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Kushagra Sharma

Kushagra Sharma is a Product Manager at Cisco working on AIOps products that help teams operate complex systems with intelligence and scale. He focuses on translating customer problems into practical, data-driven solutions at the intersection of AI, reliability, and software platforms. Passionate about clear thinking and strong product craft, Kushagra writes to share insights on technology, product strategy, and building systems that actually work in the real world.

The Hidden Cost of Agentic AI: Why Most Projects Still Die Before Production
Observability
9 Minute Read

The Hidden Cost of Agentic AI: Why Most Projects Still Die Before Production

Five costs hide between your demo and production: tokens, data, evals, guardrails, and a pricing model that punishes you for checking the other four.
AI Is Amazing, the Bills Are Not: Why Tokenomics Is the New FinOps
Observability
9 Minute Read

AI Is Amazing, the Bills Are Not: Why Tokenomics Is the New FinOps

Agentic AI spends unpredictably and providers are repricing toward the meter. Here's why enterprises are repatriating AI to their own hardware, and what it takes.
If AI Agents Can Access Everything Through MCP, Do We Still Need a Data Platform?
Artificial Intelligence
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If AI Agents Can Access Everything Through MCP, Do We Still Need a Data Platform?

MCP gives AI agents a standardized way to connect to tools, systems, and data sources, but connectivity alone does not create operational truth.
Starting Your AgenticOps Journey: Getting Ready for Cisco Cloud Control and AI Canvas
Artificial Intelligence
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Starting Your AgenticOps Journey: Getting Ready for Cisco Cloud Control and AI Canvas

The release of Cisco Cloud Control and AI Canvas brings Cisco and Splunk admins a single place to manage their identity choices with Splunk.
The New Currency of AI: Why Tokenomics is the Next Big Test for Tech Leaders
Artificial Intelligence
9 Minute Read

The New Currency of AI: Why Tokenomics is the Next Big Test for Tech Leaders

Tokens are the new currency of AI. See how Splunk Agent Observability tames agentic "token inflation" and governs AI tokenomics across your stack.
Elevating Federal Security: Splunk Enterprise Security Premier Achieves FedRAMP Moderate Authorization
Industries
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Elevating Federal Security: Splunk Enterprise Security Premier Achieves FedRAMP Moderate Authorization

Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) Premier has achieved FedRAMP Moderate authorization, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to the public sector.