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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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What’s happening with the Cisco and Splunk integration after their massive $28B acquisition? In this episode of What's New in Networking, industry analysts Zeus Kerravala (ZK Research) and Bob Laliberte (Liberte Research Group) recap their key takeaways live from the event in Denver. Zeus and Bob dive into the top 200+ innovations announced over the past year, addressing the critical role of trust, AI visibility, and cross-domain governance in enterprise IT. Key Topics Covered:0:00 - Live from Denver: Did the show exceed expectations? 2:15 - Tokenomics Optimization: Tracking AI agent usage, LLM costs, and open-weight models. 4:21 - Network Intelligence Application: Bridging Cisco and Splunk data. 5:18 - Cisco Data Fabric & Hybrid Cloud Integrations (AWS, Snowflake). 6:00 - Splunk on Cisco AI Pod with NVIDIA: Private cloud & sovereign AI deployment. 7:04 - Go-to-Market Challenges: Hardware channels, new buying centers, and sales execution. 9:17 - Is 1 + 1 = 3? Analyzing the long-term value of the combined tech stack. @Splunkofficial @Cisco #Cisco #Splunk #AI Governance #Observability #Networking #EnterpriseTech #AgenticAI

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2026 ZKast #168 -Cisco+Splunk AI Key Takeaways: Agentic SOC, Tokenomics, and Cross-Domain Visibility

Zeus Kerravala September 24, 2026 10:13 pm

2026 ZKast #168 -Cisco+Splunk AI Key Takeaways: Agentic SOC, Tokenomics, and Cross-Domain Visibility

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2026 ZKast #168 -Cisco+Splunk AI Key Takeaways: Agentic SOC, Tokenomics, and Cross-Domain Visibility

Zeus Kerravala 5.3K views September 24, 2026 10:13 pm

Equinix Fabric One, Open Models, and Controlling Enterprise AI Costs with Zeus KerravalaIn this joint episode of The Ravit Show / ZKast from Equinix Horizon in San Francisco, host Ravit Jain catches up with Zeus (ZK) Kerravala, Principal Analyst at ZK Research. Fresh out of the keynote featuring Nvidia's Jensen Huang, they dive deep into Equinix's game-changing announcements and what they mean for the future of enterprise AI deployment. 🕒 Timestamps00:00 - Introduction & Welcome from Equinix Horizon in San Francisco 00:44 - Breakdown of Equinix Fabric One & Equinix Inference Exchange 02:14 - The Big Shift: Why Enterprises Are Moving to Open Weight Models 04:03 - Advice for Enterprise Leaders: Managing AI Tokenomics & Costs 05:44 - Security, Control & ROI in Private Infrastructure vs. Cloud 💡 Key Takeaways from This Episode:Optimized AI Infrastructure: Equinix announced Fabric One and the Equinix Inference Exchange in partnership with Nvidia to create dedicated, optimized connectivity across hybrid multicloud environments. The Rise of Open Weight Models: Enterprise leaders are shifting away from expensive closed proprietary models toward open-source/open-weight models running on private infrastructure to lower cost without sacrificing capability. Avoiding "AI Cloud Shock": Just like early cloud adoption, unmonitored AI usage leads to skyrocketing token costs. Enterprise leaders must focus on tokenomics, cost control, security, and ROI. @Equinix @theravitshow @NVIDIA #Equinix #EnterpriseAI #ArtificialIntelligence #CloudComputing #Nvidia #OpenSourceAI #DataCenter #Tokenomics #TheRavitShow

2026 ZKast #167- Equinix Fabric One & Inference Exchange: The Future of Enterprise AI Infrastructure

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2026 ZKast #167- Equinix Fabric One & Inference Exchange: The Future of Enterprise AI Infrastructure

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2026 ZKast #166 - Securing Production AI: How Cisco & Splunk Complete the Platform Picture with C1

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2026 ZKast #166 - Securing Production AI: How Cisco & Splunk Complete the Platform Picture with C1

Zeus Kerravala 34.7K views September 21, 2026 3:33 pm

2026 ZKast #165 - Transforming Golf Tech: Inside the R&A & Cisco Partnership at Royal Birkdale

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2026 ZKast #165 - Transforming Golf Tech: Inside the R&A & Cisco Partnership at Royal Birkdale

Zeus Kerravala 42.3K views September 21, 2026 3:03 pm

2026 ZKast #164 - Extreme Networks Agent One Coworker: Reimagining AI in Enterprise Networking

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2026 ZKast #164 - Extreme Networks Agent One Coworker: Reimagining AI in Enterprise Networking

Zeus Kerravala 37.6K views September 15, 2026 11:57 am

2026 ZKast #163 - Equinix Horizon 2026: Fabric One, NVIDIA Inference Exchange & Open Weight AI

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2026 ZKast #163 - Equinix Horizon 2026: Fabric One, NVIDIA Inference Exchange & Open Weight AI

Zeus Kerravala 46.4K views September 10, 2026 11:05 pm

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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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2026 ZKast #168 -Cisco+Splunk AI Key Takeaways: Agentic SOC, Tokenomics, and Cross-Domain Visibility

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