When it comes to building campus networks, there is a religion around stacking versus chassis-based systems. In my network engineer days, I lived on both sides of that holy war. Initially, it was chassis or nothing, but I worked for a big financial firm with large budgets and didn’t give much credence to other options. As time went on, I began to appreciate a stack’s flexibility and budget flexibility, as one could start with a small network stack and add to it when required.
SIPPIO, a voice enablement provider for resellers, recently announced an AI-based business intelligence tool built into the SIPPIO Portal. It is the first use of AI I have seen to improve the process of producing and quoting orders. The tool processes tasks, provides insights, and makes changes using natural language interactions. The new offering, SIPPIO Beacon, is in preview with select partners and will be available early next year.
Recently, Talkdesk held its first analyst summit in a few years. During the event, the analysts got a deep dive into the company’s strategy, opportunities, and roadmap. Overall, it was a positive experience; it solidified some of my thoughts about the company and made me reconsider others. Below are six of the key thoughts I had coming out of the event.
The hype around artificial intelligence is at an all-time high. Sometimes, in tech, the reality never matches the hype. With AI, though, I do believe it’s warranted. I view the adoption of AI as similar to the adoption of internet technologies. We talked about the internet, hyped it, created economic reports, and then we stopped talking about it because it became embedded into everything we do.
One of the highlights at Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s the most recent version of its Ignite on Tour event series, this one at its Santa Clara headquarters, was founder and Chief Technology Officer Nir Zuk’s presentation of the cybersecurity company’s 2025 predictions for the security industry.