Built For Trust With Nick Lippis

This episode is part of a six-part sponsored series with Cisco focused on the technologies defining the next era of enterprise networking, with new episodes released each month.AI agents don't have passwords, MFA tokens, or biometrics. They're proliferating across enterprise environments faster than any technology we've seen before, often without IT even knowing they're there.In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis sits down with Cisco's Tom Gillis (SVP, Infrastructure & Security) and Matt Caulfield (VP, Identity) to unpack why securing the agentic era is fundamentally a networking problem and what organizations need to do about it now.Tom and Matt cover the case for a proxy-based gateway architecture that sits between agents and the resources they access, why traditional ACL-style rules won't work against agents clever enough to route around them, and why AI will ultimately be the only thing capable of policing AI at scale.If your organization is feeling pressure to move fast on agentic AI while keeping security intact, this episode is your starting point.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

When an AI model can discover and exploit decades-old vulnerabilities in hours, enterprise security changes fast.In this episode, Nick Lippis is joined by Peter Campbell, Senior Director of Cloud Security at Cigna, and Dev Awasthi, AI Security Advisor at Accenture, to unpack what Anthropic’s Mythos model and Project Glasswing mean for enterprise defenders.They discuss how vulnerability timelines are collapsing from weeks to hours, why traditional patch management is reaching its limits, and why defending AI with AI is quickly becoming a requirement, not a choice.Peter and Dev introduce the idea of Digital Darwinism, where the organizations that adapt fastest will be the ones that keep up. The conversation also covers the human toll of alert fatigue, why agentic security needs to be built incrementally, and what separates organizations that pause from those that move forward.Nick, Peter, and Dev will continue this discussion at the AI Networking Summit in Dallas, May 13–14. Learn more and register to join the conversation: https://hubs.li/Q04fn4y90New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified.

Enterprise IT operations have long scaled by adding people.L1 teams, offshore support, and manual response became the norm. But as infrastructure grows more complex and fast-moving, that model is breaking.In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis sits down with Assaf Resnick, CEO of BigPanda, to unpack the $250 billion problem behind modern IT operations.They discuss:Why operations still depend on human interventionHow fragmented systems slow response and increase riskWhat’s driving churn across L1 teamsHow agentic AI is shifting operations from reactive to predictiveThey also outline a new model: prevent issues, automate L1, and augment expert teams during major incidents.If you’re thinking about how AI will reshape enterprise operations, this episode makes it real.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis shares findings from a recent ONUG community survey of senior practitioners managing large-scale, regulated enterprise infrastructure. The results paint a clear picture: the hype around AI is real, the investment is real, but production deployments are lagging far behind. And the primary reason may be the network itself.Nick walks through what the data reveals about why governance and compliance have emerged as the top inhibitor to scaling AI, why organizations remain deeply divided on where sensitive AI workloads should live, and why enterprises are deploying agents faster than they are building the infrastructure to support them.Only 18% of respondents believe their infrastructure roadmap is keeping pace with AI's trajectory. The community knows the stakes. The question is whether they move fast enough to lead or spend the next few years catching up.If you want to know where enterprise AI actually stands today, the data in this episode tells the real story.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

This episode is part of a six-part sponsored series with Cisco focused on the technologies defining the next era of enterprise networking, with new episodes released each month.AI infrastructure is entering a new phase, and the shift starts at the silicon layer.In this episode, Nick Lippis is joined by Cisco leaders Tom Gillis and Nick Kucharewski to explore how advances in networking silicon are redefining enterprise infrastructure as organizations move from experimentation to production.Programmable silicon, high-performance Ethernet, and distributed system design are enabling a new model where the network becomes the fabric that connects and orchestrates AI workloads across compute, memory, and data. This shift is changing how enterprises think about scale, performance, and control.The conversation also examines how security and observability are moving into the network itself, along with the need for architectural flexibility as enterprises look to build AI-ready environments without hyperscaler complexity.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

