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Q-Day in 2029? Unfiltered engineering reality? Vijoy Pandey’s appearance on Big Technology with Alex Kantrowitz is a direct look at AI infrastructure challenges. Rebecca Shomair shares the five critical takeaways from the conversation: cs.co/6019BHWfER

Wishing everyone a great Halloween from the team at Outshift by Cisco. 🎃 May your day be free of glitches. #WeAreCisco #OutshiftByCisco

Quantum-safe migration won't happen overnight. Many systems have operational constraints that prevent immediate PQC upgrades. Cisco Research explores a transparent-proxy architecture that enables quantum-safe communications for these endpoints. Learn more: cs.co/6013BHW5p3

Shift.Forward() is in the books! Thanks to all who joined us to explore multi-agent systems and the Internet of Agents. Missed it? You can still catch the keynotes and technical insights on-demand. Grab your access here: cs.co/6017BHlusN #ShiftForward26

Agents often rank remediations differently, leaving roles unsatisfied. ACCORD and CONCORD allow agents to align intent and reach outcomes every role accepts. These are open source, drop-in skills. See the benchmarks and test the code here: cs.co/6010BHifSK

Connection is not cognition. Agents exchange messages but often misalign on intent. SCOPE, ACCORD, CONCORD, and MAS-Lab provide tools to detect drift, align tasks, and verify outcomes—a foundation for the Internet of Cognition. Explore: cs.co/6015BHifcz

Shift.Forward() starts tomorrow, Oct 27. Join us to explore multi-agent systems and the Internet of Agents. Use the Shift.Forward() AX Pass to deploy an AI agent to cover parallel tracks and test multi-agent execution live. Register now: cs.co/6017BHw5fv #ShiftForward26

Shift.Forward() is Oct 27! Join @nvidia, @ServiceNow, @RedHat & more to build what's next. Get the Shift.Forward() AX Pass to deploy an AI agent that covers parallel tracks for you. Register here: cs.co/6011BHXj8v #ShiftForward26 #OutshiftbyCisco

Multi-agent systems fail silently through cognitive errors standard tools miss. We mapped these hidden modes with a new taxonomy and MAS-Lab. See what breaks and why redundancy isn't enough. Read our latest research: cs.co/6014BHVFco

Quantum computing will scale by networking processors together, but today’s networks must be made ready. Join Ramana Kompella and Reza Nejabati at ACM PQQS 2026 in San Jose, Nov 2–4, for quantum networking and quantum-ready infrastructure. cs.co/6016BHklmu

The Shift.Forward() AX Pass is more than a bot that takes notes. Your agent works with other agents to reason about what they hear, verify takeaways, and align on key themes. Register for October 27 and claim your AX Pass. cs.co/6012BHpYmy

The October edition of The Shift is here! Explore Cisco’s milestone release of two quantum research prototypes plus highlights from the Cisco Quantum Summit and how to build your own AI agent for the Shift.Forward() virtual conference. Let's go! cs.co/6014BHn5P6

Don’t choose between event sessions. Leah Ryder explains how to use the Shift.Forward() AX Pass to deploy an AI agent to cover parallel tracks while you focus on the main stage. See #MAS and #IoC in action. Register: cs.co/6010BHrlJw #ShiftForward26

As AI agents multiply, they will need to work as peers. Topology determines if they scale or stall. We break down the five main multi-agent topologies and how to test them for production environments. Read the guide: cs.co/6018BHTvci

Missed the Cisco Quantum Summit 2026? Recordings are now live! Dive into two days of groundbreaking discussions on quantum computing, featuring industry leaders, academic and government experts. Watch on demand: Day 1: cs.co/6012BHJGPn Day 2: cs.co/6018BHJGPj

Supervisor agents can coordinate. But coordination alone does not solve the hard problems. Ramana Kompella, Head of Cisco Research, and Vijoy Pandey, SVP/GM at Outshift by Cisco, explain where the supervisor model breaks down. Catch the full discussion: cs.co/6016BHzI0o

Luca Muscariello (Cisco) and Darrel Miller (Microsoft) deep-dive into A2A v1 at AGNTCon + MCPCon North America. The session covers agent task sharing, custom extensions, and building compatible, open systems. Session details here: cs.co/6016BGy4Ds

Want to attend every #ShiftForward26 session at once? Use the free Shift.Forward() AX Pass to deploy an AI agent that covers parallel tracks in a controlled sandbox. Get personalized insights and see IoC in action. Learn more: cs.co/6019BHJo0T

The future of AI depends on the stack beneath it. Catch @vijoy Pandey (SVP & GM, Outshift) at the @VentureBeat Agentic Infrastructure Stack Summit where he will discuss the importance of agentic infrastructure. You can sign up here: cs.co/6012BGSUNw .

Join Principal Product Manager at Cisco Jodee Varney for her upcoming session at AGNTCon + MCPCon North America and discover where current collaboration features fall short and why swarm architectures are the right fit for decentralized systems. cs.co/6012BGvMBy