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MP-BGP EVPN VXLAN for the beginner
The article below covers VXLAN encapsulation and how MP-BGP is used to learn and forward layer two and layer three traffic across the encapsulation. To better understand the content, we recommended that readers have prior knowledge of BGP and the MP-BGP routing protocol. For those unfamiliar with these concepts, we suggest reading our foundational learning path's "MP-BGP for the beginner" article beforehand. It's important to note that MP-BGP EVPN VXLAN may initially seem intimidating, but this beginner's guide will clearly understand how it works. It's a technology that has gained popularity over the last few years, with many companies adopting it.
Former NSA Cyber Director on the Emerging AI Threat Landscape
AI-powered nation-state cyber threats have entered a new phase. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT's Head of National Security and Critical Infrastructure Madison Horn joins former NSA Director Rob Joyce to break down what's changed and why business leaders should be paying close attention.
How UAE-Based Core42 is Rethinking AI Infrastructure From the Ground Up
How do you build an AI environment the business can scale, security can defend, regulators can accept and teams can actually use? In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Core42 CTO Raghu Chakravarthi and WWT EVP Kraig Ecker discuss why sovereignty extends beyond data residency, heterogeneous infrastructure is becoming non-negotiable and why agents will sharply increase the need for observability, security guardrails and scalable inference design.
How Jack in the Box is Building the Data Foundation for AI
What does it really take to make AI useful in the enterprise? In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Jack in the Box VP of Data and Analytics Paul Bruffett and WWT Managing Director of AI and Data Analytics Daniel Morrisroe detail how to turn fragmented data, legacy systems and disconnected workflows into an operational foundation the business can actually use. From modular data products and self-service analytics to forecasting, personalization and the road to more autonomous systems, this conversation offers practical lessons for leaders trying to move from modernization to measurable AI outcomes.
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)
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Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Intermediate
This learning path on Intermediate Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) provides a comprehensive understanding of EIGRP routing in Cisco networks. Participants will explore critical topics such as route summarization, route filtering, and redistribution. This path also delves into specialized EIGRP features, including offset lists and variance for unequal-cost load-balancing. Throughout, the learning path emphasizes best practices, common design mistakes to avoid, and hands-on configuration strategies to help learners confidently apply EIGRP in complex, real-world environments.
Network Engineering Foundations
This Learning Series covers the fundamentals of network engineering. Through hands-on labs and real-world examples, you will develop the practical skills necessary to build and maintain robust networks. It is perfect for aspiring network engineers, IT professionals, or anyone interested in understanding the backbone of today's interconnected world.
Cisco Networking: Routing Protocols
This Learning Series focuses on core routing protocols, guiding you through structured learning paths for EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP. Through hands-on labs and real-world scenarios, you'll build practical skills in designing, configuring, and troubleshooting routed networks. The journey begins with EIGRP, where you'll learn about its fundamentals, metrics, and efficient route propagation. Next, you'll dive into OSPF, exploring areas, LSAs, and hierarchical design for scalable networks. Finally, you'll master BGP, understanding path selection, policy control, and its role in internet-scale routing.
Ideal for network engineers, IT professionals, and anyone looking to strengthen their routing expertise, this series provides a progressive path from foundational concepts to advanced implementation.
The Brownfield Reality: Why Juniper Is Gaining Momentum in Enterprise Data Center Networking
The reality in most enterprise data centers today is brownfield—not greenfield. Organizations are dealing with years of accumulated infrastructure, mixed vendor environments, operational complexity and limited staff, which is exactly why Juniper is gaining momentum in enterprise data center networking. Rather than forcing customers into a complete rip-and-replace approach, Juniper Apstra brings intent-based automation, continuous validation and multivendor support to existing environments, including Cisco, Arista and SONiC-based fabrics. That flexibility resonates with enterprises looking to modernize operations without disrupting production networks.
Cisco Networking: IPv6
This learning path builds a practical understanding of IPv6 in enterprise environments through a structured, hands-on approach. It begins with foundational routing using OSPFv3 in a multi-area design, then expands into multi-protocol environments with EIGRP for IPv6 and eBGP between autonomous systems.
As you progress, you will apply key routing control techniques such as filtering, summarization, and redistribution to manage and optimize IPv6 route propagation across domains.
The learning path concludes with IPv6 transition technologies, including NAT64 and IPv6 tunneling, showing how IPv6 networks integrate with existing IPv4 infrastructure during real-world migration scenarios.
5 Reasons Now Is the Right Time for Juniper and Apstra Data Center Networking
Data center networking is undergoing a significant transformation driven by AI workloads, operational challenges and the need for flexible, efficient network management. HPE Juniper Apstra, combined with Mist AI and Marvis, offers a modern approach to address these evolving demands.
How Jack in the Box is Building the Data Foundation for AI
What does it really take to make AI useful in the enterprise? In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Jack in the Box VP of Data and Analytics Paul Bruffett and WWT Managing Director of AI and Data Analytics Daniel Morrisroe detail how to turn fragmented data, legacy systems and disconnected workflows into an operational foundation the business can actually use. From modular data products and self-service analytics to forecasting, personalization and the road to more autonomous systems, this conversation offers practical lessons for leaders trying to move from modernization to measurable AI outcomes.
