The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods NB552: Nokia Switches On AI Ops; IBM Seeks a Quantum of Advantage
Nov 17, 2025
Joe Doherty, Product Solutions Architect at Cisco ThousandEyes, dives into the fascinating realm of agentic AI and network performance. He explains how agentic AI differs from traditional chatbots, leveraging context-aware actions. The conversation highlights key performance metrics for AI inference, such as HTTP response time and DNS efficiency, emphasizing the importance of monitoring. Joe also discusses how ThousandEyes instruments agent environments, ensuring network engineers can maintain their core skills while adapting to new technologies.
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Patch Critical Samba RCE Now
- Patch Red Hat Samba urgently to fix CVE-2025-10230 that allows remote command execution.
- Deploy the October 15th Samba security update immediately if you run Samba services.
SoftBank Sold NVIDIA To Fund OpenAI Bet
- SoftBank sold NVIDIA shares to raise cash for a $30B OpenAI investment rather than exit AI.
- The sale reflects financing moves, not a lack of faith in AI, per Drew Conry-Murray.
AI Financing Shows Bubble Characteristics
- Market financing around AI looks circular and may be forming a bubble according to Jonna Johnson.
- She points to chain financing and risky payout commitments as warning signs.