Are our networks ready for AI?

About this episode

The episode explores how AI is changing network architecture and the implications for future networks.

How is AI forcing our networks to change? This week, Technology Now is diving into the world of network architecture and asking how AI is forcing us to rethink what it looks like. We ask how AI requirements are different to regular computing, we explore why this makes cacheing obsolete, and we ask how our networks are going to continue changing into the future to cope with the demands of our new AI native world. AE Natarajan, SVP, general Manager for Routing Infrastructure Solutions, HPE networking, tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. About AE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ae-natarajan-b79202/

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Bird, Sam Jarrell

Guest: AE Natarajan

Topics covered

• AI
• network architecture
• technology
• computing
• future networks

Keywords

• AI
• network architecture
• computing
• cacheing
• HPE networking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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