Building Networks on Demand: A Practical Blueprint for AI – Lumen Triple-T
Supporting AI means connecting applications, data, and compute wherever they run. For network teams, the challenge is making those connections quickly while maintaining consistent security and control across clouds, data centers, and sites.
This session walks through a programmable approach to enterprise networking, bringing connectivity, routing, segmentation, and visibility into a consistent operating model. Using the Lumen and Alkira approach as a practical example, we will examine how to provision connectivity, apply policy, and adapt traffic paths as requirements change. Attendees will learn what to standardize and automate to make network changes simpler and more repeatable.
Syed Ali is Vice President of Solutions Engineering at Alkira, a Lumen Connect Solution, leading a global pre-sales engineering team that helps enterprise network architects realize the value of Alkira’s platform. With nearly 20 years of experience in enterprise networking, he specializes in hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity, SD-WAN, and large-scale network design.
Previously, Syed held senior technical roles at Cisco and Viptela, helping organizations transition to software-defined networking. A dual CCIE and frequent industry speaker, he is passionate about simplifying network complexity and enabling digital transformation through on-demand network infrastructure.
