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AI Habits for a Sustainable Future
AI is one of the most powerful tools we have today. But like any powerful tool, it comes with responsibility. This Earth Day, WWT's Global Green Teams and Sustainable Softchoice collaborated to take an honest look at one responsibility that often goes unnoticed: the actions we users can take to reduce AI's impacts on our environment.
CRN: Cisco Puts 'Renewed Focus On Select Accounts' In 360 AI Era; WWT's SMB Prowess Is What Cisco Wants
Coogan pointed towards World Wide Technology (WWT) as an ideal partner for Cisco's 360 AI era.
World Wide Technology Awarded U.S. Army GEMSS 2.1 Agreement to Advance Enterprise IT Modernization
Follow-on agreement expands centralized software management, technical support and modernization capabilities across Army operations
Why 82% of Your AI Coding Budget Isn't Shipping Software
AI can now write code and accelerate development, but using AI tools isn't the same as becoming AI-native. Recorded at Cisco Live, this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast features Cisco SVP and Chief Product Officer of the Cisco Security Product Management organization Raj Chopra, WWT SVP of Global Solutions and Architecture Brian Ortbals and WWT VP of Digital Experiences Joe Berger discussing how AI is reshaping development and transforming the enterprise.
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CRN: Cisco Puts 'Renewed Focus On Select Accounts' In 360 AI Era; WWT's SMB Prowess Is What Cisco Wants
Coogan pointed towards World Wide Technology (WWT) as an ideal partner for Cisco's 360 AI era.
UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing™ 2026
World Wide Technology ranked No. 3 on the 2026 list.
CRN: How WWT's Softchoice Deal Became A Huge Win-Win For Both Companies
New hires, new markets, new opportunities: More than 15 months after the acquisition, WWT and Softchoice are going full steam ahead to leverage the skill sets and the vendor portfolios that each brings to the table
World Wide Technology Honored by Great Place to Work® India as Part of India's Great Mid-Size Workplaces™
WWT ranked No. 3 by Great Place to Work India.
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Special Olympics: From Paper Schedules to the Most Ambitious App in USA Games History
Using AI, WWT built the Champions app to deliver more than anyone thought possible for every athlete, coach, fan, volunteer, delegate and guest in attendance.
Detecting and Responding to Device Health Score Degradation
Learners will build a network assurance workflow that connects live device health data from Cisco Catalyst Center with the NetBox source of truth. The playbook queries device health scores, evaluates them against a configurable threshold, identifies degraded devices, and writes the resulting health status back into NetBox for operational visibility.
Enterprise AI at Scale: The Architecture Behind the NetApp AIPod Mini with Intel
Four layers. One validated stack. A clear path from deployment to enterprise-wide production. Deploying AI at enterprise scale requires the right architecture, not just the right ambition. This guide walks through the four-layer stack of the NetApp AIPod Mini with Intel, the deployment paths WWT supports, and the strategic data points that make the case for acting now.
AI Inferencing Without the Infrastructure Overhaul
How the NetApp AIPod Mini with Intel lets organizations put proprietary data to work in existing data centers, at department scale, without GPU complexity. AI inferencing doesn't have to mean GPU procurement, liquid cooling, or a rearchitected data center. The NetApp AIPod Mini with Intel was built for the organizations that already have the data — and need a production path that fits where they are today.
Why Data Readiness Is the New GPU Optimization Strategy
Agentic AI is changing the economics of enterprise infrastructure. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT's Jeff Fonke, NetApp's Mike Homer and NVIDIA's Jason Schroedle explain why how token economics are reshaping cloud and on-prem decisions and why AI-ready data may be the true foundation for enterprise AI success.
Automating Network Assurance with NetBox Labs and Cisco Catalyst Center
Discover how to revolutionize network assurance through automation with NetBox Labs and Cisco Catalyst Center. This lab empowers participants to transform manual processes into scalable practices, leveraging dynamic inventory and Ansible workflows for enhanced efficiency and consistency. Embrace a source-of-truth-driven approach to streamline operations and align automation with network intent.
Partner POV | Why AI‑Ready Infrastructure Starts With Dell and AMD
AI is pushing IT modernization into high gear and infrastructure needs to keep pace.
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Essentials Lab
IT Administrators will be able to learn the management interface of Microsoft System Center Configuration (SCCM) and the configuration needed to deploy software install packages to Windows 10 desktop. The admin will also view the results of the installation of the software from the end-user perspective.
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Army GEMSS Digital Modernization Community
The Army GEMSS 2.1 contract is your one-stop-shop for Cisco network, collaboration, security, data center, and Meraki software licensing. Army GEMSS also includes design and support services and Cisco education & training. World Wide Technology is a Cisco Preferred Partner, combining our shared expertise to provide the U.S. Army with the latest Cisco products and innovations to serve the American Soldier.