As AI moves beyond the data center into real-world environments, the network is being pushed into entirely new territory.In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis speaks with Allwyn Sequeira, CEO of Highway 9 Networks, about how AI, mobility, and edge computing are converging to reshape enterprise infrastructure.They explore why traditional wireless approaches fall short in AI-driven environments, how private and public cellular are emerging as a critical foundation, and what it takes to connect machines, devices, and inferencing systems in real time.The conversation examines the convergence of IT and OT, the role of AI-native mobile infrastructure, and how agentic AI is driving a shift from automated to more autonomous operations.As enterprises move from AI experimentation to real-world deployment, the network has to evolve. It must support real-time, distributed intelligence across devices, the edge, and the cloud.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

As AI reshapes enterprise infrastructure, most conversations focus on models, agents, and applications. But beneath it all, the network is being fundamentally redefined.In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis speaks with Vishal Shukla, Co-Founder and CEO of Aviz Networks, about the two dimensions shaping the future: building networks for AI workloads and using AI to operate them.They explore how agentic operations are evolving toward autonomy, why the network is emerging as the real bottleneck, and how distributed inference and AI factories are changing performance requirements.The conversation also tackles build vs. buy decisions in a rapidly evolving landscape, including where to standardize, what to build vs. buy, and how to get started without falling behind.If you’re navigating AI infrastructure decisions, this episode makes one thing clear: the winners won’t be those who pick the right tools, but those who build systems that can adapt as everything changes.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

AI is moving fast, but most enterprises are still trying to answer a fundamental question: should you build your own AI infrastructure or buy it?In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis speaks with Todd Nightingale, from Arista, and they break down how leading organizations are approaching that decision and why the answer increasingly comes down to one thing: data.They explore why many enterprises are starting with token-based models, what is driving the shift toward private infrastructure, and how concerns around data privacy and control are shaping AI strategy. The conversation also goes deeper into what actually creates value in AI systems, why it is not about choosing a model, and how integration, workflows, and access to the right data are becoming the real differentiators.Beyond infrastructure, they discuss how AI is changing network design, accelerating innovation cycles, and enabling a future of more autonomous operations.If you are thinking about how to operationalize AI in your organization, this episode offers a clear framework for where to start and what matters most.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

Modern applications generate more operational data than ever before. Microservices architectures, cloud infrastructure, and rapid development cycles have created a world where systems emit massive volumes of logs, metrics, and traces, often far more than teams can realistically analyze.In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis speaks with Jad Naous, Founder of Grepr, about how the observability landscape is evolving as organizations confront the reality of exponential telemetry growth. From petabytes of system data to rising observability costs, they explore why traditional monitoring approaches are reaching their limits.Jad explains how identifying application behavior patterns within telemetry streams can massively reduce noise while preserving the signals that matter most. The conversation also looks ahead to a future where AI-powered systems can detect anomalies, surface critical insights, and help operations teams resolve issues before they escalate based upon these application behavior patterns.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

Agentic AI is rapidly moving from experimentation to real enterprise deployments. As organizations begin running hundreds or even thousands of AI agents across hybrid environments, the challenge becomes how to govern them safely at scale.In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis walks through a demonstration of the ONUG Agentic AI Overlay and the control framework designed to prevent rogue agents from compromising enterprise systems. He explains the six critical controls required to manage identity, data access, infrastructure tools, and cross domain interactions in agentic environments.If agentic AI is going to scale in the enterprise, it will require more than powerful models. It will require trusted infrastructure and clear governance.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

Everyone is talking about agentic AI in the NOC. Fewer are asking whether the foundation is ready.Nick Lippis sits down with Damien Garros, founder of OpsMill, to unpack what’s missing from most AI-in-operations conversations: structured intent data.Observability tells you what is happening. But intent defines what should be happening. Without that context, AI systems are left reacting to signals without understanding design, policy, or business impact.Damien explains why enterprises need a version-controlled, extensible source of truth before letting agents interact with production infrastructure. He walks through how intent management, branching workflows, automated validation, and human-in-the-loop governance create a safer path toward autonomous operations.If agentic AI is going to live up to the hype, it won’t be because it replaces operators. It will be because it operates on a foundation of structured, trusted intent.This episode explores what that architecture looks like and what it will take to get there.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

