AI Networking: Connecting Innovation and Efficiency – Cisco Triple-T
Unlock the potential of AI Networking now, where advanced technologies and strategies are transforming how IT professionals build and manage distributed environments. This session focuses on creating secure, efficient, and scalable networks that simplify complexity and deliver real business value. Learn about the broader landscape of AI security, automation, and infrastructure, with intelligent networking solutions that drive innovation. Gain insights into modern design patterns and proven techniques with data center networks that empower your organization to stay agile, connected, and prepared for the evolving demands of the AI-driven world.
Murali Gandluru is the Vice President, Product Management Data Center Networking at Cisco. Prior to re-joining Cisco, Murali was the Vice President of Strategy (Product & GTM) for Software Networking Business Unit in the IBM Software group where he was presently responsible for delivering innovative application-centric, hybrid/multi-cloud networking products around automation, orchestration, observability, and connectivity.
Murali is a product executive with over 22 years of experience in building multiple billion-dollar product-line businesses in the infrastructure space spanning both public companies and startups, including: Arrcus, DuploCloud, Cisco: Nexus/ACI, ASR, and at Oracle. At Arrcus, he served as VP of Product Management/Marketing, a venture-backed firm that he helped launch out of stealth through Series A/B/C with a disruptive software-powered, open multi-domain networking solutions. He also served as Sr. Director of Product Mgmt. at Cisco Systems following the acquisition of the pioneering Software Defined Networking (SDN) startup Insieme Networks.
Murali has a MS in Computer Science from The Ohio State University and a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Varanasi. He is an alumnus of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Ignite! startup program. In his spare time, Murali maintains a keen interest in soccer, music and theatre.
