Texas A&M System Builds AI-Ready Campus IT | Cisco Live 2026

Alan Shimel talks with Vince Kellen, CIO of The Texas A&M University System, at Cisco Live about supporting technology across 12 universities and eight state agencies. Kellen explains how Cisco networking, wireless, security and emerging AI orchestration capabilities help the system balance research, cybersecurity, workforce development and operational complexity. The conversation also covers agentic AI, observability, automation, secure research environments, data center power demands and the role of modern infrastructure in advancing higher education.