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What is AI networking? How it automates your infrastructure (but faces challenges)

Network World

Today’s networks face a multitude of challenges as they become more complex and distributed. But AI holds the potential to improve IT networks. But AI holds the potential to improve IT networks. So what exactly is AI networking, how does it work and what are its top use cases?

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Internet upgrade part of a move towards 400/800G connectivity

Network World

The industry transition to 400 Gigabit Ethernet networking took a big step forward this week when the worlds leading Internet exchange operator announced plans to upgrade its New York backbone to 400G. Another driver is the fact that individual data centers themselves are upgrading to 400G Ethernet. They dont even see it.

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Cisco touts ‘Internet of Agents’ for secure AI agent collaboration

Network World

Without open standards and frameworks, this diversity creates chaos, Pandey said.Its like the early days of networking we need common protocols and standards so these agents can discover, communicate, and collaborate with each other effectively. Youre exchanging not just APIs across the internet.

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20 powerful women shaping the networking industry

Network World

But there are a number of groundbreaking women who have been highly successful in networking, and were highlighting 20 of them (in alphabetical order). She joined Okta as CIO in 2020, and left Okta for her current role at F5 in January 2025, where she is tasked with building a data- and AI-first enterprise.

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Want to transform networking? Empower the missing users

Network World

As 2025 kicked off, I wrote a column about the network vendor landscape specifically, which networking players will step up and put their efforts into finding new applications with solid business benefits that could enable a network transformation. What stands in the way? Benefits, a business case, return on investment.

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Cisco SVP talks agentic AI, quantum security and sustainable infrastructure

Network World

Jokel talked with Network World about three key technological trends Ciscos is actively pursuing: the rise of agentic AI, preparing for the quantum era in networking and security, and addressing the growing demand for sustainable and efficient infrastructure. AGNTCY is also the underpinning of Ciscos Internet of Agents vision.

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Spy vs spy: Security agencies help secure the network edge

Network World

The various agencies have each approached the challenge of securing the network edge from a different angle, releasing their reports on Tuesday. Foreign adversaries routinely exploit software vulnerabilities in network edge devices to infiltrate critical infrastructure networks and systems.

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