For years, IT teams have been forced to manage growing complexity with more tools, more dashboards, and more manual effort. What if AI could help bring all of that together? At Cisco Live, I sat down with DJ Sampath, SVP & GM, AI Software and Platform at Cisco The Ravit Show, to discuss Cisco Cloud Control, AI Canvas, and how AI is changing the way IT teams operate.

A few key insights from our conversation:

* Operational fragmentation continues to be one of the biggest challenges for enterprise IT teams

* Cisco Cloud Control is focused on providing a more unified way to manage increasingly complex Cisco environments

* AI Canvas is designed to be more than an assistant. It introduces an agentic workspace where people and AI can work together to solve problems

* Some IT challenges are too complex for a single tool or a single person. A collaborative, multiplayer approach can help teams move faster and make better decisions

* The future of IT operations may be less about navigating dashboards and more about orchestrating outcomes with AI-powered systems

One thing that stood out to me:

The conversation around AI is shifting from answering questions to helping teams take action. That's a very different future than the one many organizations are planning for today. Great discussion with DJ on what AI-native platforms could mean for enterprise operations over the next few years.

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