Product Leader @Upscale_AI_inc | AI Infrastructure & Networking | Open AI Fabrics • Scale-Up & Scale-Out | Speaker | @UWaterloo Alumni 🇨🇦🇺🇸

San Francisco, CA
Joined February 2009
Excited to be speaking at AI4 Las Vegas on “How Networks Shape the New AI Economy.” #AI4 #AI #AIInfrastructure #AINetworking #AIFactory #Inference #AgenticAI #ScaleUp #ScaleOut #Ethernet #SONiC #DataCenter #GPU #Networking #OpenNetworking #UpscaleAI
Join Faisal Hanif from Upscale AI at Ai4 Las Vegas for a discussion on "How Networks Shape the New AI Economy." 📅 Aug. 6, 2026 See you at #Ai4 ai4.io/agenda-full/
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Introducing Upscale Token Fabric for AI factories. Token Fabric unifies scale-up, scale-out, and Upscale's AI-native software into one open, full-stack foundation for heterogeneous AI compute. Watch today's livestream: upscale.com/registration Read more: upscale.com/blogs/upscale-in…
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Some of the best moments at #OCPSummit26 are happening at Upscale's booth Sapphire F5. We've welcomed Navin Chaddha of Mayfield, Sameh Boujelbene and Larry Howard of @DellOroGroup, and many other visitors as we've shared Upscale's vision for standards-based networking.
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Thanks to @nvidia's Gilad Shainer and Wei-Ai Tai for visiting us at OCP! “By using NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet for Token Fabric’s scale-out systems, Upscale is helping customers build high-performance, open and heterogeneous AI infrastructure." - Gilad. upscale.com/blogs/upscale-in…
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Great fun presenting at #AI4 Las Vegas and talking about How Networks Shape the New AI Economy. As AI infrastructure evolves, networking is becoming more important than ever—connecting increasingly distributed compute and enabling AI to operate efficiently at scale. Exciting to be part of the conversation! #AINetworking #AIInfrastructure #AgenticAI #ScaleUp #ScaleOut
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Great fun presenting at #AI4 Las Vegas and sharing my perspective on How Networks Shape the New AI Economy. As AI scales, the network is becoming increasingly critical to AI performance, efficiency, and scale. Great conversations and energy around the future of AI infrastructure! #AINetworking #AIInfrastructure #AgenticAI #ScaleUp #ScaleOut @upscale_ai_inc
At Ai4 Las Vegas, Upscale AI’s Faisal Hanif shared insights on “How Networks Shape the New AI Economy” and discussed the critical role of network architecture in the next phase of AI adoption. Thank you to everyone who joined us at #Ai4 and engaged in the conversation.
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Excited to be speaking at #AI4LasVegas on "How Networks Shape the New AI Economy." As AI moves into production, the network becomes a key driver of performance, efficiency, and tokens per dollar. Looking forward to sharing insights on AI networking, open fabrics, and the infrastructure powering the next generation of AI. #AI #AINetworking #AIInfrastructure #DataCenter #Networking #AgenticAI #Inference #ScaleOut #ScaleUp @upscale_ai_inc
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Join Faisal Hanif from Upscale AI at Ai4 Las Vegas for a discussion on "How Networks Shape the New AI Economy." 📅 Aug. 6, 2026 See you at #Ai4 ai4.io/agenda-full/
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📣 Just announced - #CSCOQ3FY26 Earnings. Q3 Revenue: $15.8B Q3 EPS: $0.85 GAAP $1.06 non-GAAP Q3 Product Order Growth: 35% y/y Read the full news release ➡️ cs.co/6010BBakEE $CSCO
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Compute trains the model. Networking connects the GPUs. Storage feeds the data and preserves the work. A full-stack AI cluster needs all three working together. #Hyperfabric #AIinfrastructure #AIAtScale #EnterpriseAI #Hyperfabric #CiscoAI #SecureAIFactory #NVIDIA #AIProduction
AI pilots are easy. Production is the real test. Our Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric, now NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) compliant, is built to take AI all the way. Read the blog to learn how ⬇️ cs.co/6014BB18ip
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Pilots can be easy. Production is where most AI initiatives stall. Fragmented stacks, scaling bottlenecks, and operational complexity become real. Hyperfabric’s validated, cloud-managed approach is exactly what’s needed to bridge that gap. #AIPilots #AIProduction #AIAtScale #FromPilotToProduction #BuildForScale #AIJourney #Cisco #CiscoAI #Hyperfabric #SecureAIFactory
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AI pilots are easy. Production is the real test. Our Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric, now NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) compliant, is built to take AI all the way. Read the blog to learn how ⬇️ cs.co/6014BB18ip
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☁ As neoclouds scale to meet enterprise AI demand, security and observability are two high-priority areas to focus on. Cisco VP Samir Parikh shares why in this conversation👇 ▶️ Watch now: cs.co/6017B6Igsd
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Cisco, NVIDIA, and Red Hat: a powerful trifecta driving enterprise AI adoption. Scalable. Secure. Production-ready. Get the full scoop: cs.co/6013B6I93D
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AI workloads demand speed not bottlenecks. Our upcoming Cisco Nexus 9164E (800G) with NVIDIA Spectrum-4 ASICs delivers the raw throughput your AI data center needs through cloud-managed Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric. Read the blog for the full breakdown: cs.co/6014B69ykA
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Exciting to see Cisco unveil the next‑gen data center fabric. Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric simplifies operations, connects sites seamlessly, and scales for AI. 👉 Take a look at what’s new: cs.co/6011B66ZcW
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