The digital economy runs on connectivity. But while cloud infrastructure became programmable, elastic, and API-driven, telecom workflows remained manual, fragmented, and stuck in decades-old procurement processes.In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis sits down with Ben Edmond, Founder and CEO of ConnectBase, to explore why that is finally changing.As AI workloads accelerate and enterprise architectures shift toward multi-cloud and distributed environments, legacy WAN procurement models are being exposed. Spreadsheets, slow RFP cycles, and opaque serviceability data simply cannot support the demands of the AI economy.Nick and Ben discuss:The four structural shifts forcing telecom modernizationWhy automation increases growth rather than eroding marginsThe rise of programmable connectivity and API-driven exchangesHow AI is exposing bandwidth, latency, and procurement limitationsWhy control is flowing back to the enterpriseFrom wholesale marketplaces to enterprise WAN estate intelligence, this conversation outlines how telecom is evolving from a relationship-driven industry to a programmable platform.The AI economy is here. Now telecom has to catch up.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis breaks down the real barriers preventing large enterprises from deploying agentic AI at scale.After gathering direct input from enterprise leaders across the ONUG community, a clear pattern emerged: the blockers are not model performance or innovation. They are trust, security, and governance.Nick outlines the prioritized requirements enterprises say must be solved before agentic AI can move from experimentation to production. From non-human identity and lifecycle management to runtime behavior enforcement, data and content guardrails, zero trust across multiple trust domains, and secure orchestration, this episode reframes the conversation around what truly matters for scalable adoption.If your organization is exploring AI agents but struggling with control, compliance, or cross-domain risk, this episode defines the problem set and the path forward.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

As enterprises rush to prepare for AI, most of the attention is focused on models, GPUs, and applications. But what if the real starting point isn’t AI at all?In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis sits down with Patrick Heinz from Ameriprise to explore why observability is the true foundation of AI-ready infrastructure. Patrick draws on decades of experience spanning service providers, startups, and large enterprises to explain why AI systems depend on continuous, high-quality data and why visibility across networks, applications, and service providers is no longer optional.The conversation dives into synthetic path monitoring, breaking down data silos, contextualizing massive volumes of telemetry, and how “data without context is dangerous.” Patrick also shares real-world examples of how improved visibility builds trust with users, operations teams, and service providers while reducing outages, escalations, and firefighting.If you’re thinking about AI readiness, automation, or agentic systems, this episode makes one thing clear: you can’t automate what you can’t see, and trust starts with visibility.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis shares firsthand observations from ongoing conversations with enterprise IT leaders and technology providers across the industry.Nick explores the growing divide between AI-first enterprises that are moving aggressively into large-scale deployments and organizations that are still evaluating where AI fits, how to justify the investment, and how to manage risk. He unpacks why some enterprises remain quiet about their AI initiatives, how concerns around GPUs, cost, and power are shaping infrastructure decisions, and what’s driving the shift toward cloud-based versus on-prem AI strategies.The discussion also dives into how security and networking are becoming native components of AI infrastructure, why the control plane for agentic AI remains undefined, and how incumbent enterprise vendors are repositioning to close the gap between ambition and execution.This episode offers a grounded look at where enterprise AI really stands today, not the hype, but the reality from the field.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

