Peter J. Welcher
@pjwelcher
Pete Welcher is a 25+ year CCIE R&S constantly adding to his knowledge of design, networking, and datacenter technologies.
BIG NEWS for Kentik customers! 🎉 Our new Cause Analysis AI feature is now available! Instantly pinpoint the cause of network traffic spikes. No more endless searching. Get answers faster. ⚡️ Learn how: kentik.com/blog/cause-ana… #KentikAI #NetworkIntelligence #NetOps
Just posted a blog titled “Book Review: Deep Learning for Network Engineers (by Toni Pasenen)”. linkedin.com/pulse/book-rev… Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #LLM #LLMTraining #AI #AInetworking #BackendNetwork
Now On Demand at #CiscoPartnerExperience Launch 🚀 ➡️ "Modernizing the Industrial Networking Portfolio for the AI Era": 🔹 Industrial switching 🔹 Wireless innovations 🔹 OT security Don’t miss it 👉 cs.co/6018fBfzy
Watch the videos from #NFD38 here ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=o6PB_q…
ICYMI: Aviz Network Copilot with Thomas Scheibe 📺 buff.ly/SMgDGB9 @AvizNews @NetworkingNerd @TechFieldDay #NFD38 #AI #Networking #Copilot
Networking looks simple—until you see the complex systems behind the scenes. 🤔 🔌 📺 ➡️ buff.ly/xhx6X7r New delegate Ryan Harris shared insights on client networks, security, AI, and data center infrastructure. @BridgeIsRoot @NetworkingNerd #NFD38 #DelegateDialogues
"I'll just spend a couple weeks writing a little IPAM tool on the side. Maybe make it open source." That was ten years ago. We launched NetBox Labs just over two years ago and it's already grown bigger than anything I imagined. I'm truly humbled by everything our team has built.
Major milestone! NetBox Labs just raised $35M in Series B funding. What's next: More innovation across NetBox, Discovery, Assurance & AI capabilities. Deeper integrations. Expanded global team. All while staying true to our open source roots. Read more: hubs.ly/Q03w_ktS0
What if recovering your entire cloud app was as easy as hitting rewind? ⏪ ☁️ @DemitasseNZ on @ContainerJrnl explores how @Commvault’s Cloud Rewind makes hybrid app recovery clean, fast, and consistent. #CFD23 #CloudRewind #CloudNative buff.ly/oEuQcRu
I wrote this book a few years ago because I saw a real need for a resource that explains service provider network technologies and protocols from a design point of view. It is not just about how things work, it’s about why they are designed that way in real life. This book…
New blog: some thoughs on Simplification. URL: linkedin.com/pulse/simplifi… Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #Networking #Simplification #NetworkDesign #NetworkTools
I didn't get to catch it live, but I highly recommend checking out this on-demand Cisco Live session presented by @TracketPacer and Eric Peterson. They share their knowledge about applying networking to the aerospace industry and provide overall great advice. There really needs…
Tune in next Thursday at 8:00 AM US/Pacific Time to see @cPacket present at Networking Field Day! 🔹 LinkedIn Live ➡️ buff.ly/cBWgth2 📺 Techstrong TV ➡️ buff.ly/qL8F2Oi @TechFieldDay @NetworkingNerd @TheFuturumGroup @TechstrongTV #NFD38 #Networking #AI
🔁 Quick Reminder: What’s the relationship between The Advisor Bench and The CTO Advisor by TAB? Think of it like this: The Advisor Bench (TAB) is the business. It’s where I run high-impact engagements with enterprise tech vendors—things like: ✅ Strategic GTM advisory ✅…
Learn more about #NFD38 and the rest of the presenters on our event page ➡️ techfieldday.com/appearance/hpe…
See @HPE_ARUBA_NETW present at Networking Field Day next Thursday at 10:30 AM US/Pacific! 🔹 LinkedIn Live ➡️ buff.ly/cBWgth2 📺 Techstrong TV ➡️ buff.ly/qL8F2Oi @TechFieldDay.com @NetworkingNerd.net @TheFuturumGroup @TechstrongTV #NFD38 #Networking #AI
New blog posted: AI Quick Takes and Musings, July 2025. Some thoughts plus many interesting AI links! linkedin.com/pulse/ai-quick… Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #AIModularity #AgenticAI #MCP #AINetworking #AIInfrastructure
This is a very interesting case, and outcome.
🚨BREAKING: A LANDMARK JUDGEMENT FOR THE AI INDUSTRY. US Federal Judge ruled Anthropic may train its AI on published books without authors’ permission. This is the first court endorsement of fair use protecting AI firms when they use copyrighted texts to train LLMs. AI may…
I’ve posted a new blog with some thoughts about improving inter-team communications. How could we do better? For fun, an Appendix shows many AI-provided details. URL: linkedin.com/pulse/inter-te… Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #InterTeamCommunications
What a surreal moment - Seeing my book at the Cisco Store at #CiscoLive!!! @CiscoLive @CiscoChampion @John_Capobianco
Tech Field Day is staying classy in San Diego for Cisco Live! 🌐 🛜 🔌 Join @NetworkingNerd & the @TechFieldDay Delegates live on @TechstrongTV or LinkedIn June 10 & 11to see presentations from @Opengear, @VIAVISolutions, and of course, @Cisco. #TFDx #CiscoLive #CiscoLive2025