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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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2026 ZKast #145 - Extreme Journey: Cycling 10,000 Miles & 30 NFL Stadiums with Bond Almand

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2026 ZKast #145 - Extreme Journey: Cycling 10,000 Miles & 30 NFL Stadiums with Bond Almand

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2026 ZKast #145 - Extreme Journey: Cycling 10,000 Miles & 30 NFL Stadiums with Bond Almand

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2026 ZKast #144 - How Zoom Powers Major League Baseball: AI, Contact Center & MLB Partnership

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2026 ZKast #144 - How Zoom Powers Major League Baseball: AI, Contact Center & MLB Partnership

Zeus Kerravala 5.3K views 23 hours ago

At the 154th Open at Royal Troon, Zeus Kerravala from ZK Research sits down with golf influencer and Cisco Ambassador Manolo Vega.They dive into the unexpected intersection of golf and technology, the power of powering an inclusive future, advice for growing a business, and how weekend golfers can fix slow play once and for all.Timestamps:00:00 – Live from The 154th Open00:30 – Why Cisco & Manolo Vega Partnered Up01:15 – Golf as a Tool for Inclusion & Connection02:10 – Growing Up in a Golf Family03:10 – Entrepreneurial Advice: Find What You Love04:15 – How Weekend Golfers Can Play Faster ("Suck Fast")05:30 – Cisco’s Global Impact & Wrap-UpKey Takeaways:On Technology & Golf: How Cisco's mission to power an inclusive future aligns with bringing the game of golf to a broader, more diverse audience.On Entrepreneurship: Why vibrating on your true frequency is the key to letting success find you.On Slow Play: Stop overthinking your swing—see it, feel it, smack it, and keep moving.Follow & Connect:Follow Manolo Vega: https://www.youtube.com/c/ManoloTeachesGolf #Golf #ManoloTeaches #Cisco #TheOpen #ZeusKerravala #ZKResearch #GolfTech @Cisco @ManoloTeachesGolf

2026 ZKast #143- Golf, Tech & Passion: A Talk with Cisco Ambassador Manolo at The 154th British Open

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2026 ZKast #143- Golf, Tech & Passion: A Talk with Cisco Ambassador Manolo at The 154th British Open

Zeus Kerravala 18.2K views August 10, 2026 4:22 pm

2026 Zkast #142 - How Extreme Networks & MatSing Are Revolutionizing High-Density Stadium Wi-Fi

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2026 Zkast #142 - How Extreme Networks & MatSing Are Revolutionizing High-Density Stadium Wi-Fi

Zeus Kerravala 20.4K views August 10, 2026 10:57 am

2026 ZKast #141 - AMD Advancing AI Keynote: Inferencing and Edge Compute with Savvy Peterson

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2026 ZKast #141 - AMD Advancing AI Keynote: Inferencing and Edge Compute with Savvy Peterson

Zeus Kerravala 18.8K views August 6, 2026 5:33 pm

Host Zeus Kerravala from ZK Research speaks with Arista Networks' Ed Chapman and Hardev Singh from AMD’s Advancing AI Summit. They dive deep into why open standards, heterogeneous infrastructure, and high-speed Ethernet are critical to the future of AI deployments. Key Topics Covered:Network Criticality: Why the network directly impacts AI job completion time, overall TCO, and maximizing GPU investment. Ethernet vs. InfiniBand: How rapidly advancing Ethernet speeds (1.6T to 3.2T) and Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) standards are positioning Ethernet as the ideal choice for scale-out, scale-up, and scale-across AI networks. Arista & AMD Integration: Hardware and software alignment—from testing Tomahawk 6 architectures with AMD’s latest GPUs and NICs (such as Pensando/PolaroNIC and Volcano) to packet spraying, trimming, and congestion control. Next-Gen Hardware Highlights: A close look at Arista’s 1.6T Tomahawk 6 switch and the new XPO (Next-Gen Optic) form factor, which supports up to 400W cooling and 12.8 Terabits of bandwidth in a flexible, 100% liquid-cooled module. XPO vs. CPO: Addressing customer inquiries around Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), open ecosystems, and why flexible pluggable modules (XPO) offer distinct operational and maintenance advantages. Enterprise & NeoCloud Adoption: The shift from relying solely on major hyperscalers to deploying private AI factories and on-premises inferencing engines in finance, research, and physical AI. @AMD @AristaNetworks

2026 ZKast #140 - The Future of AI Networking: Arista, AMD, and the Shift to Ethernet

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2026 ZKast #140 - The Future of AI Networking: Arista, AMD, and the Shift to Ethernet

Zeus Kerravala 29.6K views August 6, 2026 12:05 pm

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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 #145 - Extreme Journey: Cycling 10,000 Miles & 30 NFL Stadiums with Bond Almand

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