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 calendar   June 24, 2026       pin   Buffalo, NY

Buffalo, NY

Building the Autonomous, Secure Enterprise Network for 2026 and Beyond

 

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

1285 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Happy Hour to follow

 

Join Us for Campus Networking Day 2.0

Today's businesses are facing challenges that they never had to face before, such as managing a dispersed workforce, keeping up with evolving technologies, and making their network seamless, easy to use, and hacker-proof.

At Campus Networking Day 2.0, you'll find out how Arista’s Cognitive Campus solution offers everything you need to build a secure corporate network using data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for campus environments of all sizes.

Our 2026 program includes the following hot topics:

Always On Networking
Architecting the Self-Healing Network
Achieve comprehensive network observability by utilizing a single-source-of-truth data lake to automate configuration validation, streamline operations, and provide predictive insights across complex environments.

AVA Intelligent Operations
Empowering NetOps with Proactive, Conversational AI
Leverage a high-quality network data lake and conversational AI to automate daily operations, up-skill administrative teams, and achieve agentic network management through natural language troubleshooting and predictive analytics.

Zero Trust Networking
Trust Nothing, Verify Everything
Secure modern networks through identity-based micro-segmentation, AI-driven threat hunting, and automated containment to eliminate lateral movement and ensure continuous visibility across all domains.

SD-Branch
Modernizing Enterprise Connectivity
Architectural approach to modernizing enterprise networks by integrating automated wide-area connectivity with local networking and identity-based security to simplify operations and ensure reliable application performance across cloud and on-prem environments.

 

 

12:00
Registration
12:15
Lunch and Welcome
12:45
Always on Networking - Architecting the Self-Healing Network

Examine the shift from traditional, reactive monitoring to a proactive, data-centric approach for managing high-performance networks. This session explores how a unified data lake architecture enables deep observability and automated troubleshooting by correlating state changes across all network domains in real time. Attendees will discover how to leverage these insights to improve operational efficiency, accelerate root-cause analysis, and ensure consistent application delivery.

1:30
AVA Intelligent Operations - Empowering NetOps with Proactive, Conversational AI
Explore the transformation of network management through an intelligent, virtual assistant designed to simplify complex operations. Attendees will learn how a unified data lake combined with natural language processing enables proactive troubleshooting, automated root cause analysis, and faster time-to-resolution across multi-domain environments. We’ll highlight a "trust nothing" approach to identity and access management, showcasing how AI-driven insights can enhance security, compliance, and overall network performance.
2:00
Break
2:15
Sponsor
 
2:45
Zero Trust Networking - Trust Nothing, Verify Everything
This session shares a comprehensive Zero Trust framework designed to secure modern campus networks against evolving threats and unmanaged devices. It details a "Trust Nothing, Verify Everything" approach that leverages identity-based micro-segmentation, AI-driven threat hunting, and automated containment to eliminate lateral movement across the network. Attendees will learn how to integrate these security layers into a unified architecture to achieve continuous visibility and rapid response across all domains.
3:15
Break
3:30
SD-Branch - Modernizing Enterprise Connectivity
Dive into the details of a comprehensive framework for modernizing enterprise networks with a focus on simplified operations and assured application performance.The architectural approach integrates wide-area networking with local switching and wireless capabilities to deliver zero-touch deployment and identity-based security. Attendees will learn how automated link remediation and centralized orchestration provide reliable, secure connectivity across diverse cloud and on-premises environments.
4:00
Event Wrap Up & Networking Hour