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AI-Powered Computer Vision Deployment
5 min read
Imagine a world where machines see as well as – or better than – humans, catching safety hazards in mines, spotting defects on a factory line, or flagging abnormalities in X-rays. That’s where AI-powered computer vision is already taking mining, manufacturing, and healthcare…
Agentic AI Without Hyperscaler Lock-In: Building Flexible, Future-Proof AI Systems
6 min read
Imagine a world where your AI systems can think, decide, and adapt like a human team, tackling complex tasks without being chained to a single tech giant’s ecosystem. That’s the promise of agentic AI. You have systems that act autonomously, make decisions, and solve problems with minimal…
Why I’m A Big Fan of Vast Data’s Advancements in Next-Gen AI Storage
7 min read
Hey everyone, if you’ve been following the explosion in AI tech, you know that storage isn’t just about dumping files anymore – it’s the backbone for training models, querying massive datasets, and keeping everything secure. I’ve been diving deep into Vast Data’s…
Behind The Tech: #RAG Is So Yesterday – Hello MPC
4 min read
As someone who’s been knee-deep with AI at Cisco, I’ve seen trends come and go, and today I want to talk about one that’s starting to feel a bit dated: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, or RAG. Don’t get me wrong—RAG has been a game-changer for making LLMs more accurate by pulling…
My First 100 Days At Cisco – Building AI the Right Way
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I’ve always believed that when it comes to building scalable AI infrastructure, you have to find a balance between performance and reliability. Technology offers speed, but a dependable infrastructure is what makes AI truly sustainable. My time at Cisco has reinforced that belief, so I wanted to…
My First 100 Days At Cisco – Cisco Live 2025 & the Future of AI Applications
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In my first few months at Cisco, I’ve had a front-row seat to the business’s key areas of focus. Every large tech business claims to be changing the way the world does things, but the scale of transformative solutions I’m seeing at Cisco is different. This year’s Cisco Live event was confirmation –…
My First 100 Days At Cisco – Why Cisco’s Responsible AI Framework Matters More Than Anyone Thinks
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In my first few months at Cisco, I’ve had the chance to dive into a lot of what’s happening behind the scenes – there’s been no shortage of innovation to take in. But one theme that has quietly stood out was something that’s less about what we can build with AI, and more about how we build it. Cisco’s…
My First 100 Days At Cisco – Reinventing Cybersecurity
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When I joined Cisco 100 days ago, I thought it was just a networking company. Now I realise it’s an AI company. One with a very real stake in shaping the future of cybersecurity. That shift came into focus when I was introduced to Foundation-sec-8b. What looked like just another model on the surface turned…
My First 100 Days At Cisco – Making AI an Operating Principle
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Over the last few months, I’ve had the chance to see Cisco from the inside, and it’s challenged more than a few assumptions. Yes, I was aware of the company’s pivot toward software. But I didn’t fully grasp just how deeply AI is being embedded across the business, and how fast that’s redefining everything.…