Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Network teams are being asked to move faster than ever as automation and AI-driven workflows increase the volume and frequency of network changes. In this episode, sponsored by Cisco, we explore how modern network operating systems make zero-downtime, zero-stress updates possible, even at machine speed.
We’ll break down three key capabilities: Atomic Config Replace (ACR), Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs), and Live Protect, and how they work together to reduce change risk, prevent partial failures, and maintain network stability while updates are applied. The focus is on building confidence in network changes that are increasingly automated, without relying on maintenance windows or manual recovery.
Our guests are Minhaj Uddin, Director of Technical Marketing, and Summer Faruqi, Associate Director of Product Marketing, both from Cisco.
Links:
Secure Campus Networking - cisco.com/site/us/en/solutions/networking/campus-branch-networking/secure-campus/index.html
Summer Faruqi on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/summer-faruqi
Minhaj Uddin on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/minhaj-uddin-bb07631a
Network Automation Nerds is part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
Network teams are being asked to move faster than ever as automation and AI-driven workflows increase the volume and frequency of network changes. In this episode, sponsored by Cisco, we explore how modern network operating systems make zero-downtime, zero-stress updates possible, even at machine speed.
We’ll break down three key capabilities: Atomic Config Replace (ACR), Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs), and Live Protect, and how they work together to reduce change risk, prevent partial failures, and maintain network stability while updates are applied. The focus is on building confidence in network changes that are increasingly automated, without relying on maintenance windows or manual recovery.
Our guests are Minhaj Uddin, Director of Technical Marketing, and Summer Faruqi, Associate Director of Product Marketing, both from Cisco.
Links:
Secure Campus Networking - cisco.com/site/us/en/solutions/networking/campus-branch-networking/secure-campus/index.html
Summer Faruqi on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/summer-faruqi
Minhaj Uddin on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/minhaj-uddin-bb07631a
Network Automation Nerds is part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