Associate Academy
This Community Page illustrates and highlights key aspects of the various early in career programs the Global Workforce Enablement supports and serves as a centralized location of relevant topics for stakeholders.
Navy Digital Modernization Community
The Global Enterprise Modernization Software and Services II (GEMSS II) – Navy Enterprise Agreement (EA) is a one-year program following the GEMSS five-year Navy program designed to maximize the Department of the Navy (DON) investment in the use of existing hardware while supporting the smooth transition of ongoing software maintenance for upgrades and patches to software subscriptions for the Department of Defense infrastructures already in-place at installations worldwide.
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What is the Fortinet Security Fabric?
Fortinet's Platform, the Security Fabric, is a strong network and security solution at all levels. The Platform combines the principles of convergence and consolidation to deliver comprehensive, real-time cybersecurity protection spanning users to applications.
SentinelOne CTF: Siren Song
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. PLEASE REACH OUT TO Daniel.Hartnagel@wwt.com IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PLAYING!
SentinelOne delivers a unified, AI-powered platform for endpoint protection, detection, and response. The Singularity Operations Center gives security teams real-time visibility, autonomous remediation, and deep threat context—all from a single console.
In this Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge, you'll step into the role of a cyber defender and use SentinelOne's Singularity platform to investigate and respond to a ransomware attack. This interactive experience offers a hands-on opportunity to apply core blue team skills while exploring SentinelOne's capabilities in a dynamic, threat-rich environment.
While the lab environment remains open for 8 hours, the game is designed to be completed within a 6-hour window.
Primary tools utilized within the game:
🔹 SentinelOne Singularity Operations Center (EDR/XDR & incident response)
How to Use ARMOR: A Guide to AI Security Transformation
ARMOR, a vendor-agnostic AI security framework, offers comprehensive guidance across six domains to secure AI deployments and protect against dynamic and fast-moving threats.
Fostering responsible AI: How WashU is building a smarter approach to risk and governance
When AI usage increased across departments, Washington University in St. Louis needed a way to manage it responsibly without slowing innovation. Learn how WWT helped the university assess its AI risk posture, align stakeholders and build a plan for a scalable governance framework.
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The Cloud Advantage for AI
Discover how leveraging the cloud can help organizations accelerate AI adoption.
Cloud Center of Excellence: The Missing Engine Behind Scalable Governance and Enterprise Cloud Success
Stop managing cloud. Start driving results.
Cloud, FinOps and AI: What You Need to Know About Unit Economics, GPUs and the ROI Flywheel
AI has pushed cloud into overdrive. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, two of our top cloud experts — Jack French and Todd Barron — reset the approach and detail why cloud is the launchpad but portability is the strategy; how to start greenfield with containers and abstraction; what a real FinOps model for AI looks like (unit economics, tagging, token/GPU visibility); where neo clouds fit versus hyperscalers; and how to handle cross-cloud risk and skill gaps; and the governance moves that accelerate—not restrict—innovation.
Private Cloud: What Teams Get Wrong (and How to Fix It)
Private cloud sounds simple until you sit in the room where the decisions get made. Everyone agrees they want it — but everyone means something different. That's where things start to drift. Teams buy hardware, timelines get tight, and suddenly the foundation is poured before anyone agrees on what the cloud is supposed to deliver.
Trending in Digital Transformation
Scaling AI Across the Workforce to Empower Every Employee
In 2024, organizations laid the groundwork for AI transformation, and now in 2025, it's time to cement your AI strategy. Join WWT experts David Rosenblatt and Mike Davis as they share insights from our 2025 Digital Workspace Priorities research report. You'll hear their unique perspectives on treating AI like a new employee and guidance on transitioning from proof-of-concept to organization-wide AI implementation so you can empower every employee.
Cisco Live 2026 Signals a New Phase of Enterprise AI: Operational Reality
As AI agents, cyber risk and infrastructure demand accelerate, IT leaders must move beyond experimentation and build the visibility, agility and resilience needed to operate at AI speed. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, we dive into the key lessons learned at Cisco Live 2026 and how enterprise business and technology leaders should think about them moving forward.
WWT Industry Solution Experience (WISE)
WWT's Demonstration lab for industrial IT/OT collaboration
How to Clone Objects in C# .NET Core
There are numerous ways to clone an object in C# .NET Core. This article explores some of the approaches you can use to make a deep copy of an object and the pros and cons of each method.
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Data: The Forgotten Ingredient to Automation and AI Success
Holistic automation and AI capabilities are possible when organizations mature their data practices.
Powering the Next Frontier of Academic Research at The Texas A&M University System
Discover how The Texas A&M University System partnered with WWT to build VISION, one of the largest supercomputing environments in higher education that's powering a new wave of discovery, collaboration and high-performance experimentation.
