Explore my past and upcoming speaking engagements.
This talk is aimed at network professionals looking to leverage AI to enhance network operations rather than seeing it as a threat to their roles. In this we provide practical examples of an AI network agent retrieving information about the network and providing network infrastructure insights. We then conclude with strategies for adapting to the AI era.
Du’An Lightfoot
This talk was presented to a group of students from the University of Virginia. During this event I shared with them the basics of generative AI and how it applies to them. They also spent some time building out some really cool demos in PartyRock.
Du’An Lightfoot
In this talk we explore how generative AI like ChatGPT can accelerate learning by building customized, on-demand learning assistants tailored to your team’s knowledge and resources.
Du’An Lightfoot
The AWS GameDay Championship - Network Topology Titans is a team-based challenge that invites participants to showcase and learn new AWS networking skills in an exciting competition.
Du’An Lightfoot
In this chalk talk, learn about how using GitOps and generative AI allows you to tap into automated consistent network testing, security compliance enforcement, validation testing, and standardization of infrastructure deployments across your organization.s.
Du’An Lightfoot
Explore essential AWS components like VPCs, subnets, routing, and security groups to understand their significance in cloud networking. Leave equipped with methodologies and tools to build accessible, available cloud-based applications and websites.
Du’An Lightfoot
In this talk we will offer insights into the various networking solutions and best practices to overcome these challenges and address them to ensure optimal application networking performance.
Du’An Lightfoot
In this session, we’ll cover the basics of the AWS Transit Gateway and Terraform. Then we’ll focus on using Terraform to scale our infrastructure from one connected VPC to as many as we need with the change of just a few variables.
Du’An Lightfoot
Understanding IP addressing and allocation management can be challenging and costly if not done right. In this session, learn about IP addresses, CIDR blocks, and subnets and how they relate to VPCs.
Du’An Lightfoot