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Episode two of Beyond the Thread explores how organizations can leverage a solid data foundation for AI-driven actions. Hosted by Courtney Wright and featuring experts Greg Ainsley-Malik and Sonal Pardeshi, the discussion delves into the Cisco Data Fabric, powered by the Splunk platform, and its role in transforming machine data into actionable insights. The episode highlights the journey towards agentic operations, addressing the challenges faced in moving from AI-ready data to effective implementations, and examines different adoption strategies that organizations may pursue.

Episode 1, "Beyond the Thread: Deconstructing the Cisco Data Fabric Powered by the Splunk Platform," explores the intersection of data strategy and operational efficiency. Hosted by Splunk's Courtney Wright, the session features insights from experts Keith McClellan and Michael Sondag on the complexities organizations face in data management and operational models.

See how to build an HR PTO agent with Resolve Agent Lab. In this Resolve Reels demo, we create a purpose-built AI agent by adding automation skills, instructions, conversation starters, and guardrails. The agent can answer PTO questions, check balances, account for calendar conflicts, and submit requests through systems like Workday or ADP. See how Resolve helps teams build AI agents that take action across enterprise systems.

What happens when AI agents stop simply answering questions and start using computers of their own? It could create an entirely new boom in virtual machines. In this episode of Uplink, David Crawshaw, Co-Founder and CEO of exe.dev, joins host Michael Reid to explore the infrastructure behind the rapidly emerging world of AI agents. As agents become capable of writing code, running applications, operating tools, maintaining state, and working independently, they need more than access to an AI model. They need computing environments where they can actually get work done.