See you at @cdatasoftware Foundations for AI on November 5th

A context layer inside the AI gateway learns from every question. It sees the data that comes back. It sees whether the answer held up. That idea was at the heart of my session at @AIconference yesterday, "What most AI gateways and goldfish have in common." I covered where your context layer can live and what opens up once it's inside: lower token spend, sharper agent accuracy, and read-write use cases teams had set aside. Let me know if you'd like to hear more!

Ten years ago, I had a front-row seat at Cisco as enterprises moved their network traffic through a new kind of gateway. The questions came up in the same order everywhere: cost first, then security, then control. AI is following the same path. In my latest article, I explain why we evolved Connect AI into a full-scope AIGateway, one control point for enterprise AI, and where it goes next: cdata.com/blog/why-we-built-…

In this moment, we must be clear: We stand with Israel. And we will make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, to defend itself, and to respond to this attack.

Personal Thoughts: (not for everyone, feel free to skip) For the longest time, I struggled with my identity. A Palestinian kid born inside Israel. Like…wtf. Many of my friends refuse to this day to say the word “Israel” and call themselves “Palestinian” only. But since I was 12, that did not make sense to me. So I decided to mix the two and become a “Palestinian-Israeli” I thought this term reflected who I was. Palestinian first. Israeli second. But after recent events, I started to think. And think. And think. And then my thoughts turned to anger. I realized that if Israel were to be “invaded” like that again, we would not be safe. To a terrorist invading Israel, all citizens are targets. 900 Israelis died so far. More than 40 of them are Arabs. Killed by other Arabs. And even 2 Thai people died too. And I do not want to live under a Palestinian government. Which means I only have one home, even if I’m not Jewish: Israel. That’s where all my family lives. That’s where I grew up. That’s the country I want to see continue to exist so I can exist. Palestine should exist too as an independent state. And I hope to see the country thrive and become less extreme and more prosperous. I love Palestine and have invested in Palestine. But it’s not my home. So from today forward, I view myself as an “Israeli-Palestinian”. Israeli first. Palestinian second. Sometimes it takes a shock like this to see so clearly.

Check out Israel 9th Annual Cyber Event @ RSA, and meet the Israeli #cybersecurity #community and our international partners. Join us for an open #Discussion with expert speakers, #networking #opportunities , and a gourmet food. Sign up : eventbrite.com/e/israel-9th-…

By 2025 #ransomware and cyber crime are going to cost the global economy $10.5T (yes, with a T). @TalosSecurity video on ransomware and threat hunting is a great primer, so fortunate to have these 400 brilliant minds on our side fighting evil: cisco.com/c/en/us/products/s… #CiscoSecure