Joe Doherty
Product solutions architect at Cisco ThousandEyes who joined as the episode's subject-matter guest to explain monitoring and observability for agentic AI, MCP servers, and related network performance concerns.
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Nov 17, 2025 • 45min
NB552: Nokia Switches On AI Ops; IBM Seeks a Quantum of Advantage
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.
Nov 17, 2025 • 18min
Tech Bytes: Monitoring AI Agents and MCP Servers with Cisco ThousandEyes (Sponsored)
Joe Doherty, a Product Solutions Architect at Cisco ThousandEyes, dives into the fascinating world of AI agents and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. He explains how ThousandEyes provides crucial visibility into network performance for AI models and services. Topics include agentic AI use cases like automated refunds, key performance metrics to monitor, and the role of DNS and network dependencies. Joe emphasizes that familiar network skills still apply, making it accessible for engineers venturing into AI monitoring.
