NB551: Cisco Adds AI to Tech Support; Cryptography Hits a Post-Quantum Milestone

In this episode of the podcast, Drew and Jonna cover the latest IT news, starting with a critical RCE alert for Cisco Contact Center. They then delve into Cisco's new AI-driven technical support platform, Cisco IQ, and its unified edge infrastructure for edge computing. The discussion extends to Cisco's new AI Infrastructure Specialist certification, followed by Verizon's expanded fiber relationship with AWS and Cloudflare's post-quantum encryption milestone. The hosts also discuss AT&T's wavelength services expansion, OpenAI's request for government loan guarantees, Fortinet's Secure AI Data Center release, Arista's financial results driven by AI infrastructure, and Vodafone's partnership with AST Space Mobile for a European satellite broadband constellation.