What does it really take to modernize your Security Operations Center (SOC) without increasing cost?

In this episode of the WEI Tech Talk Podcast, host Greg Smith (Palo Alto Networks) is joined by Kasey Cross (Palo Alto Networks) and Todd Humphreys (WEI) for a candid discussion on the economics of SOC transformation. Rather than focusing on marketing claims, the conversation explores the financial, operational, and organizational realities of consolidating today's fragmented security stacks into a modern, AI-powered security operations platform.

Topics include:

• How to build a compelling business case for SOC modernization
• Understanding the ROI behind security platform consolidation
• The hidden costs of disconnected security tools
• Practical approaches to evaluating and migrating to a unified SOC platform
• Overcoming organizational resistance and change management challenges
• AI's role in security operations today—and where it's headed next
• Advice for CISOs, security directors, and executive leadership planning long-term security investments

Whether you're responsible for cybersecurity strategy, security operations, governance, or IT leadership, this episode provides practical insights into reducing operational burden while improving security outcomes. Learn more at wei.com/cybersecurity.

The content for this episode was recorded in June 2026.

How do you know when the network is actually the problem?

For many IT teams, that's still one of the hardest questions to answer. Applications slow down, users complain, tickets start piling up, and teams are left trying to determine whether the issue is in the network, the cloud, a SaaS provider, or somewhere else entirely.

In this webinar, WEI Solutions Architect Sébastien Mutel sits down with Justin Ryburn, Field CTO & VP of Global Solution Engineering at Kentik, to discuss why network observability has become a critical capability for modern enterprises—and how AI is beginning to reshape network operations.

The conversation explores the growing gap between traditional monitoring tools and the level of insight today's IT organizations need to support hybrid environments, cloud services, data centers, and increasingly complex application ecosystems. Justin also shares his perspective on the current state of AI in NetOps, where organizations are finding real value today, and what the path toward autonomous network operations may look like over the next several years.

Topics include:

• Why traditional monitoring often falls short when troubleshooting performance issues
• The difference between network monitoring and network observability
• AI hype versus practical AI use cases in IT operations
• Building the data foundation required for successful AI initiatives
• How Kentik helps organizations gain deeper insight into traffic, performance, and user experience
• The evolution from assisted troubleshooting to autonomous network operations

If you're responsible for network infrastructure, cloud operations, security, or IT strategy, this session offers practical insights into how leading organizations are improving operational awareness, reducing troubleshooting time, and preparing for the next generation of AI-powered network management.

The content for this webinar was recorded in June 2026.

For years, organizations embraced a cloud-first strategy. Today, many IT leaders are discovering that a one-size-fits-all approach to infrastructure doesn't always align with performance requirements, compliance mandates, operational realities, or cost expectations.In this episode of the WEI Tech Talk Podcast, host James Hilliard is joined by Craig Plevinsky, Networking Solutions Architect at WEI, and Jim Robbins, HPE GreenLake Cloud Services Partner Account Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), to discuss why organizations are shifting from cloud-first to hybrid by design.Together, they explore how modern enterprises can deliver a cloud experience across on-premises, colocation, edge, and public cloud environments. The discussion highlights real-world customer challenges, including technical debt, cloud repatriation, compliance concerns, infrastructure modernization, and IT resource constraints.What You'll Learn:- Why cloud-first strategies aren't always delivering expected outcomes- The rise of hybrid IT and hybrid cloud architecture- Modernizing legacy infrastructure without unnecessary disruption- Real-world customer success stories using HPE GreenLakeThe content for this podcast was recorded in May 2026.