Best Cisco Learning Network Podcasts (2025)

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Understanding the November 18 Cloudflare Outage 16:14

14h ago16:14

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Tune in for a deep dive into the November 18 Cloudflare outage that impacted multiple services including X, OpenAI, and Anthropic—and explore key takeaways for ITOps teams. For insights on the other recent outage that Cloudflare experienced on December 5, see this blog post: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/cloudflare-outage-analysis-december-5-20…

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The AI Security Blind Spots Every Company Should Fix Now 1:02:44

2d ago1:02:44

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Security used to be a headache. Now it is a growth engine. In this episode of IT Visionaries, host Chris Brandt sits down with Taylor Hersom, Founder and CEO of Eden Data and former CISO, to break down how fast growing companies can turn cybersecurity and compliance into a true competitive advantage. Taylor explains why frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 2…

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Building the Right Network 51:26

2d ago51:26

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Send us a text In this special on-location episode of The Art of Network Engineering, Andy Lapteff sits down in person with Kevin Myers for a conversation that pulls no punches. Kevin brings decades of service provider and whitebox experience to the table as the two dive deep into one of networking’s most complex decisions: how to choose the right …

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Learning Smarter, Eating Less, and Innovating Better with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton 14:13

4d ago14:13

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On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about Google's Learn Your Way platform, the ripple effects of GLP-1 Medications. And we explored the $10,000 question of why startups build products nobody wants. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week, we'll …

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The Accidental Entrepreneur Who Built 50 Apps Before Knowing What a Startup Was – PJ Park 19:54

5d ago19:54

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Death by a thousand clicks. That is the problem facing clinicians who spend hours navigating scattered tools for documentation, billing, guidelines, and decision-making. One doctor-turned-founder accidentally built 50 apps trying to solve it before realizing he was an entrepreneur. PJ Park is co-founder, chairman, and chief product AI officer at Av…

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#19—Inside Cisco’s Strategy Office: Building the Infrastructure for the AI Era 34:49

8d ago34:49

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In this episode, Cisco’s Chief Strategy Officer Ammar Maraqa joins host Kaihan Krippendorff to discuss how one of the world’s largest technology companies is evolving its strategy to lead the next wave of AI and digital infrastructure. From building AI-ready data centers to fostering intrapreneurship through Outshift, Cisco is reimagining how strat…

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Turning Wearable Data Into Personal Care; Medical Language AI at Scale – Oren Nissim & Tim O'Connell 24:20

9d ago24:20

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Wearables track thousands of data points daily, but most becomes noise instead of signal. Clinical notes document critical patient information, yet we cannot extract meaning at scale. Two founders solving how we turn data into trusted care. Oren Nissim is the co-founder and CEO of Brook Health. He has type two diabetes himself, which drove him to b…

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NAN107: How AI is Changing the Networking Landscape 1:06:19

9d ago1:06:19

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The world of networking is changing at lightning speed thanks to AI. Today Eric sits down with Chris Kane to explore this new reality for network engineers. Together, they dive deeper into some of the changes that will be coming next, breaking down the technical demands and mindset shifts of intellectual curiosity and humility necessary... Read mor…

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AI Innovation, Customer Trust, and Startup Strategy with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton 17:08

11d ago17:08

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On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn and I talk about creating flywheel effects through customer obsession, the landscape of AI startups and what's real and what's not, and why workers don't trust AI. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week we'll gi…

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Episode 128: Murray Thom on Unlocking the Future: Quantum Computing with D-Wave 41:28

10d ago41:28

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In Episode 128, Patrick and Ciprian speak with returning guest Murray Thom, Vice President of Quantum Technology Evangelism at D-Wave. The team discuss the transformative potential of quantum computing in various sectors. They explore the current state of quantum technology, its applications in business, and the importance of hybrid computing solut…

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Custom Cancer Plans For Your DNA; Digital Health Lessons For Your Ears – Jim Foote & Dan Kendall 30:55