AI at a Standstill? How Automation Unlocks Real ROI
In this episode of WWT Presents Research, host Robb Boyd and Corey Wanless, a principal solutions architect, explore ways in which organizations can automate infrastructure and processes for AI success.
Cloud, FinOps and AI: What You Need to Know About Unit Economics, GPUs and the ROI Flywheel
AI has pushed cloud into overdrive. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, two of our top cloud experts — Jack French and Todd Barron — reset the approach and detail why cloud is the launchpad but portability is the strategy; how to start greenfield with containers and abstraction; what a real FinOps model for AI looks like (unit economics, tagging, token/GPU visibility); where neo clouds fit versus hyperscalers; and how to handle cross-cloud risk and skill gaps; and the governance moves that accelerate—not restrict—innovation.
Top Labs
Cisco AI Defense Capture the Flag (CTF)
Experience Cisco AI Defense in an interactive Capture the Flag (CTF), designed to showcase how Cisco is securing the future of GenAI.
WWT Agentic Network Assistant
Explore the WWT Agentic Network Assistant, a browser-based AI tool that converts natural language into Cisco CLI commands, executes them across multiple devices, and delivers structured analysis. Using a local LLM, it streamlines troubleshooting, summarizes device health, and compares configs, demonstrating the future of intuitive, AI driven network operations.
Palo Alto NGFW Foundations Version 11 Lab
The Palo Alto NGFW Foundations Lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the fundamental features of Palo Alto's solution. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.
Cyber Range - Initiation
Initiation is a Capture the Flag (CTF) lab meant to introduce you to the WWT Cyber Range platform and serve as a tutorial for future events. You will be introduced to the features and functionality as well as provided tips for success during future WWT Cyber Range CTFs. This lab will also allow you to test your access using the same platform we use for our live CTF events so you can make sure you will be ready on game day.
Fortinet NGFW Foundations Lab
The Fortinet Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) Foundations Lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the fundamental features of the Fortinet NGFW solution. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Viptela) Foundations Lab (20.9.5)
The Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Foundations Lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the fundamental features of Cisco's SD-WAN solution. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.
Cisco ACI Fundamentals Lab Part 1
This lab is the Cisco ACI Fundamentals Lab Part 1, and after completion, the student can launch Cisco ACI Fundamentals Lab Part 2 to complete the entire lab. The lab uses the ACI virtual simulator based on ACI Version 6.1(3f), emulating an APIC, 2 leafs, and a spine. Part 2 uses a shared physical ACI fabric to complete the policy and verify data plane connectivity.
The ACI Virtual Simulator was needed to demo the building of the ACI fabric from scratch, bootstrapping the APIC, adding the spine and leafs, fabric discovery, and completing VMM integration. Since the Cisco ACI Fundamentals Lab, Part 2 is a shared on-demand environment, to decouple the APIC build process from the APIC policy creation. Due to limitations, the virtual ACI fabric is a control plane-only simulator, and no data plane testing (Ping, SSH) can get done for validation. Cisco ACI Fundamentals Lab Part 2 uses a Tenant inside of a physical ACI, and data plane functionality can get tested ( Ping, SSH)
CrowdStrike Proving Ground Lab
WWT's ATC CrowdStrike Proving Ground Lab exists to showcase the CrowdStrike Falcon platform's web UI and ability to alert on, and prevent, breaches using cloud data and machine learning.
Partner Spotlight
Trellix
Trellix is a global cybersecurity company delivering intelligence-led cyber resilience for security-conscious organizations at any stage in their journey. Transforming over 30 years of threat intelligence into high-fidelity detections and automating AI-driven detection and response across cloud, on-premises, air-gapped, and operational technology environments, Trellix helps minimize organizational risk and ensure business continuity.
Partner POV | Preparing for the AI Tidal Wave: Securing Critical Enterprise Data
Generative AI's rapid enterprise integration offers productivity gains but introduces significant security challenges, especially with "Shadow AI" risks. Organizations must adopt a holistic framework of policy, training, and technology to secure AI use, balancing innovation with data protection. Trellix provides comprehensive solutions to navigate this complex landscape.
Partner POV | Why Trellix SecondSight Is Like Gaining a Team of Elite Threat Hunters
Trellix SecondSight enhances cybersecurity by integrating human expertise and AI to detect stealthy threats within existing security frameworks. It offers proactive threat hunting, leveraging Trellix's vast intelligence database, to transform raw data into actionable insights, reducing risk and improving response times without additional resources.
Partner POV | Eradicate Deeply Embedded Threats with AI-powered Endpoint Forensics
Organizations paying ransoms often face repeat attacks due to inadequate root-cause analysis and security measures. Trellix EDRF, integrating AI and forensic capabilities, transforms incident response by providing real-time, context-rich insights. This proactive approach enables faster threat containment, comprehensive breach understanding, and continuous security improvement, empowering even junior analysts.