Bio: Sasikumar Sadayan is a Networking and Cloud Computing Specialist with expertise in data center architecture, virtualization, and network automation. As a Senior Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, he has played a pivotal role in developing and validating the Nexus 9000 and 7000 Data Center switches, ensuring scalability, reliability, and innovation in enterprise networks. Skilled in VXLAN, MPLS, routing/switching, AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, and Kubernetes, Sasikumar has also driven automation through Python, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines. A CCIE and CCNP-certified engineer, he holds patents in multicast routing and is recognized for advancing network quality, engineering excellence, and customer success.