Most companies are experimenting with AI in customer experience. Very few are actually transforming it.In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis is joined by Puneet Mehta, Founder and CEO of Netomi, to explore what it really takes to design AI-driven customer experience that works in the real world at enterprise scale, under regulatory constraints, and without breaking trust.Puneet shares why simply automating human workflows misses most of AI’s value, and how agentic AI enables a shift from reactive support to proactive, context-driven customer engagement. Drawing on real-world deployments with companies like DraftKings and United Airlines, the conversation dives into how enterprises can safely orchestrate AI across siloed systems, manage authority and compliance, and deliver faster, more empathetic customer experiences.The discussion also looks ahead to a future where AI becomes the primary customer interface and where AI agents may soon interact directly with other AI agents on behalf of consumers. For enterprise leaders navigating trust, governance, and transformation, this episode offers a grounded look at what agentic AI means beyond the hype.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

Agentic AI is redefining how work gets done. But without the right architecture and controls, autonomy becomes risk.In this episode, Nick sits down with Peter Campbell to explore the emerging Agentic AI Overlay and what enterprises must build to support secure, scalable agentic workflows. From multi-agent communication and trust boundaries to identity, governance, and responsible AI enforcement, they examine the critical building blocks required to move from AI experimentation to production-ready systems.The conversation also highlights early findings from ONUG community polling and outlines what’s next as the industry works to turn architecture into action.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode, Nick reviews lessons from 2025 that shift from POC to production in enterprise AI. Then he discusses key predictions for 2026 and discusses why it is such a pivotal year for enterprises to embrace AI. New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

When a model learns your secrets, it never forgets.In this episode, Nick sits down with Tom Gillis from Cisco to explore one of the most pressing challenges of the AI era: data sovereignty. As AI models absorb sensitive information and operational data at unprecedented scale, organizations are facing a new reality: once that knowledge is embedded, it can’t simply be erased.Tom unpacks how Cisco is reimagining the data center for this new world from GPU-driven architectures and co-packaged optics to federated analytics that bring computation to the data instead of the other way around. Together, they discuss the return of on-prem infrastructure, the risks of IP leakage in model training, and why protecting data sovereignty may be the defining trust challenge of enterprise AI.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode, Nick sits down with David Reilly from World Wide Technology to explore how trust and structure must guide every AI transformation. Riley shares the five-question framework he used to evaluate technology decisions, from cost and reliability to risk and talent, and why it’s more critical than ever as enterprises race to adopt AI. Together, they discuss how CIOs can balance innovation with stability, build confidence with business partners, and lead teams through change without losing trust along the way.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

Hyperscalers have redefined what modern networking looks like, and now those same principles are reshaping how enterprises build for the AI era.In this episode, Nick sits down with Marc Austin from Hedgehog to explore how open networking, SONiC, and cloud native automation are converging to make hyperscaler level networking accessible to organizations of any size.Marc shares Hedgehog’s origin story, why SONiC has finally matured for enterprise scale, and how cloud style UX and zero touch lifecycle management remove the historical barriers to open networking. They explore the rise of AI Networking as a new category, the complexity of GPU fabrics, and how automation and performance tuning can even outperform some NVIDIA reference benchmarks.From multi-vendor freedom to real world AI cloud deployments operated by a single DevOps engineer, this conversation reveals the technologies and design principles that are powering the next generation of private AI infrastructure.If you are building for AI, rethinking your network strategy, or interested in the future of open networking, this episode shows what it really takes to network like a hyperscaler.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

