Networking for AI: Why Every Network Engineer Should Pay Attention in 2026

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of AI on networking and the changes network engineers need to be aware of.

AI infrastructure is reshaping networking faster than most engineers realize. In this episode, Andy Lapteff sits down with Scott Robohn to discuss why traditional network engineers should start paying attention to AI networking, GPU infrastructure, and the massive changes happening inside modern data centers. They explore: Why AI workloads are changing networking requirementsGPU networking and lossless EthernetEthernet vs InfiniBandThe rise of NeoCloud providersCo-Packaged Optics (CPO)Ultra E...

People in this episode

Host: Andy Lapteff

Guest: Scott Robohn

Topics covered

• AI networking
• GPU infrastructure
• networking requirements
• data centers
• Ethernet vs InfiniBand
• NeoCloud providers

Keywords

• AI infrastructure
• network engineers
• GPU networking
• lossless Ethernet
• data centers
• NeoCloud
• Co-Packaged Optics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NeoCloud

Products: Co-Packaged Optics, Ethernet, InfiniBand, GPU

Places: data centers

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