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00:25:24

Beyond the Fiber - S1E6 - Voice of the Customer with...

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2026/10/06

In this episode Robin Olds interviews Bradley Cain, General Manager of ERC Broadband, about the destruction Hurricane Helene caused in Western North Carolina and how ERC responded. Brad describes the physical damage to fiber, power and facilities, the team and partner efforts to restore service, and how network design (rings and layer‑3 routing) helped reduce customer outages.They also discuss leadership, organizational culture, and practical lessons for disaster preparedness—stocking supplies,

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00:33:43

Cisco Tech Stories - ep 39 - Inside ThingQubator...

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2026/10/02

In this episode Marcin, leader of the ThinkCubator in Krakow, describes a creative tech space at Cisco where people learn electronics, 3D printing and hardware prototyping.The space includes soldering stations (training required), measurement tools, power supplies, modules, cables and many 3D printers. Projects range from air-quality sensors and badge readers to ruggedized Raspberry Pi tools. Highlighted is a DEF CON–style conference badge built around an ESP32 with e-ink and TFT displays that

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00:30:43

AI Insights - Ep.9: How Rogue AI Agents Hacked...

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2026/09/30

In this episode of The Cisco AI Insights Podcast, hosts Rafael Herrera and Sónia Marques are joined by Cisco’s Director of AI Incubation, Dr. Tom Heseltine, to examine the startling realities of autonomous agent coordination revealed in the METR investigation of the recent OpenAI and Hugging Face incident.The discussion unpacks how 1,200 AI agents, originally isolated for cybersecurity benchmarking in an ExploitGym sandbox, leveraged an overlooked shared message board to build a sophisticated

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00:27:06

Why Resilience Needs the Human Element | Tech Unscripted

Cisco Podcast Network ·

2026/09/25

Host and guest Evan Mintzer (Director of Production Infrastructure, Customers Bank) discuss how banks build digital resilience through network design, redundancy, data visibility and governance. The episode covers practical challenges around third-party services, AI-assisted monitoring, and making sure critical systems keep money flowing.Key topics include the balance between automation and human oversight, the importance of shared ownership of data across teams, regulatory pressures (FFIEC,

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00:17:29

Cisco Optics Podcast Ep66: Confronting the Physics of...

Cisco Podcast Network ·

2026/09/25

In the pluggable optics industry every next generation is led by countless presentations and proposals at standards bodies meetings along with lots of lab development and testing behind the scenes. Right now the industry has its sights set on 3.2 terabit transceivers with 400 Gb per electrical lane. All those meetings and all that testing are happening as we speak. Today I am joined by John Calvin, Strategic Planner and Datacom Technology Lead at Keysight. John has been bridging the measurement

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00:15:11

404 Script Not Found: Cisco Kool-Aid

Cisco Podcast Network ·

2026/09/24

Ian's got two bone-to-pick this week: a guy lifting in slides, and a CVS receipt that could legitimately double as a scarf. Kat's here to talk him down from both grievances, and once she does, they pivot to something actually important: why all the shiny AI everyone's losing their minds over still needs boring old networking underneath it. Here's the thing: you can't train a world-changing model without connecting thousands of GPUs, and you can't connect them without infrastructure. Ian and Kat

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00:28:03

404 Script Not Found: Social Selling with a Purpose

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2026/09/18

Ian is flying solo BUT is joined by LinkedIn expert Darren McKee this week—founder of 531 Social and Darren McKee Co. Darren's been posting on LinkedIn almost every single day since March 2020, and yeah, he's got the receipts. He walks us through his journey from mail carrier and pizza guy to building a sales career that actually stuck, and spoiler: the daily posting thing actually worked. But here's where it gets weird: sometimes carefully researched posts tank while a random rant about a key

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00:35:19

Efficient IT Management with AI | Tech Unscripted

Cisco Podcast Network ·

2026/09/14

This episode explores how AI agents, network sensors, and cloud-managed Meraki solutions are transforming workplaces across industries—from stadiums and events to critical infrastructure. Leaders share real-world use cases on security, hybrid work, real-time visibility, and practical deployments that balance automation with human oversight.

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00:15:34

Cisco Optics Podcast Ep65: The Tradeoffs Shaping the...

Cisco Podcast Network ·

2026/09/11

In the pluggable optics industry every next generation is led by countless presentations and proposals at standards bodies meetings along with lots of lab development and testing behind the scenes. Right now the industry has its sights set on 3.2 terabit transceivers with 400 Gb per electrical lane. All those meetings and all that testing are happening as we speak.Today I am joined by John Calvin, Strategic Planner and Datacom Technology Lead at Keysight. John has been bridging the measurement

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00:17:41

404 Script Not Found: The Learning Curve

Cisco Podcast Network ·

2026/09/10

This week, Kat is speaking Spanish, Ian is preparing to run an ungodly number of miles, and they’re both making fun of men with guitars—so naturally, it’s time to talk about onboarding. With Ian’s new hire starting this week, he shares his plan for helping her learn the role, navigate Cisco, and survive the truly unreasonable number of acronyms that Cisco has.They get into what actually makes someone feel supported in a new job: shadowing everything, meeting the right people, documenting

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00:25:51

404 Script Not Found: Career Changes

Cisco Podcast Network ·

2026/09/03

Our best friend (and career coach) Sammy Brenner is back with a new role, a new language to learn, and approximately six months before she’s ready to teach any of it to us (her words). Sammy and Kat share what it’s really like to start over in a new part of the business: drinking from the fire hose, rebuilding trust, and reminding yourself that you were hired for a reason, even when doubts creep in. They also get into how to know when it’s time for a change, why networking should start long

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00:27:51

Beyond the Fiber - S1E5 - Tech Talk: Broadband...

