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As a lead product manager at Keysight Technologies since 2021, Alex oversees the development of the product portfolio for AI data center infrastructure validation. Alex is a contributor to the Ultra Ethernet Consortium compliance and performance working groups and has publications on AI infrastructure benchmarking methodologies. He is a regular speaker at technology forums around the globe.

Alex has experience developing proposals for the Open Compute Project, Open Traffic Generator, OpenConfig and SONiC projects. He is an advocate of test-driven network automation and network CI/CD and has made multiple contributions to the North American Network Operators Group (NANOG), serving on an education committee, leading hackathon teams and evangelizing applications of network emulation and testing in network automation. Alex is also a contributor to popular open source Containerlab software and a founder of the Netreplica project.

Amritam Putatunda is a senior product manager specializing in network performance, with expertise in testing AI infrastructure, cloud environments, and distributed security architectures. He focuses on real-world traffic emulation and scenario-driven validation to ensure scalable, resilient, and high- performing networks. Prior to joining Keysight, Amritam worked as a development test engineer for Cisco in its new generation routers and switches division.

Alastair has made a twenty-year career out of helping people understand complex IT infrastructure and how to build solutions that fulfill business needs. Much of his career has included teaching official training courses for vendors, including HPE, VMware, and AWS.
Alastair has written hundreds of analyst articles and papers exploring products and topics around on-premises infrastructure and virtualization and getting the most out of public cloud and hybrid infrastructure. Alastair has also been involved in community-driven, practitioner-led education through the vBrownBag podcast and the vBrownBag TechTalks.

Alan is founder, CEO & editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, the company behind DevOps.com, Container Journal, Security Boulevard and Digital Anarchist, as well as co-founder of the DevOps Institute. As such, he is attuned to the world of technology, particularly cloud, DevOps, security and open source. With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Alan has been instrumental in the success of several organizations. He is an often-cited personality in the security and technology community and is a sought-after speaker at industry and government conferences and events. In addition to his writing, his DevOps Chats podcast, DevOps TV and Digital Anarchist audio and videos are widely followed. Alan attributes his success to a combination of a strong business background and a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality. He is a graduate of St. John's University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.

Denise has worked with information systems since the mid-1990s, focusing on network design since 2004. During that time she has worked with a wide range of networks, private and public, of all sizes, across most industries. Her expertise spans most technologies. Denise has authored numerous Cisco Press books and frequently shares her knowledge in webinars and seminars. She holds CCIE #9566 in Routing and Switching.

Josh Warcop is an engineer, consultant, collaborator, tinkerer, and technology enthusiast. He likes to remind everyone that technology brings business value. Josh has over two decades of network engineering experience with a specific focus on project delivery. If you’re looking to move a data center, build a stadium, leave the cloud, consolidate telephony, or roll out a new generation of networking — then you’d call Warcop. Today, he also consults with businesses to eliminate traditional IT ‘silos’ by impacting culture and collaboration. And, most people call him Warcop. At home he’s dad, chef, and a self-proclaimed BBQ aficionado.