New AIOPs series blog with some thoughts: “AIOps Tools: NetAI”. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #AIOps #NetOps #AIOpsTools #NetAI #GNN #DeterministicRCA. www.linkedin.com/pulse/aiops-...
AIOps Tools: NetAI
NetAI is a vendor-neutral flow-aware network management and root cause finding tool, with impressive graphics, including a graphical view of key network layers. NetAI presented at NFD40 — see the link...
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September 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
New AIOPs series blog with some thoughts: “AIOps Tools: NetAI”. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #AIOps #NetOps #AIOpsTools #NetAI #GNN #DeterministicRCA. www.linkedin.com/pulse/aiops-...
Coverage: @PJWelcher examines AIOps tools, warns of AI washing & urges careful evaluation. No single tool, incl @SelectorAI, solves all complex networking needs. More from #AIFD8 & #NFD40. Read it on #LinkedIn:
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July 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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July 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
AI networking presents unique design challenges requiring fundamental shifts in network design for AIOps success. Insights from NFD40:
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July 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
AI networking presents unique design challenges requiring fundamental shifts in network design for AIOps success. Insights from NFD40:
New posting, first in a series: AIOps Tools: Selector.AI. #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773#TechFieldDay #NetworkingForAI #AINetworking #AIOps #AIOpsTools #Selector.AI URL: www.linkedin.com/pulse/aiops-...
AIOps Tools: Selector.AI
This blog is a follow-on to some of my #NFD40 and #AIFD8 related blogging. It is intended as the first in a series, one blog per AIOps / Net Management product.
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July 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
New posting, first in a series: AIOps Tools: Selector.AI. #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773#TechFieldDay #NetworkingForAI #AINetworking #AIOps #AIOpsTools #Selector.AI URL: www.linkedin.com/pulse/aiops-...
I went into NFD40 expecting AI networking to be marketing in new vocabulary. It's a different design problem. Two enormous GPU flows can hash onto one uplink and stall the whole collective while every link reads healthy. Wrote up the recalibration.
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What NFD40 Taught Me About AI Networking
What NFD40 taught me about AI networking. Why collective communication breaks ECMP assumptions, the port math at 100K GPUs, Arista's case for XPO over CPO, and why scale-up, scale-out, and …
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July 7, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I went into NFD40 expecting AI networking to be marketing in new vocabulary. It's a different design problem. Two enormous GPU flows can hash onto one uplink and stall the whole collective while every link reads healthy. Wrote up the recalibration.
routerjockey.com/nfd40-lesson...
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June 25, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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June 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Updated the listing of NFD40 BLOG LINKS! (Round 3!). See the tail end of the article, the “Fresh Links 3” section of the URL below. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #Arista #Cisco #Nokia #Netris #Aviz #Lightyear #NetAI #SelectorAI #UpscaleAI www.linkedin.com/pulse/nfd40-...
NFD40 Blog Links Listing
For the recent NFD40 event, I had the idea of including and updating other delegates’ article postings on each vendor I posted about. I’ve gone back through and cross-checked against the Tech Field Da...
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June 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Updated the listing of NFD40 BLOG LINKS! (Round 3!). See the tail end of the article, the “Fresh Links 3” section of the URL below. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #Arista #Cisco #Nokia #Netris #Aviz #Lightyear #NetAI #SelectorAI #UpscaleAI www.linkedin.com/pulse/nfd40-...
New post “Selector.AI: One Tool to Rule It All”, about the impressive structure of Selector.AI, based on #AIFD8, #NFD40, and #NFD37. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NetworkingFieldDay #TechFieldDay #AIOps #SelectorAI #NetworkingForAI #AINetworking URL: www.linkedin.com/pulse/select...
Selector.AI: One Tool to Rule It All
Selector.AI recently presented about their impressive product at several Tech Field Day events, most recently NFD40, AIFD8, and NFD37.
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June 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
New post “Selector.AI: One Tool to Rule It All”, about the impressive structure of Selector.AI, based on #AIFD8, #NFD40, and #NFD37. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NetworkingFieldDay #TechFieldDay #AIOps #SelectorAI #NetworkingForAI #AINetworking URL: www.linkedin.com/pulse/select...
Updated my NFD40 Blog Links listing with even more blog etc. links. See the tail end of the article, the “Fresh Links” section of the URL below. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #Arista #Cisco #Nokia #Netris #Aviz #Lightyear #NetAI #SelectorAI #UpscaleAI www.linkedin.com/pulse/nfd40-...
NFD40 Blog Links Listing
For the recent NFD40 event, I had the idea of including and updating other delegates’ article postings on each vendor I posted about. I’ve gone back through and cross-checked against the Tech Field Da...
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June 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Updated my NFD40 Blog Links listing with even more blog etc. links. See the tail end of the article, the “Fresh Links” section of the URL below. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #Arista #Cisco #Nokia #Netris #Aviz #Lightyear #NetAI #SelectorAI #UpscaleAI www.linkedin.com/pulse/nfd40-...
AI factories demand robust wireless! Celona's private 5G delivers superior noise immunity & reliability, essential for modern data centers to prevent disruptions & enable automation. Dive into insights from @NetworkingNerd & #NFD40. Coverage @celonaio @TechstrongIT
AI Factories Need Private 5G From Celona
The rise of physical AI and massive machine learning pods has transformed data centers into power-hungry, high-density AI factories.