AI is advancing fast, but the networks underneath it aren’t. In this episode, Nick and Andy Bechtolsheim from Arista Networks break down the real bottleneck slowing AI performance and why traditional networking models can’t keep up with today’s training and inference demands.They explore what Ultra Ethernet brings to the table, why packet loss and traffic scheduling matter more than ever, and what enterprises actually need to build AI-ready infrastructure without hyperscaler budgets. Andy also shares why he believes we’ve finally hit the hardware tipping point that will accelerate AI innovation for years to come.A clear, candid look at the networking challenges shaping the future of AI and what leaders need to prepare for next.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis talks with Holland Barry, Global Field CTO at DXC Technology, about how AI is transforming the way enterprises identify, measure, and manage technical debt. What was once a cost of doing business is now becoming a catalyst for modernization. Holland shares how DXC is developing a Tech Debt Scoring System that uses AI and community collaboration to benchmark enterprise health, reveal modernization priorities, and accelerate AI readiness. Together, they explore how this data-driven approach turns maintenance into momentum and trust into a measurable outcome.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Ben Hickey of IBM to explore how AI is transforming network operations, automation, and lifecycle management, and why trust is the defining factor in every stage of that journey. Together, they unpack what it takes to build truly autonomous systems, from improving signal-to-noise ratios in data to establishing “LLM scaffolding” that keeps AI outputs reliable and safe. Ben explains how IBM’s approach empowers engineers to move from reactive troubleshooting to predictive insight, bridging analytics and reasoning in systems designed for resilience.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis is joined by Jason Edelman, founder of Network to Code, for a conversation about the evolution of network automation and the rise of AI-driven operations. Together, they explore how enterprises are moving from scripts and workflows to multi-agent systems capable of managing complex infrastructures. Jason shares how data, skills, and culture are shaping this next chapter, and why trust in automation still begins with people. As networks grow more intelligent, the question isn’t whether AI will run them: it’s how humans will stay meaningfully in the loop.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Ritesh Agrawal from Zscaler, to explore how AI is reshaping the future of cybersecurity. Together, they discuss how artificial intelligence is not only a new target but also a new line of defense.They examine why Zero Trust is essential as AI systems gain autonomy, how identity and policy evolve in a world of intelligent agents, and what it will take for organizations to build infrastructures that can protect themselves.Hear insights on:The relationship between AI for security and security for AIHow autonomous agents are changing identity, access, and controlWays to embed protection directly into AI decision loopsWhat it means to trust machines that act on their ownNew episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Susie Wee, founder and CEO of DevAI and creator of Cisco DevNet, to explore what happens when human expertise meets artificial intelligence.From her early work pioneering HDTV to leading global developer communities and now building AI powered solutions for IT teams, Susie has always seen technology as more than innovation. It is about people, purpose, and possibility.Together, Nick and Susie discuss:How DevAI is helping IT professionals harness AI without replacing human judgmentWhy domain expertise is the key differentiator in the AI eraThe evolution from DevNet to DevAI and what it teaches us about building communities that adapt and thriveThe future of enterprise automation and why trust, not tools, will define successThis is a conversation about innovation with empathy and a reminder that the future of AI is not just intelligent. It is human.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Chalan Aras to explore how AI is reshaping the future of networking and IT operations. From the rise of observability and automation to the challenges of multi-cloud sprawl and massive data movement, they unpack why only a fraction of AI projects succeed and what enterprises must do to close the gap between ambition and readiness.Looking ahead to 2030, Chalan shares his vision of autonomous, AI-native networks—where agentic operations centers, security-first design, and dynamic data fabrics replace today’s static systems. Along the way, Nick and Chalan examine the risks, opportunities, and real-world lessons every enterprise leader should consider as AI drives the next era of connectivity.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

Artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare from groundbreaking cancer research to everyday clinical operations.In this episode of the Built for Trust podcast, Nick chats with Tsvi Gal, CTO and Head of Enterprise Technology Services at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Tsvi shares how one of the world’s leading institutions is applying AI in practice.You’ll hear how AI is driving breakthroughs in cancer research, streamlining clinical workflows, and reshaping patient care. Tsvi will also outline how healthcare organizations are updating infrastructure, data strategies, and collaboration models to support these advances.Whether you’re leading technology, research, or operations, you’ll leave with practical insights on what to prioritize today to prepare your organization for the next stage of AI adoption.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Eric Hanselman to explore the fine line between innovation and risk in today’s enterprise technology landscape. From the evolution of networking and security to the rise of AI and automation, Eric unpacks why so many organizations hesitate to “flip the switch” and what it will take to build the trust needed to move forward.Hear candid insights on:How conversations within the community can shape the direction of entire industriesWhy legacy systems carry such high risk when change is introducedThe promise of AI for infrastructure and the dangers of going too big, too fastThe role of trust as the deciding factor in technology adoptionIf you’ve ever wondered where the balance lies between the risk and reward of trusting AI, this conversation will give you a perspective you won’t want to miss.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

