Ilya Vinnik

Father. Husband. Foodie. New Yorker. Traveler. Problem Solver.
Cisco CX. ex-Wiz, Hashi, AWS, IBM, MSFT.
“We see things as we are, not as they are.”

[New York Post @nypost]

Happy birthday Mel Brooks — and thanks for the laughs! ‘Blazing Saddles’ director turning 100 https://t.co/ij67H8vYzP

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The key to agentic AI adoption? The network. Cisco’s latest research shows how 93% of companies surveyed are accelerating their network modernization plans. Learn more. ➡️ https://t.co/WEMxxvZXTD

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Integration complexity stalling your AI adoption? 🧩 🧩 Cisco Compatible Solutions for AI brings a new ecosystem of vetted, third-party AI software tested directly on Cisco infrastructure.

Explore the details in their post. https://t.co/phpAzetkrC

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As AI moves to the edge, how can communications service providers play a central role in the AI economy?

Shawn Hakl (AT&T) and Masum Mir (Cisco) unpack the role of CPSs and the shift towards inferencing at the edge and physical AI.

Watch now👇
https://t.co/wM5ooJLFA3

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OpenAI runs Isovalent Networking for Kubernetes as its default networking layer.

Isovalent, part of Cisco & the team behind Cilium, gives platform teams a consistent way to handle networking, security & visibility as infrastructure scales.

Case study: https://t.co/tG9WrcOk8f

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Cisco’s SVP and Global Innovation Officer Guy Diedrich joined Quantum Spectator to discuss the rise of quantum computing and how Cisco is building the secure, interoperable fabric that will connect the next generation of technology.

Read the interview: https://t.co/OhpcMEZM4E

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This is so cool!

[Dr. Alex Wissner-Gross @alexwg]

https://t.co/rTaQHEiYF9

[Todd Saunders @toddsaunders]

We organized a 125 person meetup in the suburbs of NJ.

What we didn’t tell the attendees was that 30% of the folks were in the trades.

What came of it was magic.

You had people from places like Figma, Google, Digital Ocean, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta mixed with owners of hvac, landscaping, poop scoop, plumbing and Christmas light companies.

By the end of the night the conversations all looked the same.

The AI builders wanted to know how real businesses actually run.

The operators wanted to know how AI actually works.

This is further proof that the future of vertical software isn’t getting built in San Francisco coffee shops.

It’s getting built in rooms like this one.

And hopefully in Westfield NJ.

[Ilya Vinnik @IlyaV]

Very exciting to see a big group of actual people actually excited about building real things with AI. And on top of that locally in my hometown. Way to put this together @toddsaunders

[Todd Saunders @toddsaunders]

The future of AI is in the suburbs.

This is the largest redistribution of software creation in history.

And tonight it starts in Westfield NJ.

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If you’re working with agentic AI like OpenClaw, you know the potential is massive - but giving an agent full MCP access is effectively giving it unrestricted credentials.

https://t.co/ACPdxsg38n

#CiscoAI #CiscoSecure #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfWork #Innovation

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Transform your network from bandwidth to intelligence.

See how Cisco is powering AI-ready infrastructure:
https://t.co/e3ecjUK8MT

#Cisco #AI #AgileServicesNetworking

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AI is changing business, but its full potential is realized through people. Check out Cisco’s blog on why skill investment is crucial for a digital future that includes everyone in the AI era: https://t.co/7oDJ9JDPl1

#AIFuture #InvestInSkills

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We’re officially 6 weeks out from the biggest tech event of the year! 🚀
We can’t wait to see our community back together for #CiscoLive 2026. If you haven’t registered yet, this is your sign. See you in Vegas 👉https://t.co/XddoSL6eol

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For enterprise companies, rapid AI innovation and minimal time to value matters.

Hear how @digitalrealty is working with Cisco to help customers achieve these goals.
https://t.co/p3FYs2NZ98

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@ZacOHara @toddsaunders It's great. And things will only get better. But so many people are intimidated by it.

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@alexwg Great episode. Thank you for consistently putting together such informative and inspiring and entertaining content.

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Amazing things are so close.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

Incredible

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@toddsaunders I am in. And I already live in town :)

[Peter H. Diamandis, MD @PeterDiamandis]

https://t.co/QMLUvLre9k