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Show Notes — Cisco Live EMEA 2026 Recap

📆 Event Overview

• Cisco Live EMEA 2026 took place Feb 9–13 in Amsterdam, bringing together over 21,000 attendees to explore AI-driven infrastructure, security, operations, and collaboration trends at the heart of enterprise tech.

🚀 Networking & AI Infrastructure

• Cisco unveiled the Silicon One G300, a 102.4 Tbps programmable switching ASIC designed to power AI-scale data centers and accelerate GPU utilization. 🔗 https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2026/m02/cisco-announces-new-silicon-one-g300.html
• The new G300 powers next-generation Cisco N9000 and 8000 systems with liquid-cooled options and high-density optics, delivering improved energy efficiency and performance.
• Cisco also enhanced its data center networking stack with improved optics and unified management planes aimed at supporting AI fabrics.

🔐 Security & AI Defense

• Cisco delivered the largest expansion of its AI Defense portfolio, introducing new protections for AI supply chains, agent governance, runtime security, and integration with Secure Access Service Edge (AI-aware SASE). 🔗 https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2026/m02/cisco-redefines-security-for-the-agentic-era.html

🤖 Autonomous Operations — AgenticOps

• Cisco expanded AgenticOps, its AI-first operations model, with new agentic capabilities across networking, security, and observability designed to automate routine tasks with human oversight. 🔗 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cisco-expands-agenticops-innovations-across-portfolio-302683201.html

💬 Collaboration & AI Experiences

• Cisco showcased AI-powered collaboration enhancements, including AI-ready Webex devices and real-time speech translation that preserves tone and meaning — signaling a shift toward smart, hybrid-work experiences.

🧠 Analyst & Industry Insights

• Analysts and tech media highlighted Cisco’s broader strategic positioning in the AI era, focusing on AI platforms, sovereign infrastructure, and integrated data fabrics as the company’s next frontier. 🔗 https://futurumgroup.com/insights/cisco-live-emea-2026-can-a-networking-giant-become-an-ai-platform-company/
• Cisco’s networking innovations — especially the Silicon One G300 and updated Nexus One networking capabilities — signal a push to own and optimize AI networking at scale.

📺 Additional Resources

• Cisco Live 2026 broadcast agenda and session catalog (keynotes, deep dives, and technical sessions): 🔗 https://www.ciscolive.com/emea/attend/broadcast-agenda.html