Join us for an in-depth look at the Cisco Live Network Operations Center (NOC), where cutting-edge technology supports seamless, Network operations here at Cisco Live. We will walk through the infrastructure behind the Cisco Live network, highlighting the integration of Cisco and NetApp® ONTAP® components.

Learn how Cisco UCS, Nexus, and NetApp MetroCluster™ come together in aFlexPod® configuration to deliver a resilient environment that supports essential applications. You’ll also see how Splunk monitoring improves operational visibility and performance, enabling proactive management and faster troubleshooting.

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Finally, we will cover the live migration of MCC AFF A250 to MCC AFF A50 which is new this year.

 

Session Type: World of Solutions Session

Technical Level: Introductory

Technology: AI, Data Center, Enterprise Architecture

Track: AI

From spinning disks to AI-ready data infrastructure, enterprise storage has come a long way. During this session, we will review that evolution, compare file, block, and object architectures, and explore their roles in modern AI-centric workloads. We'll then examine the unique data challenges AI introduces, including security, governance, and scalability.

Join our experts to learn how NetApp's portfolio is purpose-built to power AI and mission-critical workloads. You’ll also discover how FlexPod AI unites Cisco compute and networking with NetApp storage to deliver a validated, full-stack solution. Whether you're planning your next refresh or architecting for AI, FlexPod and NetApp are ready to help bring AI to your data.

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Qualifies for Cisco Continuing Education Credit: Yes

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Session Type: Breakout

Technical Level: Introductory

Technology: AI, Automation & Orchestration, Enterprise Architecture

Track: AI

AI is enabling organizations to conduct more business at the edge than ever before. But turning that data into insight while managing widespread data infrastructure remains a significant challenge.

In this session, we’ll explore how Cisco and NetApp have teamed up to deliver FlexPod Edge, a turnkey, validated solution that simplifies and secures remote deployments. You’ll learn how FlexPod Edge helps teams unlock meaningful value from data generated in remote environments without adding operational burden.

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Qualifies for Cisco Continuing Education Credit: Yes

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Session Type: Breakout

Technical Level: Introductory

Technology: AI, Data Center, Enterprise Architecture

Track: AI, Mass-Scale Infrastructure

Successful AI adoption requires more than powerful processors; it demands an enterprise-class foundation to manage data, optimize performance, and simplify operations. As AI adoption accelerates, organizations need a secure, scalable data infrastructure to manage AI from experimentation to production. Cisco and NetApp deliver this through integrated platforms that combine high-performance networking, flexible compute, and secure data management at scale.

Join us to discover how Cisco and NetApp transform AI initiatives into business value with a modern infrastructure that is simple to operate, trusted by design, and ready to evolve with emerging AI demands.

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Session Type: World of Solutions Session

Technical Level: Introductory

Technology: AI, Automation & Orchestration, Enterprise Architecture

Track: AI

As technology continues to advance, modern workloads, especially AI, are driving unprecedented demands for infrastructure capacity, performance, and scale.  At the same time, supply chain constraints and economic pressures, makes it critical to avoid fragmented, siloed investments. Learn how building the right foundation can accelerate your business initiatives, optimize capital efficiency, and enable resilient outcomes, even in uncertain environments.

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Session Type: World of Solutions Session

Technical Level: Introductory

Technology: AI, Data Center, Enterprise Architecture

Track: AI, Mass-Scale Infrastructure

This session explores how NetApp AFX with AIDE services can be applied within FlexPod® architecture to get a repeatable, production-grade outcomes. We will connect the dots between modern infrastructure and the operational realitiies of AI data placement, GPU-ready compute, high performance networking, and consistent storage performance showing how FlexPod delivers a validated, scalable foundation for both traditional and AI-enabled workloads.

Attendees will leave with a practical framework aligned to the Cisco Secure AI Factory approach, organized around three principles - Design, Deploy & Operate to Govern, Monitor and continuously improve performance, cost, and security posture. Whether you are starting with a single use case or scaling to an enterprise AI platform, this session shows how to standardize the journey with FlexPod, while building in security from day one. 

 

Session Type: World of Solutions Session

Technical Level: Intermediate

Technology: AI, Enterprise Architecture, Network Management

Track: AI

Have you ever wondered what is involved in building and tearing down a network in the span of a week? Our panelist will talk about the CiscoLive! network and the technologies in use, as well as the Network Operations Center that manages it. We'll discuss what worked, leading practices that we followed, and statistics from the event. This is a must-see panel for anyone involved in operating a network, especially one that has to move with agility and adapt constantly. We hope you have more than a few days to build and fine tune your network; but even so, you will benefit from hearing what we did, how we did it and what we learned all over the course of the week. We will have panelists addressing Routing, Switching, Wireless, Network Management, Data Center and Security.

 

Qualifies for Cisco Continuing Education Credit: Yes

 

Session Type: Breakout

Technology: Data Center, Network Management, Security

Track: Data Center, Observability, Collaboration, Emerging Technologies, Networking, Securit