AI didn’t make me smarter. Building the tool made me learn. I used prompts to map my networking gaps, then turned them into a cheat sheet I’d actually use at 11 p.m. Are you learning by building or by scrolling? #VibeCoding #AI #TechPodcast #NetworkOps

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Here's a fresh blog with key info about the upcoming Networking Field Day 40, which I'll be a delegate at. Live videos Wed 4/8 through Fri 4/10! Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #NetworkingFieldDay #NetworkOps #AIOps #AIdatacenter #AInetworking www.linkedin.com/pulse/lookin... Grap

On Feb 20, Cloudflare lost 1,100+ BYOIP prefixes from BGP for 6 hours. No attack, just one buggy API query that ran before anyone could stop it.
Large-scale routing automation is fragile. Independent visibility and control over your own network isn't a nice-to-have.

#BGP #NetworkOps #DDoS

"AI adoption will expand from customer-facing to core network operations" - Ram Ramanathan, Ribbon's Senior Director, shares insights on workforce transitions and sophisticated agent interactions ngi.fyi/ainetwork25-... #NetworkOps #AIAdoption #AgenticAI

📍 #Prague is a breathtakingly beautiful city! Team Itential explored, hustled, collaborated, and engaged in incredible conversations with the #Community - What's next? #AustinTx in November 💪

#workingintech #traveling #events #networkengineer #networkops #startup

The Scourge of Excessive AS-SETs An AS-SET is a special object that represents a group of ASNs and forms the basis for IRR-based route filtering. However, many AS-SETs in circulation today have grown so big that they effectively whit...

What are AS-SETs, and why are some of them a complete mess?

We teamed up with bgp.tools founder Ben Cartwright-Cox to explore the internet’s most bloated AS-SETs—and why they’re a problem.

Read more 👉 kentik.com/blog/the-sco...

#BGP #RoutingSecurity #NetworkOps

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: AI agents will be like Iron Man's Jarvis AI agents are transforming business with smart automation, despite challenges like trust and workforce impact.

AI agents are shaking up IT infrastructure.
From data-rich platforms to lightning-fast automation, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff @mbenioff.bsky.social explains how agentic AI redefines enterprise operations—at scale.

www.computerworld.com/article/3960...

#AIagents #NetworkOps #TodayinTech

AI That Matters: Driving Real Outcomes in Network Operations AI can be a transformative tool in network operations — but only when it’s tied to clear, measurable outcomes. Rather than chasing hype, IT and NetOps teams should focus on solving specific operationa...

AI isn’t hype—it’s strategy. 💡

To transform network ops, align AI to clear outcomes like reducing MTTR, cutting costs & stabilizing your infra.

Read @networkphil.com's take on using AI to solve real problems ⬇️

www.kentik.com/blog/ai-that...

#AI #NetOps #NetworkOps #ITStrategy