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Revel in the glory I imagine that many developers today don’t properly appreciate the glory that is REST/JSON because it is such an elegant and beautiful solution. In 2000, it was Roy Fielding who had a “light bulb over the head” moment and saw the connection between standard CRUD operations and the GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE verbs of the HTTP protocol. His lovely insight opened our eyes to the notion that the web was more than a platform for serving documents. The web was, in and of itself, a giant computing platform. Just like that, all of the marshalling and crazy…

AI’s next breakthrough won’t come from bigger models—it’ll come from better infrastructure. As enterprises move from experimentation to execution, they’re realizing that scalable, secure, and connected systems are what make AI real. The race is no longer just about data science; it’s about the infrastructure that lets intelligence run anywhere. At NVIDIA GTC in Washington, D.C., this week, Cisco shared how we’re advancing Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA—the enterprise foundation for AI that runs securely, observably, and at scale. The momentum spans four pillars: security, observability, core AI infrastructure, and ecosystem partnerships. We’ll focus here on core AI infrastructure—the…

In February of this year, Cisco announced an expanded partnership with NVIDIA to combine two of the most widely used networking portfolios: Cisco Silicon One and NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet. This collaboration aimed to provide enterprises with unparalleled flexibility and options for their AI data center investments. I’m delighted to announce three significant milestones in our partnership: The Cisco Cloud Reference Architecture, featuring switches based on Cisco Silicon One with the add-on license for deeper integration with NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet technology. A Cisco NVIDIA Cloud Partner(NCP)-compliant Reference Architecture, built on the NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet silicon–powered Cisco N9100 Series switches, with early…

He has heard the whispers, “he is getting older, who will replace him?” People asking him with a straight face, “when will you retire?” After close to 25 years at Amazon, where each year has been different and amazing, He feels as young as the day he decided to leave academia and join Amazon.The thing about getting older as a developer, is that you have seen a lot and encountered many of the problems younger developers are facing (even if they look a little different on first glance). If you’ve been around the block as many times as some of…

With the release of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, VMware Cloud Service Providers (VCSPs) have an exciting opportunity to deliver next-generation private cloud solutions more efficiently and profitably, thanks to deeper integration and strategic licensing advantages of VMware vSAN. Historically, some providers opted out of deploying vSAN due to cost considerations or architectural preferences. However, as many VCSPs standardize on the VCF software stack, vSAN is getting a fresh look and for good reason (Read the blog, to know more about vSAN in VCF 9.0). The included 1 TiB of vSAN per core licensing for vSAN within VCF dramatically shifts…

Today, we’re introducing Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings, a state-of-the-art multimodal embedding model for agentic retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and semantic search applications, available in Amazon Bedrock. It is the first unified embedding model that supports text, documents, images, video, and audio through a single model to enable crossmodal retrieval with leading accuracy. Embedding models convert textual, visual, and audio inputs into numerical representations called embeddings. These embeddings capture the meaning of the input in a way that AI systems can compare, search, and analyze, powering use cases such as semantic search and RAG. Organizations are increasingly seeking solutions to unlock insights…

Google Cloud has added new post-quantum encryption options to its Key Management Service (Cloud KMS). The update is currently in preview and introduces support for post-quantum Key Encapsulation Mechanisms (KEMs) – a form of encryption built to resist attacks from cryptographically relevant quantum computers.Cloud KMS is a managed service that lets users create, use, rotate, and manage encryption keys for data and applications hosted on Google Cloud. It’s commonly used by organisations that rely on identity and access management (IAM) systems to protect sensitive data and meet compliance targets.The new feature is designed to address a threat known as “Harvest…

“This architecture preserves GitHub’s core primitives (e.g., Git, pull requests, CI/CD) while enabling diverse agents to collaborate seamlessly under a common governance model,” said Biswajeet Mahapatra, principal analyst at Forrester. “By supporting multi-agent interoperability and avoiding proprietary silos, Agent HQ reduces dependence on any single vendor.” Others noted that the broader AI ecosystem is now racing to build frameworks for agents to interoperate, which could create fragmentation as enterprises weigh which framework to adopt. “GitHub’s Agent HQ potentially solves this for DevOps really well, managing a complex, multi-agent fleet with strong governance and policy framework with auditing and metrics dashboard,”…

Artificial intelligence is reshaping every industry, and unlocking its full potential requires infrastructure that is robust, scalable, secure, and observable. As organizations expand their AI initiatives, managing complex workloads and ensuring consistent performance become mission-critical. This is where Cisco AI PODs, the foundational building blocks of Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA, combined with the deep visibility of Splunk Observability Cloud, deliver a powerful solution for building and running modern AI environments. Cisco AI PODs: The foundation for AI innovation Cisco AI PODs are modular, flexible, and scalable AI infrastructure designed to accelerate time to value for AI projects. They…

In today’s rapidly evolving AI landscape, organizations face a critical challenge: how to harness the transformative power of generative AI while maintaining robust security and compliance standards. As enterprises deploy increasingly sophisticated GenAI applications, the need for comprehensive protection across the entire AI lifecycle has never been more urgent. Today, Cisco is pleased to announce a native integration of Cisco AI Defense runtime guardrails with NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails, a part of NVIDIA Enterprise software, bringing together two powerful solutions to maximize cybersecurity for enterprise AI deployments. Why Guardrails Matter: The Critical First Line of Defense Generative AI applications are fundamentally…