12d ago30:55

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From testing hundreds of cancer drugs in 10 days to unlocking healthcare stories through audio—conversations with two innovators solving how we personalize treatment and tell those stories live from HLTH 2025. Jim Foote is the founder of First Ascent Biomedical. He built the company after losing his 17-year-old son to cancer. First Ascent takes a b…

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Inside Agentic AI: The New Digital Citizens Reshaping the Internet & NetOps 15:53

15d ago15:53

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Get an inside perspective on how autonomous AI agents are reshaping the Internet, and what that means for the future of data, resilience, and digital innovation. We’ll chat about the new requirements for agentic AI success that call for a significant shift in priorities for NetOps teams. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:56 About Agentic AI 02:41 Data Qualit…

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DSPM vs DLP: The Data Blind Spots Killing Your Cloud Security 1:06:03

16d ago1:06:03

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If you’re betting on “the cloud is secure” and a few DLP rules to save you, you’re exposed. Most breaches aren’t a tool failure, they’re a visibility failure. You can’t protect data you can’t see. In this episode, Max Clark sits down with Sirena Ong from Secuvvy to break down Data Security Posture Management (DSPM): what it is, how it differs from …

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Turning Healthcare Data Into Usable Intelligence & Patient Advocacy - Jennifer Johnson & Brent Dover 33:56

16d ago33:56

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From a bootstrap founder using spreadsheets to track her own cancer treatment to a data infrastructure veteran start-up leader uncovering $10-15 billion in hidden healthcare value—this episode of The Tech Glow Up features conversations with two entrepreneurial CEO’s solving what happens when you center patient empowerment and unlock trapped data li…

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How to Maximize ROI on AI in 2026 59:51

16d ago59:51

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The promise of agentic AI has been massive, autonomous systems that act, reason, and make business decisions, but most enterprises are still struggling to see results. In this episode, host Chris Brandt sits down with Sumeet Arora, Chief Product Officer at Teradata, to unpack why the gap exists between AI hype and actual impact, and what it takes t…

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Resilience, Reputation, and MCP 1:10:30

16d ago1:10:30

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Send us a text Andy sits down with longtime friend William Collins to unpack three big themes shaping modern NetOps. First: the AWS US-East-1 outage and the myth that “cloud = resiliency by default.” They explore blast radius, hidden regional dependencies, cost trade-offs (active/active vs. DR), and why resiliency is engineered, not purchased. Next…

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#18—Adobe (Part 2): Adobe's Strategy, AI Approach, and Incubator 36:07

19d ago36:07

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In this special in-person conversation recorded at Adobe’s global headquarters, Kaihan continues his discussion with Malte Bernholz, Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Incubator at Adobe. In Part One, on our sister show Outthinkers, Malte explored the macro trends transforming creativity, technology, and business in the age of AI. Click the l…

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Connected Care Infrastructure to Patient-First Pharmacy Networks - BD & FDB Vela 30:21

18d ago30:21

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More of Nathan C's conversations with 2 healthcare leaders solving what happens when medical devices talk to each other, and what happens when patients have real choice. Bilal Muhsin, EVP Connected Care at BD, is building infrastructure that moves healthcare beyond disconnected devices. With expertise from his first company where he scaled embedded…

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AI Makes Healthcare More Human - How Vital.io & Pleio Drive Personalized Care from HLTH 2025 33:53

23d ago33:53

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From translating medical jargon into human language to using AI to keep healthcare human—conversations with two founders solving opposite sides of the same problem live from HLTH 2025. Aaron Patzer, CEO of Vital.io, is the founder of Mint.com and former head of product at Intuit. Seven years ago, he started Vital with his brother-in-law Dr. Justin …

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NAN106: Unimus: Network Automation By and For Network Engineers (Sponsored) 44:49

24d ago44:49

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Tomas Kirnak, CEO of Unimus, joins Eric Chou in this sponsored episode to introduce Unimus, an on-premise network configuration management system built by network engineers to solve real-world problems. In this deep dive they discuss Unimus’ proprietary “Behavioral Tree” for automatic device discovery, the platform’s vendor support, the 70/30 rule,…