Cisco Networking: Configuring IPv6
This hands-on lab walks you through building a multi-protocol IPv6 network from the ground up. You will configure OSPFv3, EIGRPv6, and eBGP routing, including route summarization, filtering, default routing, and redistribution between protocols. The lab concludes with IPv6 transition technologies such as NAT64 and IPv6 tunneling over IPv4, providing hands-on experience with real-world IPv6 deployment scenarios.
How UAE-Based Core42 is Rethinking AI Infrastructure From the Ground Up
How do you build an AI environment the business can scale, security can defend, regulators can accept and teams can actually use? In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Core42 CTO Raghu Chakravarthi and WWT EVP Kraig Ecker discuss why sovereignty extends beyond data residency, heterogeneous infrastructure is becoming non-negotiable and why agents will sharply increase the need for observability, security guardrails and scalable inference design.
Driving Data Center Innovation: A Conversation Between WWT and Cisco
In this Cisco TV interview, Nathan Litz and Vimala Veerappan discuss how partnership drives data center innovation. They explore modern design, scaling AI/ML operations, and streamlining network segmentation to enhance security.
Before You Scale AI, Fix Your Data Foundation
The new AI bottleneck is whether your enterprise data can be trusted, governed, and used at speed. Recorded live at NVIDIA GTC, this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast features Tore Sundelin of NetApp and Derek Elbert of World Wide Technology discussing why unstructured data, policy-based governance, data classification and unified AI data pipelines are becoming critical as enterprises push toward agentic AI and production-scale inference.
Data Center Networking Market Scan Workshop
The Data Center Networking Market Scan Workshop empowers organizations to make informed, strategic networking decisions. By aligning technology with business outcomes, it reduces risk and enhances operational efficiency. Ideal for leaders in technology and operations, it supports modernization, automation, and future-ready infrastructure planning.
How to Scale Agentic AI Without Losing Control
AI is moving out of prototype mode and into production. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, recorded live at NVIDIA GTC, leaders from Cisco, NVIDIA and WWT unpack the real job in front of enterprise executives: how to scale agentic AI, secure AI factories, manage token economics and prepare infrastructure for an inference-heavy future.
Why Networking Must Evolve Now: 3 Key Takeaways from HPE Tech Jam 2026
At HPE Tech Jam 2026, networking emerged as mission-critical infrastructure powering AI, hybrid cloud and digital operations. As Praveen Jain highlighted, rising complexity and scale demand automation and intent-based networking. Platforms like Juniper Apstra enable resilient, AI-ready data center networks—giving modern enterprises a critical competitive edge.
Intent-Based Networking Is No Longer Optional: Why Juniper Apstra Is Winning in the Modern Data Center
Intent-based networking is no longer a future vision—it's a present-day necessity. As data centers evolve to support hybrid cloud, AI workloads, and multi-vendor complexity, legacy, configuration-driven models are breaking down. Forward-looking organizations are turning to intent-based networking to regain control, accelerate operations, and reduce risk—with Juniper Apstra leading the way as a proven platform for modern data center transformation.
Key Takeaways from the Optical Fiber Communications 2026 Conference
Members of WWT's Core Networking Team share their key takeaways and insights from the Optical Fiber Communications Conference 2026.
AI Infrastructure Is Changing—and the Network Is Now Part of the Performance Engine
AI infrastructure is shifting from disconnected components to integrated systems where compute, storage, software, and networking are optimized together for scalable performance. As AI moves into production, the data center network becomes a critical driver of efficiency, directly impacting GPU utilization, latency, and overall workload performance. Modern AI environments demand high east-west traffic handling, strong observability, resiliency and automation. For enterprises, networking is no longer just connectivity—it is foundational to delivering predictable AI outcomes, improving operational simplicity and maximizing the value of AI investments.
Announcing Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4.2: The Secure, Unified Foundation for the AI Era
Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4.2 revolutionizes data center management with advanced AI observability, eBPF-powered security, native Splunk integration and many other new enhancements. This release empowers seamless, resilient and intelligent operations, ensuring real-time insights and zero downtime. Embrace the future of hybrid cloud networks with unparalleled control and efficiency.
What Enterprise Leaders Need to Know Before Choosing a Neocloud Provider
Neocloud Providers promise cost-effective AI compute, but enterprises face hidden risks beyond pricing. This article explores the pitfalls of immature platforms and offers a framework for evaluating enterprise readiness across nine domains. Make informed decisions to avoid costly setbacks and ensure robust AI infrastructure.
What We Learned at NVIDIA GTC 2026
At NVIDIA GTC 2026, the conversation shifted from model novelty to enterprise reality. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Chief AI Advisor Tim Brooks explains why agentic AI, inference-heavy workloads and physical AI are forcing CIOs and CTOs to rethink infrastructure, governance, trust and leadership.