DESTINATION AI

The Intelligence Frontier

Mike Melillo

Head of Network Observability Software Broadcom

The network is no longer just the "plumbing" of the enterprise; it is the central nervous system of the AI revolutio...
The network is no longer just the "plumbing" of the enterprise; it is the central nervous system of the AI revolution. As we chart a course for Destination AI, the traditional boundaries of connectivity are dissolving. From the complexities of multi-cloud architectures to edge computing, the evolving network demands a shift from reactive management to proactive, intelligent observability. In this opening keynote, Mike Melillo explores the reality of AI in networking today. We’ll dive into how AI is fundamentally rewriting the rules of network connectivity and why observability is the mandatory foundation for any successful AI strategy. Read more

The AI and Agentic Era: Redefining Network Observability with Google Cloud & Broadcom

Raj Gulani

Director of Product Management, Network Experiences, Google Cloud

Join Raj Gulani & Percy Wadia (Google Cloud) as they discuss with Mike Melillo (Broadcom) how a focus on cloud conne...
Join Raj Gulani & Percy Wadia (Google Cloud) as they discuss with Mike Melillo (Broadcom) how a focus on cloud connectivity bred a broad strategic partnership around network performance. Unified observability solutions address the complexities of modern, distributed organizations that depend on cross-cloud networks. In the new AI and Agentic Era, network solutions integrated with Gemini Cloud Assist, provide deeper insights through natural language queries and contextual understanding of cloud deployments. The discussion will highlight Google Cloud's leadership in AI and its pivotal role in shaping the AI economy's impact on observability and the network. Read more

AI in Action: The Great Re-Platforming of Enterprise Networks

Nick Lippis

Co-Founder & Co-ChairOpen
Networking User Group (ONUG)

Enterprise AI is forcing a fundamental shift in networking—driven by data gravity, east-west traffic, and new securi...
Enterprise AI is forcing a fundamental shift in networking—driven by data gravity, east-west traffic, and new security and control demands. As organizations move to production, NetOps teams must rethink how networks are built and operated. The ONUG community is leading this evolution, advancing projects in AI-assisted operations, agentic systems, and modern network design. At the same time, traditional observability is falling behind. This session explores the new requirements for AI-ready networks and the intelligent, real-time observability needed to operate them at scale—before complexity becomes the bottleneck. Read more

Ameriprise Accelerates Network Insights and Improves Triage Times from Weeks to Minutes

Patrick Heinz

Network Design Engineer Ameriprise

In this session, learn how Ameriprise used Broadcom’s NetOps maturity framework to hold ISP’s accountable for their ...
In this session, learn how Ameriprise used Broadcom’s NetOps maturity framework to hold ISP’s accountable for their network performance when they did their data centers migrations. Ameriprise has built their network observability foundation on collecting intelligent, quality data from any network, anywhere. This way they can not only hold public networks accountable but immediately find their own team’s innocence while having data-backed evidence to pinpoint the root cause in public networks.Hear the story behind why Patrick Heniz, Network Design Engineer at Ameriprise says, “We changed the way we monitor our network because the realities of networks have changed; most importantly - we’ve gone from weeks of triage time down to minutes.” Read more

When Every Second Counts: How Intrado Achieves 911 Network Resilience with Network Observability by Broadcom

Harold (Scott) Pauley

Network Engineer Intrado

Intrado provides comprehensive emergency communication solutions, specializing in Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) te...
Intrado provides comprehensive emergency communication solutions, specializing in Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) technology, VIPER call handling systems, and enterprise safety services. Network outages can be expensive for any enterprise and Intrado faced challenges of mitigating risk of network downtime; especially at their 911 call center, complying with FCC regulations & avoiding substantial fines for outages, and streamlining IT to work proactively and ensure SLAs are met. In this session discover how Network Observability by Broadcom did what Zenoss, IBM Tivoli and MicroFocus couldn’t do for Intrado’s network operations. By providing industry-leading capabilities like fault management, alarm consolidation, seamless failover (FCC requirement). Read more

Advancing Network Observability Roadmap and Demo

Sean Armstrong

Head of Product Management, Broadcom

Explore how Network Observability by Broadcom leverages Agentic AI to transform reactive monitoring into intelligent...
Explore how Network Observability by Broadcom leverages Agentic AI to transform reactive monitoring into intelligent operations. We will discuss future investments in predictive telemetry across VMWare Cloud Foundations (VCF) and public cloud environments. Through a practical demonstration, see how the solution validates alerts, suppresses noise, and delivers explainable root cause analysis. Learn to correlate data across network domains for full client-to-cloud visibility. Gain the confidence to manage modern hybrid landscapes while delivering superior user experiences from the enterprise datacenter to the cloud and beyond. Read more

Product Showcase

Amy Feldman

Head of Network Observability Solutions, Broadcom