MAGATAMA, ShieldX, and the Hard Boundary Around AI
Discover the importance of hard boundaries in AI security with MAGATAMA and ShieldX. Learn how to prevent prompt injection and protect sensitive information.
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AI Fabrics × Open Line Systems — The Political Fight Coming in 2027
Two trends in optical infrastructure are about to run into each other. Hyperscaler AI fabrics push aggressive disaggregation — programmable transport, vendor-neutral interfaces, customer-controlled SDN. Carrier DWDM, where most of the long-haul gear lives, is moving in the same direction but
The IEEE 802.3 Roadmap, Read Honestly
Explore the real timeline for IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards beyond optimistic projections. Plan your network deployments with accurate information.
Building Software With LLMs: Do Not Trust Blindly, Verify
Building software with LLMs requires careful verification of changes to maintain quality and control.
Why CPO Won't Ship at Volume Before 2028
Explore the hurdles preventing co-packaged optics from reaching volume production before 2028. Understand yield issues, lengthy qualifications, and cautious customer behavior.
Training Needs Cooldown
After each training run, take a cooldown to evaluate your results. This helps avoid unnecessary training runs and ensures better outcomes.
Adapters: A Small Training Run, Not a New Brain
Adapters and LoRA in plain language: not a completely new model, but a small learned behavior layer on top of one.
Why I Started Thinking About an LLM Gateway
An LLM gateway is a front door for AI work: one place for routing, safety checks, audit, fallback, and cost awareness.
ADHD Diary #010: Conference Brain Doesn't Scale
I just got back from three days of a regional NOG meeting. By the end of day one I had fourteen good ideas. By the end of day three I
RAG: Giving the Model Good Notes Before You Ask
RAG is one of the most useful AI ideas for beginners: search first, give the model the right notes, then ask it to answer.
// projects & tools
Magatama
Unified Security Platform — 6 pillars covering AppSec, Cloud, AI, Pentest, Runtime & Compliance.
magatama.dev →
PeerCortex
Network Intelligence Platform — RPKI, ASPA, BGP Health Reports for 70,000+ networks.
peercortex.org →
GitHub
Open source — PeerCortex, PaperCortex, ShieldX, Transceiver DB & more.
github.com/renefichtmueller →
fichtmueller.org
20+ years in optical networking, ISP infrastructure & peering. Social Networker.
fichtmueller.org →
NOGnet
Global NOG Support Program — empowering Network Operator Groups worldwide.
nognet.net →