Cisco Live is your chance to meet SHI’s industry experts and see firsthand how we help organizations like yours solve what’s next across AI, networking, cybersecurity, and more.

From the intricacies of full-scale AI adoption to the uphill battle to protect your data from always-evolving cyber threats, your organization faces no shortage of challenges.

At Cisco Live, we’re bringing our expertise directly to you — sharing industry best practices and exclusive insight aimed at tackling your most pressing IT and business obstacles.

Stop by our booth to meet the experts behind some of our most popular solutions and attend our breakout and content corner sessions to get an in-depth look at how we help imagine, experiment, adopt, and scale cutting-edge AI solutions.

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Meet 5x CCIE #11317 Dan Vargas at Cisco Live!

Unprecedented expertise. A passion for helping. A firm handshake. Who else but Dan Vargas?

As Senior Solution Architect at SHI, Dan has over 20 years of experience in Cisco technologies and holds a Quin CCIE (Cisco System Internetworking Expert) in Routing/Switching, Security, Collaboration, Data Center, and Wireless. He is one of fewer than 75 people worldwide to hold five active CCIE certifications.

Cisco Live is your chance to learn from the master himself!

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SHI is a proud Cisco Preferred Partner and Emerald Sponsor of Cisco Live.

Where and when to find us

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Booth 4314

Why meet with SHI

  • Meet industry experts with decades of Cisco experience.
  • Learn how we provide end-to-end solutions for your biggest pain points.
  • Experience our framework for delivering tangible ROI from generative AI.

Schedule of Events

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From imagination to experimentation to full-scale adoption: Ensure a successful GenAI project

Join us as we delve into SHI’s approach to helping customers adopt an evolutionary approach to implementing Generative AI within their enterprise ecosystems. We’ll share best practices and challenges encountered in identifying, prototyping, building, and scaling AI applications.

Presented by:
Jack Hogan
Jack Hogan
Vice President — Advanced Growth Technologies

LinkedIn Logo Connect with Jack Hogan on LinkedIn 
Wednesday, June 03, 2026
1-1:45 p.m. PDT
Islander D
BRKPAR-2002

Zero trust data center segmentation: VxLAN fabric with Group Policy Option (GPO)

This session highlights a data center use case for NDFC‑managed VXLAN fabric with Group Policy Option (GPO). This could replace traditional firewall‑based segmentation not requiring stateful inspection but beyond VRFs. Leveraging GPO, we will discuss how it establishes policy-driven segmentation strategy for data center. We will share key design choices, challenges, and lessons to make the transition.

Presented by:
Dan Vargas
Dan Vargas
Senior Solution Architect — Advanced Solutions Group

LinkedIn Logo Connect with Dan Vargas on LinkedIn 

Scott Jester
Scott Jester
Manager — Advanced Solutions Group Network Engineering

LinkedIn Logo Connect with Scott Jester on LinkedIn 
Tuesday, June 02, 2026
1-1:20 p.m. PDT
Village Theater 1
WOSPAR-2027

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Solution brief

Cisco Strategic Assessment: Improve data quality and align key stakeholders 

Gain visibility, strengthen governance, and support informed decisions across your Cisco estate.

March 24, 2026
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Article

Why the right Cisco 360 Preferred Partner matters now more than ever 

Cisco’s partner model changes. Here’s what “Preferred” means, and why it matters when things get complex.

February 27, 2026
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Article

Avoid unknown risks in the era of cloud, SaaS, and AI with 7 best practices 

Don’t gamble with evolving risks — get actionable strategies to prevent, manage, and remediate them.

December 12, 2025