What do nuclear submarines and modern security operations centers have in common? More than you'd think.In this episode, Peter Campbell joins host Nick Lippis to explore how lessons from sonar blind spots on submarines mirror the visibility challenges in cybersecurity today. They dive into the origins and impact of the Cloud Security Notification Framework (CSNF), the growing problem of telemetry overload, and how agentic AI and hyperautomation are transforming the way we detect and respond to threats. From the 1-10-60 benchmark to the role of trust in automated decision-making, this conversation maps the future of security operations one AI agent at a time.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

What happens when you stop scripting and start reasoning? In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Itential CTO Chris Wade joins Nick Lippis to explore how the shift from human-driven workflows to AI-powered automation is transforming infrastructure forever. From the early days of CLI and OpenFlow to the rise of programmable controllers, LLM integration, and agentic protocols, Chris shares hard-won insights from years of helping enterprises digitize and scale their networks. They dive into the tension between DevOps tools and enterprise platforms, how trust in AI can be built through read-only access and guardrails, and why the real future lies in exposing infrastructure capabilities to AI, not just humans.If your network's still spiky and your workflows are static, it may be time to rethink everything.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick sits down with legendary Cisco CEO and JC2 Ventures founder, John Chambers, a tech visionary known for accurately predicting market transitions and building one of the most valuable companies in the world, at the AI Networking Summit.This candid discussion explores how artificial intelligence and a new wave of emerging technologies are reshaping business, society, and the global innovation economy. From Chambers’ bold take on whether we’re headed into an AI bubble—or just scratching the surface—to who’s leading the AI race and how companies can truly transform with it, this episode delivers a front-row seat to history in the making.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick sits down with Jeremy Rossbach from Broadcom to unpack what’s really driving (and blocking) progress in enterprise AI. From early-stage skepticism to real-world validation, they explore how infrastructure (not just models) is the unsung hero of trustworthy AI. You’ll hear why data movement is becoming a liability, how maturity models are reshaping AI readiness, and what it really takes to earn trust in agentic systems.Along the way, they dive into:Why “AI-ready” means more than just plugging in a modelHow human-centered goals are shaping tech decisionsA surprising use of generative AI to build a keynoteWhy data integrity is the foundation of trustworthy outcomesWhether you’re leading transformation or still questioning the AI hype, this episode offers grounded insights from two voices shaping the future of trusted enterprise tech.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

What happens when AI agents, cloud infrastructure, and increasingly complex threat vectors collide? In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick sits down with Krishnan Badrinarayanan from Zscaler to unpack how Zero Trust architecture is evolving to meet the moment, where human attackers aren’t the only concern, and GenAI-powered systems introduce new layers of risk. From protecting OT devices to inspecting data flow in real-time, we explore what it really takes to build trust in a world where autonomy and access are always on the move.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

What does it really take to scale AI responsibly and why is trust at the center of it all?In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick and Kevin from NVIDIA dive into the critical role infrastructure, governance, and architecture play in shaping AI systems that are not just powerful, but trustworthy. From permission-aware data access to the importance of automation and scale, this conversation unpacks what it means to build AI for the real world.Whether you're deploying copilots or rethinking your data strategy, this episode will challenge your assumptions and offer fresh insight into what the future of enterprise AI demands.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

What happens when AI meets the limits of real-world infrastructure? In this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Darren Thomason from Arista to unpack what’s actually not working in today’s AI environments, from unpredictable network performance to the hidden risks that derail large-scale deployments.Drawing on decades of experience and deep customer insight, Darren reveals the most common failure points in AI infrastructure and how forward-thinking teams are fixing them. You'll hear how enterprise networks are being reimagined for speed, scale, and trust, and why staying close to the customer is the key to reliable innovation.If you're deploying AI at scale, or planning to, this is the conversation you need to hear.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

