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ZKast, is a thought leadership series where Zeus Kerravala interviews thought leaders from the technology community. To be a guest on ZKast, please contact Zeus Kerravala at zeus@zkresearch.com

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2025 ZKast #179 - Cisco & Blue Sky Compute Talk AI Infrastructure and the New N9100 at GTC DC 2025!

Zeus Kerravala November 12, 2025 10:55 pm

2025 ZKast #179 - Cisco & Blue Sky Compute Talk AI Infrastructure and the New N9100 at GTC DC 2025!

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2025 ZKast #179 - Cisco & Blue Sky Compute Talk AI Infrastructure and the New N9100 at GTC DC 2025!

Zeus Kerravala 16 views November 12, 2025 10:55 pm

2025 ZKast #178 - What's New in CX w Juanita Coley - 8x8 - WFM, RingCentral and AI, and Zoom Bonsai

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2025 ZKast #178 - What's New in CX w Juanita Coley - 8x8 - WFM, RingCentral and AI, and Zoom Bonsai

Zeus Kerravala 8.5K views November 12, 2025 4:02 pm

2025 ZKast #177 - Nice's Platform Strategy: Unlocking the AI-Powered CX Era with David Gustafson

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2025 ZKast #177 - Nice's Platform Strategy: Unlocking the AI-Powered CX Era with David Gustafson

Zeus Kerravala 9.1K views November 11, 2025 10:08 am

Fortinet is celebrating its 25th anniversary! 🎉Zeus Kerravala of ZK Research sits down with Nirav Shah, SVP of Products and Solutions at Fortinet, at the company's Sunnyvale HQ to discuss this major milestone and the future of cybersecurity innovation.Nirav reflects on the company's DNA, highlighting the foundational convergence of networking and security that has defined Fortinet's success—from disrupting the SD-WAN market to leading the charge in SASE today. He reveals the "best-kept secret" behind Fortinet's performance: their purpose-built ASIC technology, which delivers superior performance and up to 80% lower power consumption than general-purpose processors, driving their market share gains in major transitions.The conversation then focuses on the future: Artificial Intelligence (AI). Nirav details Fortinet's three-pronged AI strategy:Forti AI Assist: To simplify security and network operations.Forti AI Protect: For advanced threat protection.Security for AI: New data center products designed to secure the entire AI/LLM infrastructure, from the perimeter to the application layer.Discover how Fortinet is leveraging its platform approach to maintain customer trust (ranked a top trusted company by Forbes) and expand its solution stack beyond the firewall, including Unified SASE (with unique on-prem flexibility) and end-to-end Security Operations (SOC) solutions.Key Discussion Points:Fortinet's 25-year history and the constant focus on innovation.The power of ASIC-accelerated security (NP7, SP5) for performance and efficiency.Fortinet’s strategy to secure the new AI Data Center with low-latency solutions.How Fortinet became the unit share leader in SD-WAN.The flexible, unified platform approach to SASE (cloud and on-prem).The importance of trust in the cybersecurity vendor landscape.#️⃣ Hashtags#Fortinet #Cybersecurity #AI #ASIC #NetworkingSecurity #SASE #SDWAN #DataCenterSecurity #FortiGate #NiravShah #ZCast #TechInterview @fortinet

2025 ZKast #176 - Fortinet Turns 25: AI, ASICs, & Securing the Next-Gen Data Center w/ Nirav Shah

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2025 ZKast #176 - Fortinet Turns 25: AI, ASICs, & Securing the Next-Gen Data Center w/ Nirav Shah

Zeus Kerravala 7.9K views November 10, 2025 7:39 am

In this interview from the Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Zeus Kerravala of ZK Research meets with Cedric Lockhart, Senior Director of Public Sector Sales at Cisco, to discuss how Cisco is connecting purpose with business success.Lockhart, who leads the Connected Black Professionals (CBP) inclusive community, shares updates on its rapid growth and impact on talent development, attraction, and retention at Cisco. He highlights the company's commitment to social justice, increasing Black representation, and fostering a crucial sense of belonging.The conversation also dives into Cisco's significant involvement as the title sponsor for the APGA Tour (Advocates for Professional Golf Association). Cedric explains how this development tour for minority golfers aligns with Cisco’s purpose, attracts customers, and is seeing record success with players moving up to bigger tours, driven by the personal involvement of CEO Chuck Robbins.Finally, they discuss the state of Public Sector innovation, particularly in relation to AI investment in higher education (R1 institutions) and the federal government, and the forthcoming changes to the Cisco Partner Program.Key Topics Discussed:Cisco's Connected Black Professionals (CBP) community growth (over 3,000 members)The Radiate program for career developmentThe business case for Cisco's purpose-driven culture and DEI initiativesCisco's role as the title sponsor for the APGA Tour for minority golfersRecord-breaking success of APGA players in Q schoolThe impact of AI and networking portfolio refresh in the US Public Sector#️⃣ Hashtags#Cisco #APGA #PublicSector #DEI #DiversityInTech #PurposeDrivenBusiness #Golf #CedricLockhart #ChuckRobbins #CiscoPartnerSummit #AIInGovernment #networking @Cisco

2025 ZKast #175 - Cisco's Purpose-Driven Culture: DEI, APGA Golf, Public Sector w/ Cedric Lockhart

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2025 ZKast #175 - Cisco's Purpose-Driven Culture: DEI, APGA Golf, Public Sector w/ Cedric Lockhart

Zeus Kerravala 8.8K views November 10, 2025 12:26 am

2025 ZKast #174 - 🤖 What's New in CX with Juanita Coley - Talkdesk, Salesforce, NiCE, 8x8

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2025 ZKast #174 - 🤖 What's New in CX with Juanita Coley - Talkdesk, Salesforce, NiCE, 8x8

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Dave and Zeus discuss NICE Interactions and Five9.

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Dave and Zeus provide updates on 5 recent events: #MWC24, #8x8AnalystSummit, #RingCentralAnalystSummit, #HPAmplify, #Five9AnalystSummit.00:00 Intro00:55 MWC4:55 RingCentral Summit7:40 8x8 Summit13:25 HP Amplify.18:44 Five9 Analyst Summit25:25 EC24 Upcoming27:55 NVidia and AI

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Dave and Zeus discuss recent earnings reports in enterprise comms.

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Dave and Zeus discuss the Zoom Analyst event #ZoomPerspective23.

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2025 ZKast #179 - Cisco & Blue Sky Compute Talk AI Infrastructure and the New N9100 at GTC DC 2025!

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