Hear from these AI Networking Sponsors as they present Tools, Technologies and Techniques that that map to solutions that enable trusted Infrastructure to drive business value in today’s Enterprise.
5:00 pm – Leveraging NaaS for Distributed AI Workloads – Megaport Triple-T
How enterprises can leverage the scale and agility of a Network as a Service platform like Megaport to enable connectivity for distributed AI workloads across data centers, public cloud providers, and GPUaaS clusters. In this Triple T presentation, we’ll show you how to build out on-demand network connectivity between a GPUaaS provider and a Cloud Service Provider.
5:00 pm -Revolutionizing Network Operations with AI & Automation – NetBrain Triple-T
AI and network automation are transforming network operations, enabling full-stack observability and actionable insights. NetBrain’s no-code network automation platform empowers teams to enhance troubleshooting, change management, and workflow efficiency. By integrating AI, teams can use natural language to query networks, auto-discover configuration designs, create network maps, run diagnostics, and validate configurations. This session will explore the synergy between no-code automation and Generative AI, providing real-time, contextual observability through automated dashboards.
5:00 pm – Expediting AI Readiness: Unleash the Power of IP Fabric’s Normalized Data Models – IP Fabric Triple-T
Are you interested in leveraging AI in managing your multivendor network environment? Perhaps you have already implemented AI but are missing pieces to see a full picture. In this session we will discuss the limitations of traditional data collection methods, the importance of normalized stateful data, and the power of harnessing this new information for feeding and training AI models.
5:15 pm – Enabling AI: The Critical Role of Opengear in Network Infrastructure Management for AI – Opengear Triple-T
In the rapidly evolving world of AI, the focus is often on the algorithms and data driving innovation. However, behind every successful AI deployment is a robust, secure, and resilient Out-of-Band Management network. In this presentation, we will explore how Opengear plays a crucial role in enabling AI by supporting the deployment and management of the infrastructure that makes AI possible.
5:15 pm – AI-Powered Cyber Resilience: Bouncing Back from Cyberattacks – Rubrik Triple-T
As the frequency and sophistication of cyber threats escalate, organizations must shift their focus from prevention alone to comprehensive resilience. When the inevitable strikes, what will your narrative be?
“We Bounced Back” OR “It Was a Costly Setback”
We’ll explore how creating a cyber-resilient organization requires a collective effort between IT and Security Teams, along with an AI Copilot to accelerate recovery.
You will gain invaluable insights on:
– Determining the attack’s blast radius and point of infection
– Assessing whether sensitive data was compromised
– Quarantining malware-infected backups
– Pinpointing a clean recovery point
– Restoring impacted data and systems to a clean state
Jordan is a seasoned technology leader with over 25 years of experience in the networking hardware/software and data center space, currently serving as the Director of Strategic Solutions, Networking & Security at Megaport. Throughout his career at industry leaders like Equinix, Ciena, and BT, he’s held various engineering, sales engineering, and leadership roles, developing expertise in Carrier Ethernet, SDN, orchestration, and cloud technologies. During his time at Ciena, Jordan and his team executed a number of large scale NFV & orchestration deployments focused on enabling enterprises and carriers to leverage the scalability and velocity that NFV provides. Jordan’s strong foundation in network engineering stemmed from his early career. He began as an IP/MPLS WAN network engineer for British Telecom before transitioning to a sales engineering role, managing accounts across the US and Western Europe. Jordan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Information Systems from Georgia Southern University.
Justin Jeffery has spent the last ten years working as a NetDevOps Engineer at two of the largest US
telecom providers and one of the largest financial providers in the world. He holds a CCNA, CCNA
Security and is well versed in Python. He enjoys solving problems in a programmatic fashion to
promote Network Automation. Outside of his career Justin has also been an adjunct faculty member
teaching students about computer science and networking.
Having been with IP Fabric since October 2021, Justin uses his vast experience and knowledge of
Automated Network Assurance in his role as Customer Success Solutions Architect to educate and
support prospective and current customers through customized product demonstrations aimed at
addressingtheir specific requirements.
Dan Baxter is a seasoned out-of-band (OOB) professional with more than 20 years of experience in network resilience and management. As Director of Sales Engineering for the Americas at Opengear, he leads the U.S. Sales Engineers and Solution Architects teams. Dan’s extensive career includes senior roles at Cyclades, Avocent and Emerson Network Power. At Opengear, his focus is on helping hyper-scale and enterprise customers find practical applications for OOB solutions, ensuring network resilience, reducing complexity, and delivering tailored advice for NetOps, DevOps, and SD-WAN environments. His commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction makes him a trusted advisor in the rapidly evolving field of network engineering.
Noam Perel is the Field CTO for Data Security at Rubrik, where he works closely with
customers to maximize the value they get from Rubrik’s data security platform. His background
in cybersecurity is extensive, having served in the 8200 intelligence unit for 12 years. He has
developed architectures and strategies for multiple verticals. During his career, he has held a
wide range of positions – from core product engineering to working in the field with customers.