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AI Human Skills, YouTube's Impact, and Lesser Apes with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton 15:05

25d ago15:05

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On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn and Brian talk about the human skills needed to adapt to AI, how YouTube is changing the media landscape, and how we might just be becoming lesser apes. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week, we'll give you a f…

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Episode 127: Samantha Mabey on Crypto Agility and preparing for a Quantum-Safe Future 40:03

25d ago40:03

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In Episode 127, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Samantha Mabey, Director of Product Marketing for the Data Security Solutions at Entrust, to discuss the evolving landscape of cryptography, particularly the transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). They explore the implications of moving away from traditional algorithms like RSA and ECC, the imp…

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From Building ChatGPT for Doctors to Solving the $87B Wasted Health Tech Problem - OpenEvidence & Ardexia 33:56

26d ago33:56

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Thanks for tuning in to these conversations with two founders changing the future of healthcare live from HLTH 2025. Zachary Ziegler, co-founder of OpenEvidence, built a platform that reached 40% of practicing clinicians in just two years by centering a simple principle: every answer includes citations to peer-reviewed research. With access to 40 m…

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How AI Is Transforming the Internet Landscape 15:32

29d ago15:32

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The demands of AI workloads are reshaping Internet infrastructure, giving rise to a more distributed model and resulting in an increasingly complex service delivery chain for NetOps teams to manage. Tune in to the full episode to learn more or use the chapters below to skip to the sections that you find most interesting. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:53 …

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Inside the Network That Prevented Prison Riots 1:05:00

29d ago1:05:00

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You know that moment when the alerts start flooding in, and your entire network goes dark? Systems down. Phones silent. Operations frozen. Now imagine that happening inside a prison. Six hundred of them. One outage away from chaos. In this conversation, Max Clark sits down with Oliver Maxwell from APX Net, Inc who had to build a network that litera…

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90% of AI Demos Fail. Here’s How to Build One that Won’t 59:22

1M ago59:22

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If you’ve ever shipped an AI feature that looked great in testing — only to watch it behave unpredictably in production — you’re not alone. In this episode of IT Visionaries, host Chris Brandt talks with Lawrence Jones, Founding Engineer at incident.io, about the critical gap between AI that demos well and AI that works under pressure. Lawrence sha…

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NAN105: Campus Network Automation, Powered by Cisco Agentic Workflows (Sponsored) 44:30

30d ago44:30

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Cisco Workflows is a new platform that makes network automation easier, smarter, and safer. On today’s episode, sponsored by Cisco, we get introduced to Cisco Workflows by Stephen Orr, Distinguished Solutions Engineer; and Reid Butler, Director of Product Management. They break down how Workflows helps you ditch repetitive tasks, roll out changes f…

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Learn the Business, Grow Your Career 58:42

30d ago58:42

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Send us a text Network engineers don’t tune into corporate all-hands because they’re “lazy,” they tune out because the message often isn’t for them. In this episode of The Art of Network Engineering, Andy Lapteff sits down with longtime industry leaders Scott Robohn and Mike Bushong to unpack the disconnect between engineering teams and executive c…

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Healthcare Innovation Speed Round from HLTH 2025: 6 HIT Leaders on AI, Prevention & Patient Care 45:55

1M ago45:55

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Live from HLTH 2025, Nathan C sits down with six healthcare innovation leaders to discuss the technologies reshaping patient care, clinical operations, and prevention. This rapid-fire speed round captures emerging themes across the industry—from AI-driven diagnostics to workforce transformation and patient-centered design. The Guests: 00:26 Dave We…

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Divergent Thinking, College Towns & AI Poison with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton 16:03

1M ago16:03

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On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn and Brian sit down to talk about divergent thinking, peak college towns, and how as little as 250 documents can poison your AI. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week, we'll give you a front row seat into what i…

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AI in Enterprise Networking – Top Community Questions Answered Part 2 27:52

