Bob Friday Talks

In this episode, Bob explains what being AI-Native means to network users and operators, the difference between AI-Native and AI-driven, and why your only real choice is an AI-Native Networking solution.

Bob explores the AI origin story and how that technology has evolved over the last decade to become a valuable, virtual IT partner, from your data to the network to the cloud.

Explore how generative AI and Juniper's pioneering AI-Native Networking Platform use large language models (LLMs) to reduce support tickets by up to 90% and improve network operations.

In this episode of Bob Friday Talks, Bob digs into the ethical concerns, governance, and trust issues surrounding AI. He also builds on the importance of Explainable AI (XAI).

Join Bob as he unravels the intricacies of coding minds. Peek into the labs shaping tomorrow's smart algorithms and discover the art behind transforming data into intelligence. 

Bob welcomes Juniper AI expert Sharada Yeluri to discuss how an efficient, high-bandwidth AI data center network solution is necessary for today’s massive AI workloads.

Navraj Pannu, Data Sciences Director at Juniper, discusses combating human disease, reversing the aging process, synchrotrons, DeepMind, and, of course, solving networking-related issues. 

Guest host Jessica Garrison sits down with Juniper’s Senior Director of Software Engineering Shirley Wu for a fireside chat on the history, development, capabilities, and benefits of Marvis. 

Security and the risks associated with AI are quickly becoming just as important as the adoption of AI itself. From deep fakes to injection attacks, this episode dissects the darker side of AI. 

In this episode of The Q&AI Podcast, host Bob Friday sits down with Kedar Dhuru, senior director of connected security at Juniper Networks, to discuss AI’s evolving role in cybersecurity and Zero Trust strategies.

When people ask me what artificial intelligence (AI) is, I tell them it is ultimately the next step in the evolution of automation. 

AI is a new technology that can have both positive and negative effects on society, depending on how it is used. 

As humans, real innovations transform our entire mindset and approach to challenges. 

Put simply, AI washing refers to the practice where a company or organization exaggerates or falsely claims the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their products, services, or operations to make them appear more innovative or technologically advanced than they actually are. 

In a recent Bob Friday Talks webinar, I talked to Sharada Yeluri, Senior Director of Engineering at Juniper, about Networking for AI and the next generation of data centers. 

In a recent episode of Bob Friday Talks, we sat down with Juniper’s Senior Director of Software Engineering, Shirley Wu, to discuss the evolution of the Marvis Virtual Network Assistant (VNA) and how it uses AI to help IT teams do more.

In this blog post, I want to share with you the story behind Marvis, the industry’s first cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) virtual network assistant (VNA) for network operations and troubleshooting.

In today’s dynamic digital landscape, security has evolved from a technical necessity into a baseline requirement for building trust and maintaining agility in the marketplace. 

Join Bob as he sits down with UC Berkeley Professor and Academy Award Winner James O’Brien to explore a range of topics related to AI’s role in education and Hollywood.

Learn why Juniper is extending its AI-Native Networking Platform to enterprise routing, how organizations benefit from Juniper AIOps in the WAN, and a glimpse at Juniper’s long-term AI strategy. 

Bob sits down with Pedro De La Rosa, former F1 driver and current brand ambassador for Aston Martin Formula 1 Team (AMF1), to discuss all things speed and winning.

Bob discusses how AI is changing the networking landscape and the major ways companies can benefit from the latest advances, including Juniper’s AI-Native Networking Platform.

How much is digital transformation worth to a typical enterprise? It sounds like an abstract question, but there’s a concrete answer. 

Tune in to hear about the latest innovations from ServiceNow and how AI continues to transform the industry.


Arijit Raychowdery from Georgia Tech discusses how AI is being integrated into higher education curriculum and operational practices.