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June 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
AI factories demand robust wireless! Celona's private 5G delivers superior noise immunity & reliability, essential for modern data centers to prevent disruptions & enable automation. Dive into insights from @NetworkingNerd & #NFD40. Coverage @celonaio @TechstrongIT
@Nokia is simplifying AI data center network deployments with rigorously tested NVDs, ensuring robust performance across the ecosystem. Get insights from #NFD40 delegates, Tom Hollingsworth & more! Coverage by @NetworkingNerd for @TechstrongIT.
The Value of Validation with Nokia
We have reached a point where the traditional approach of configuring switches and hoping for the best simply fails under the strain of LLMs.
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June 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
@Nokia is simplifying AI data center network deployments with rigorously tested NVDs, ensuring robust performance across the ecosystem. Get insights from #NFD40 delegates, Tom Hollingsworth & more! Coverage by @NetworkingNerd for @TechstrongIT.
Coverage: @Upscale_AI_Inc's #NFD40 pitch unveiled their AI networking architecture, addressing critical differences for cloud vs AI traffic. Solutions include SkyHammer ASIC & future NVIDIA
June 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Coverage: @Upscale_AI_Inc's #NFD40 pitch unveiled their AI networking architecture, addressing critical differences for cloud vs AI traffic. Solutions include SkyHammer ASIC & future NVIDIA
Upscale AI at NFD40: no products yet, but the best AI networking tutorial of the year.
Why ECMP fails with 10 flows vs 10K. Why one packet stalls the collective.
SkyHammer (scale-up), Spectrum-X (scale-out).
Good pitch. Now ship.
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Why ECMP fails with 10 flows vs 10K. Why one packet stalls the collective.
SkyHammer (scale-up), Spectrum-X (scale-out).
Good pitch. Now ship.
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Upscale AI at NFD40: The Pitch Before the Product
About thirty seconds into Aravind Srikumar’s NFD40 talk, he said the thing that made me stop fidgeting and start paying attention: “We haven’t announced any products yet.” That’s an unusual opener for...
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June 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Upscale AI at NFD40: no products yet, but the best AI networking tutorial of the year.
Why ECMP fails with 10 flows vs 10K. Why one packet stalls the collective.
SkyHammer (scale-up), Spectrum-X (scale-out).
Good pitch. Now ship.
routerjockey.com/upscale-nfd4...
Why ECMP fails with 10 flows vs 10K. Why one packet stalls the collective.
SkyHammer (scale-up), Spectrum-X (scale-out).
Good pitch. Now ship.
routerjockey.com/upscale-nfd4...
Are your switch config backups telling on you? @ntwrk80 reveals how @NetrisAI's declarative networking centralizes config management, enhancing reliability & reducing backup needs. No more individual switch backups! Learn more from #NFD40 Coverage:
Your Switch Config Backups Are Telling On You -
At Networking Field Day 40, Alex Saroyan from Netris illustrated how their AI clusters automate networks without the need for config backups. The discussion revealed a common issue: many networks rely...
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May 29, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Are your switch config backups telling on you? @ntwrk80 reveals how @NetrisAI's declarative networking centralizes config management, enhancing reliability & reducing backup needs. No more individual switch backups! Learn more from #NFD40 Coverage:
Coverage: @SelectorAI's observability platform enhances operational trust with transparent, auditable insights & inspectable AI recommendations, tracing conclusions to raw metrics. See how it guides operators through complex incidents at #NFD40. More from @Tonhe:
Selector at NFD40: Show Your Work
Most “AI-powered observability” pitches you sit through ask you to trust the model. The dashboard says the cloud gateway is the problem, the chat box says open a ticket with your circuit provider,...
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May 29, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Coverage: @SelectorAI's observability platform enhances operational trust with transparent, auditable insights & inspectable AI recommendations, tracing conclusions to raw metrics. See how it guides operators through complex incidents at #NFD40. More from @Tonhe:
Twelve observability tools. One outage. Zero shared truth.
The single pane of glass was always the wrong target. We needed a shared data layer underneath the panes, not another pane on top. #nfd40
The single pane of glass was always the wrong target. We needed a shared data layer underneath the panes, not another pane on top. #nfd40
Twelve Tools, One Outage, Zero Shared Truth: The Real Cost of the Dashboard Spiral
Twelve observability tools, one outage, zero shared truth. Why the single pane of glass keeps failing and what to fight for instead. From Network Field Day.
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May 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Twelve observability tools. One outage. Zero shared truth.
The single pane of glass was always the wrong target. We needed a shared data layer underneath the panes, not another pane on top. #nfd40
The single pane of glass was always the wrong target. We needed a shared data layer underneath the panes, not another pane on top. #nfd40
I added new blog/article links to my NFD40 Blog Links listing, towards the end. See the
“Fresh Links” section of the URL below. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #Arista #Cisco #Nokia #Netris #Aviz #Lightyear #NetAI #SelectorAI #UpscaleAI www.linkedin.com/pulse/nfd40-...
NFD40 Blog Links Listing
For the recent NFD40 event, I had the idea of including and updating other delegates’ article postings on each vendor I posted about. I’ve gone back through and cross-checked against the Tech Field Da...
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May 28, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I added new blog/article links to my NFD40 Blog Links listing, towards the end. See the
“Fresh Links” section of the URL below. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #Arista #Cisco #Nokia #Netris #Aviz #Lightyear #NetAI #SelectorAI #UpscaleAI www.linkedin.com/pulse/nfd40-...
