significant cost efficiencies […]
Aviz Networks Network Copilot Demo
In this Networking Field Day session, Aviz Networks introduced Network Copilot (NCP), their private AI platform built for NetOps, emphasizing their vision of “Networks for AI, AI for Networks” and enabling open networking with SONiC and LLMs. The demonstration showcased NCP as a self-hosted software solution that integrates with existing network data sources through various […]
Aviz Network Copilot with Thomas Scheibe
Aviz Networks introduced Network Copilot (NCP), their private AI platform built for NetOps, emphasizing their vision of “Networks for AI, AI for Networks” and enabling open networking with SONiC and LLMs. Aviz Networks, a software networking company founded in 2019, aims to revolutionize networking by separating hardware and software, similar to the server world. Their […]
Breaking Barriers in Connectivity – Exploring the Latest Advancements in Cisco High-Density Wi-Fi Solutions with Wi-Fi 7
See the latest in high-density Wi-Fi from Cisco with their newest outdoor wireless solution. Cisco is addressing the significant challenges of high-density Wi-Fi deployments in large public venues like stadiums and convention centers. These environments present complex issues, including environmental factors, regulatory compliance (especially for 6 GHz indoors/outdoors with Automatic Frequency Coordination), unique architectural layouts […]
Automatic Frequency Coordination Updates from Cisco
Hear the latest updates on 6GHz indoors and outdoors and how to deploy it with Automated Frequency Coordination. The release of the 6 GHz band for unlicensed use was a significant milestone for Wi-Fi, tripling available spectrum with 59 new channels and enabling higher speeds and capacities, while relieving congestion on the 2.4 and 5 […]
Beyond Visibility: The Age of Intelligent Assurance with Cisco
Is your network reliable? Answer the question with Cisco Network Assurance. Cisco’s vision for network assurance is to unify experiences across Catalyst, Meraki, and ThousandEyes platforms, building smarter, end-to-end capabilities. The goal is to provide a consistent troubleshooting experience for IT administrators, regardless of the Cisco networking solutions they employ. While acknowledging current differences in […]
Unified Data Center Network Operations with Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Ensure proper network operations for your enterprise with Cisco Nexus Dashboard. Cisco Nexus Dashboard is being reimagined and rebuilt to unify and simplify data center network operations, particularly for diverse deployments of Nexus 9K switches that have evolved over the past decade. These deployments span traditional two-tier and three-tier architectures, large-scale HPC and AI/ML clusters, […]
Conquer Complexity – Cisco Unified Branch with Lee Peterson
Learn more about the latest routing and secure branch solutions from Cisco. Cisco is introducing a unified branch approach designed for deploying branches at scale with optimal reliability and security. This strategy emphasizes leveraging a cloud platform for consistent management, centralized intelligence, and streamlined assurance across both owned and unowned infrastructure. A core challenge in […]
Cisco Industrial IoT with Ruben Lobo
See the newest Industrial IoT Solutions from Cisco in this presentation. Cisco’s Industrial IoT Business Unit focuses on providing consistent network architecture for connectivity outside traditional office spaces, covering rugged environments from manufacturing to mines. With two decades in the industrial space, Cisco has grown to be the largest vendor, driven by increasing IT involvement […]
Cisco N9300 Smart Switch and Hypershield Security for AI Scale
Learn all about the new Cisco N9300 Smart Switch and its role in the data center. Cisco has launched Nexus Smart Switches designed for data center environments, featuring a 24-port, 100-gig switch currently shipping and a new 48-port, 25-gig top-of-rack switch becoming generally available in August. Both switches integrate 800 Gbps of services throughput, primarily […]
Preview of Cisco Cloud Delivered Campus Fabric
See the future of Cisco’s Cloud Delivered Campus Fabric in this preview. The presentation detailed Cisco’s efforts to extend cloud management capabilities to more Catalyst platforms, particularly with the 17.18 release, which introduces support for the Catalyst 9500 and the rest of the Catalyst 9200 portfolio. This aims to address the challenges of traditional networks, […]
Cisco Silicon One ASICs: A100 and E100/K100
Tune in for this overview of the newest additions to the Cisco SiliconOne lineup, the A100 and the E100/K100. These new Network Processing Units (NPUs) represent a second generation of Silicon One ASICs specifically designed for campus environments, prioritizing features and high scale over just raw speed. Unlike previous generations, these ASICs are built for […]
Introducing Cisco C9000 Series Smart Switches
Join Cisco as we introduce the Catalyst C9000 family of switches featuring Cisco SiliconOne. This new series represents a significant evolution from the highly successful Catalyst 9000, introduced in 2017, which has been widely adopted by hundreds of thousands of customers. 2025 presents new challenges and opportunities, including the proliferation of AI-powered devices, the widespread […]
Assessing the Current State of AI-driven Packet Analysis with VIAVI
As network environments grow in complexity, speeds, and feeds, packet analysis gets increasingly difficult. In this session, we shared the results of research into how Artificial Intelligence has the potential to change the game, including automating anomaly detection, accelerating root cause analysis, and revealing patterns in network traffic that might otherwise go unnoticed. But how […]
Enhancing Packet Analysis with AI – Smarter Faster and More Effective with VIAVI
As network environments grow in complexity, speeds, and feeds, packet analysis gets increasingly difficult. In this session, we shared the results of research into how Artificial Intelligence has the potential to change the game, including automating anomaly detection, accelerating root cause analysis, and revealing patterns in network traffic that might otherwise go unnoticed. But how […]