What happens when cutting edge AI meets the high stakes world of cancer research?In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis sits down at the AI Networking Summit with Disleve Kanku from Dana Farber Cancer Institute about working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and oncology. From building secure, scalable data pipelines to supporting real time decision making in clinical environments, they explore what it takes to apply AI responsibly in healthcare.You’ll hear about the transition from engineering to bioinformatics, lessons learned in precision medicine, and how trust is built not just in the models, but in the cross functional teams that power them. Whether you're designing infrastructure or developing algorithms, this conversation offers an inside look at how AI can support life saving work when it's done right.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick sits down with Gene Sun, Chief Information Security Officer at FedEx, to explore what it really means to lead through disruption.  He has said that AI will not take your job, but people with AI skills will.  We dive into that concept.From his unexpected journey to the U.S. to overseeing massive shifts in infrastructure and cybersecurity, Gene shares how he’s navigated decades of change and why his philosophy is simple: disrupt yourself before AI does. He recounts the NotPetya attack that encrypted 50,000 devices in just five minutes, outlines how FedEx is using AI to streamline global shipping, and explains why asset management and incident response must move at machine speed.If you’re a tech leader wondering how to stay ahead of the next wave of transformation, this conversation offers the mindset and practical insights you’ll need.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

Go behind the scenes with Nick Lippis and Andrea Witt as they reveal how one of the most trusted enterprise AI events comes to life. From keynote planning to real-world use cases, from SONiC-powered infrastructure to the Triple-T presentations, this episode gives you a rare peek into the strategy and structure that power the AI Networking Summit.You’ll hear how the agenda is hand-built from a blank canvas, why peer-led conversations matter more than vendor pitches, and what to expect from major sessions, including a can’t-miss fireside chat with John Chambers on the disruptive power of AI.If you’ve ever wondered how an event like this gets made or why it matters more than ever, this is your inside look.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode, Nick Lippis talks with Neil Anderson from World Wide Technology to unpack how AI (especially agentic AI) is driving a fundamental shift in enterprise infrastructure. From data gravity and edge computing to lifecycle automation and the limitations of legacy routing protocols, they explore the urgent need to rethink architecture for a real-time, data-intensive future. Learn how World Wide Technology’s Advanced Technology Center is helping enterprises navigate this transformation and what leaders must do now to stay ahead.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick and Helen Gu from InsightFinder explore how AI is transforming the way complex systems are monitored, maintained, and managed long before human teams even know there’s a problem. Helen shares a fascinating journey from early neural network experiments at NASA to building cutting-edge unsupervised learning systems that detect invisible patterns in massive data environments.You’ll hear how today’s AI isn’t just surfacing alerts, it’s identifying root causes, reducing noise, and driving proactive resolution. We dig into the limitations of rule-based monitoring, the rise of edge intelligence, and how distributed AI models are redefining enterprise reliability.Plus, real-world stories: a slow router that silently triggered a massive system crash, and the surprising role a forgotten Redis cache played in false fraud detection.Whether you're a practitioner or decision-maker, this conversation will change how you think about what AI is truly capable of and what’s coming next.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis talks to Raj Purkayastha from Tata Communications, and they explore how modern enterprises are rethinking their approach to global networking. From the rise of Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) to the integration of AI and SASE, Raj shares how Tata is building dynamic, scalable infrastructure globally, especially in regions where traditional connectivity falls short. They dig into real-world use cases like pop-up retail and predictive AI-powered operations, and discuss why solving the “needle-in-a-haystack” problem requires more than just dashboards; it calls for agentic AI and intelligent automation at scale.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