1M ago27:52

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In this episode, we continue the conversation on how AI is transforming the world of enterprise networking. You’ll hear how Cisco approached internal AI adoption with caution and clarity, including the importance of private LLM instances and avoiding shadow AI practices. The group also explores how education, governance, and secure tools are critic…

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The Future of Procurement: Real-Time Supply Chain Intelligence 53:20

1M ago53:20

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Every product a company ships depends on thousands of tiny decisions happening deep inside the supply chain. But most organizations are still making those decisions using stale spreadsheets, fragmented systems, and guesswork. In this episode, we explore how AI-driven procurement intelligence is changing the game – moving teams from reactive firefig…

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The Power of Five: How XR Women Built a Global Movement for Women in Spatial Computing 39:49

1M ago39:49

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Julie Smithson, Karen Alexander, and Sophia Moshasha are the co-founders of XR Women, a groundbreaking organization celebrating five years of empowering women in extended reality. What started as a pandemic-era virtual meetup has evolved into a global movement spanning 60+ countries with 1,500 members and nearly 240 consecutive weekly immersive eve…

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NAN104: The Art and Science of Writing a Network Automation Book 57:53

1M ago57:53

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Host Eric Chou talks with Jeff Kala, co-author of the newly released “Network Automation Cookbook 2nd Edition,” to discuss his book and the experiences that led him from networking to network automation author. They discuss Jeff’s learning style and why it was helpful when working on his book. Lastly, they dig into Jeff’s predictions on... Read mor…

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Episode 126: The Future of Materials Discovery with Scott Genin 39:22

1M ago39:22

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In Episode 126, Scott Genin, Vice President of Materials Discovery at OTI Lumionics, discusses the advancements and challenges in quantum materials discovery. The conversation covers the limitations of current material simulation methods, the role of AI, and the importance of training the next generation of quantum programmers. Scott emphasizes the…

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Explaining the AWS Outage & Other Recent Incidents 15:05

1M ago15:05

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During complex infrastructure outages, an initial issue can often have a ripple effect, creating a web of problems to resolve. Explore how this phenomenon appeared to play out during the October 20 AWS outage and also unpack other recent outage events. ——— CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:58 AWS Outage 05:24 Microsoft Azure Front Door Outage 08:00 Microsoft…

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#17—Winning the AI Infrastructure Game 32:32

1M ago32:32

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In today’s episode, we speak with Oreste Donzella, former Chief Strategy Officer of KLA, a global leader in semiconductor process control and inspection. Oreste brings over three decades of experience in the semiconductor industry — a sector that quietly powers every technological advance we see today. You know, every strategist planning for AI's f…

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Why This School Ditched Cisco and Saved $250K 1:10:39

1M ago1:10:39

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Ever feel trapped in the endless cycle of network refreshes, license renewals, and “surprise” upgrade costs? You’re not alone. One school faced the same uphill battle and decided to break free. The result? A $250K turnaround and a totally new way of thinking about IT infrastructure. In this episode, Max Clark sits down with Francisco Tello, Senior …

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Why You Feel More Burned Out Than Ever 35:03

1M ago35:03

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AI was supposed to make life easier. So why are tech teams more burned out than ever? In this episode of IT Visionaries, host Chris Brandt and guest co-host Lacey Peace unpack the real reasons behind the burnout crisis sweeping through tech and cybersecurity teams in 2025. From the “do more with less” culture to the false promise of AI automation, …

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Study Streams and Space Dreams with Lexie Cooper 47:55

1M ago47:55

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Send us a text Blue Origin’s Lexie Cooper is back! We riff on New Glenn’s first launch and what “vehicle #2” means for launch cadence, where to watch from Florida without getting arrested, and why streaming your learning, even when it’s awkward, is a cheat code for growth. Andy shares his live Python study saga (and a friendly dust-up with Jeff abo…

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Hiring, Growth, Sameness, and Fridge Ads with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton 17:56

2M ago17:56

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On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn Bolton and Brian Ardinger talk about hiring talent, tips on growth, why everything looks the same, and why nobody wants advertisements on their refrigerators. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week, we'll give y…

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