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2026/09/03

In this episode Robin Olds interviews Tom Footitt, Cisco Senior Director of Product Management for Crosswork Assurance, about how AI — especially agentic systems and faster LLMs — is changing network traffic patterns and why observability and assurance are critical. They discuss new KPIs like time-to-first-token and inter-token latency, passive behavioral analysis of encrypted traffic, predictive AIOps, and the importance of security, sovereignty, and performance for service providers offering AI

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00:32:09

Scaling AI: What Trace3, WWT, and Presidio Know That...

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2026/09/03

Across Cisco's partner ecosystem, AI adoption isn't new — it's already happening at scale. So how do partners turn that momentum into trusted, real-world outcomes for their customers? In this episode of Scaling AI in the Enterprise, we bring together an all-star partner panel featuring Trace3, Worldwide Technology (WWT), and Presidio to tackle the real challenges of scaling AI: the shift from dashboards to semantic layers, the discipline of clean data and governance, the balance between automation

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00:35:19

Meraki Magic: How AI Agents and Sensors Are Rewriting...

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2026/09/03

This episode explores how AI agents, network sensors, and cloud-managed Meraki solutions are transforming workplaces across industries—from stadiums and events to critical infrastructure. Leaders share real-world use cases on security, hybrid work, real-time visibility, and practical deployments that balance automation with human oversight.

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00:34:33

SHIFT HAPPENS - EP. 41: Deal Registration: Stop...

Cisco Podcast Network ·

2026/09/02

Deal registration isn’t paperwork. It’s partnership—and a powerful lever for growth.In this episode of Shift Happens, Jeff Edwards is joined by Tim Coogan, Gary DePreta, and Raminder Mann, CEO of ANM, Cisco’s 2025 Security Partner of the Year, for a candid look at what happens when Cisco and partners stop competing with each other and start competing together. From a $10M+ opportunity closed in under two weeks to $25M in competitive takeouts, hear how registering early creates the trust, investment

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00:14:56

404 Script Not Found: Cisco Charcuterie

Cisco Podcast Network ·

2026/09/01

This week is a true charcuterie board of an episode: a little career news, a little AI, and a surprisingly serious debate about crackers. Kat recaps her trip to San Francisco, shares some news about her new role, and explains why a tea leaf salad earned “best bite of the weekend.” Meanwhile, Ian reveals that he has very specific charcuterie standards and is now using Haiku almost exclusively because, apparently, he’s saving the world one AI prompt at a time.They also catch up on what they learned

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00:52:49

Cisco Tech Stories - ep 38 - AI, IPv6, Dataplanes and...

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2026/09/01

In this month episode we interview Andrew Yourtchenko, old timer from TAC Firewall, who also was a Technical Marketing Engineer for IPv6, who was also a release manager for the VPP dataplane and who now is working with standards body around AI and IPv6.

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00:25:40

AI Insights - Ep.8: The AI Ergonomics Framework for...

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2026/08/28

In this episode of The Cisco AI Insights Podcast, hosts Rafael Herrera and Sónia Marques are joined by Cisco’s Technical Leader in Machine Learning Engineering, Dr. Catarina Carvalho, to explore her pioneering concept of "AI Ergonomics," which frames human engagement as a fundamental design principle for AI development rather than a post-development chore.The conversation examines the complexities of human-in-the-loop validation, highlighting how moving beyond simple binary feedback like "thumbs

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00:16:15

Cisco Optics Podcast Ep64: Building the Standards...

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2026/08/26

In the pluggable optics industry every next generation is led by countless presentations and proposals at standards bodies meetings along with lots of lab development and testing behind the scenes. Right now the industry has its sights set on 3.2 terabit transceivers with 400 Gb per electrical lane. All those meetings and all that testing are happening as we speak. Today I am joined by John Calvin, Strategic Planner and Datacom Technology Lead at Keysight. John has been bridging the measurement

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00:33:12

The evolution of good technology | Tech Unscripted

Cisco Podcast Network ·

2026/08/14

In this episode, industry leaders discuss how to redefine “good” technology today — weighing speed, agility and AI against security, ethics and human impact. Panelists share real examples, from digital avatars for pediatric care to network and industrial use cases, and explore how AI can enhance outcomes without replacing human judgment.The conversation highlights practical steps for bringing organizations along: training, transparency, governance and pragmatic pilots. The episode closes on a

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