What if network infrastructure could think for itself? In this episode, Nick Lippis sits down with Vishal Shukla, CEO of Aviz Networks, to explore how AI is reshaping network operations, and why SONiC is at the center of it all. From breaking the traditional “haystack” model of troubleshooting to deploying agentic AI directly on devices, they unpack the future of open networking, the rise of SONiC as the new enterprise standard, and what it really takes to support AI workloads at scale. If you're thinking about network transformation, this is the conversation you need to hear.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis sits down with Kelly Ahuja, CEO of Versa Networks, for a candid and insightful conversation on the future of secure networking—and why agentic AI is at the center of it.From Versa’s early vision of “security built-in, not bolted on” to the company’s unified software stack powering SD-WAN, SASE, and beyond, Kelly shares how the team is reshaping the way organizations protect and scale their infrastructure. You’ll hear how agentic AI moves beyond observability to autonomous action, why AI is essential for reducing operational burden, and how Versa is enabling global customers to detect threats at the edge, adapt in real-time, and build predictive, resilient networks.Whether you’re leading IT strategy or just trying to stay ahead of the next wave of innovation, this episode is packed with practical insight into the intersection of AI, security, and scalability.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

What do self-aware switches, open source firmware, and AI agents that talk back have in common? Parantap Lahiri, VP of Infrastructure at eBay, joins Nick Lippis to unravel the evolution of networking—from the first internet connections in India to today’s sprawling, AI-assisted infrastructures.In this episode, Parantap shares why BGP became his second language, how eBay turned its alert storm into a whisper, and why networks should be built like air and water: everywhere, reliable, and invisible. You'll hear stories of surviving "hairball" architectures, pushing complexity to the edge, and designing systems that don’t break when humans do.Whether you're deep in the weeds of network ops or just wondering how AI can help you stop firefighting, this one’s for you.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis is joined by Pablo Espinosa from IBM, a seasoned infrastructure leader whose 30-year journey spans from humble beginnings to overseeing massive hybrid cloud networks at IBM. Together, Nick and Pablo explore how the definition of "scale" is evolving in the age of AI, why networks must now function as dynamic data exchanges, and how critical thinking—not just technical skills—is the superpower of the modern engineer. Pablo shares personal insights on career resilience, the importance of curiosity, and what it takes to lead through today’s third major tech inflection point: the convergence of cloud and AI.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick chats with Khalid Raza, CEO of Graphiant. They explore how AI and agentic models are transforming enterprise networking. Khalid shares his journey from pioneering SD-WAN to reimagining the internet as a data-centric, policy-driven fabric.They discuss how metadata-powered routing, state abstraction, and AI-driven policy control can revolutionize security, efficiency, and scalability for enterprises and service providers. Plus, they dive into the role of AI agents in networking, the impact of data sovereignty laws, and why service providers must adapt or risk becoming obsolete.Tune in for a deep dive into the next evolution of networking, where AI is not just a tool—but the foundation of the future.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

AI is here, and it’s moving faster than any tech shift before it—even cloud.In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis and Chris Drumgoole from DXC Technology explore how AI is breaking down corporate silos, reshaping IT operations, and redefining the future of business. They discuss why AI adoption is accelerating beyond cloud, the challenges of governance and compliance, and what today’s leaders must do to stay ahead. From workforce transformation to enterprise software disruption, this conversation dives deep into the opportunities and risks of AI’s rapid rise. If you’re in IT, cloud, or business leadership, this is the episode you can’t afford to miss.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!

What happens when AI steps into the rhythm of network operations? In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick and Jeremy Rossbach from Broadcom jam with Agentic AI, exploring how autonomous systems are reshaping IT, NetOps, and the future of digital infrastructure.Take a deep dive into the trust factor behind AI-driven networks, the challenges of automation, and why feeding AI the right data is like composing the perfect song. From real-world IT war stories to the small wins that pave the way for full automation, they discuss what’s possible now, what’s still experimental, and what it will take for enterprises to fully embrace Agentic AI.Plus, they riff on their shared love of music and live performance, drawing surprising parallels between a well-tuned IT system and a band that’s perfectly in sync.So grab your headphones and get ready. This AI jam session is just getting started!New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!