Jeff in the News

Jeff Gray is the CEO and co-founder of Gluware, the leader in intelligent network automation.

2025 NetOps Predictions

As part of APMdigest’s 2025 Predictions Series, industry experts offer predictions on how NetOps, Network Performance Management, Network Observability and related technologies will evolve and impact business in 2025.

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CyberTech Top Voice: Interview with Gluware’s Jeff Gray

The latest CyberTech Interview with Gluware’s CEO Jeff Gray is an interactive Q&A-styled conversation. With a background rooted in the semiconductor and networking industries, Jeff has built a career around solving complex technological challenges and transforming how enterprises manage their networks. As a visionary leader, he co-founded Gluware, where the focus is on automating the intricate and often siloed infrastructures of modern networks. Jeff shares insights on the evolution of network automation, Gluware’s groundbreaking innovations, and how intelligent automation can drive efficiency, security, and scalability for global enterprises. With organizations increasingly relying on multi-vendor, multi-platform environments, Jeff discusses the critical role that platforms like Gluware play in simplifying network management and enabling businesses to stay ahead in a rapidly changing technological landscape.

Join us as we delve into Jeff’s journey, the transformative potential of intelligent network automation, and how Gluware is reshaping the future of network operations.

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Is your network future-proofed for the age of AI?

The internet was a massive, revolutionary invention. A once-in-a-lifetime breakthrough. And yet, it was not an overnight sensation in terms of consumer adoption. This may surprise some people today. From the early web browsers in 1992 to the explosion of dot-coms in 1998, it took roughly six years for the general public to truly embrace the world wide web. Fast forward to today, and the landscape has dramatically shifted.

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The Built for Trust Podcast with Nick Lippis & Jeff Gray

In this episode of the Built for Trust podcast, Nick talks with Jeff Gray from Gluware at the AI Networking Summit. They discuss Gluware’s new announcement about their Copilots for network automation and orchestration, the evolution of the industry, and the impact of innovation.

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ONUG Panel Discussion: Foundations of Private AI Infrastructure for Corporations

Join Jeff Gray, CEO and Co-Founder of Gluware, Andy Brown, CEO of Sand Hill East, LLC, and Mike Taylor, CTO at World Wide Technology, for an ONUG panel discussion tailored for executives and professionals engaged in developing in-house AI capabilities within large corporations.

Gluware: Transforming The $25+ Billion Network Automation And Orchestration Industry

Gluware is a company that provides the leading intelligent network automation suite for Global 2000 enterprises, trusted across industries from finance to pharma. And Gluware automates the networks of the world’s largest and most complex enterprises, keeping them secure and in compliance. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Gluware CEO and co-founder Jeff Gray to learn more about the company.

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ONUG Spring Pre-Game Interview: Jeff Gray and ONUG CTO, Mark Tierney

Jeff Gray, Gluware CEO and Co-Founder, catches up with Mark Tierney and talks about the important role ONUG plays in Gluware product strategy, as well as current trends in Intelligent Network Hyperautomation.

Gluware's Hyper-Automation Platform Revolutionizes Network Security & Management

Struggling with network security and manual network management?
Jeff Gray, CEO of Gluware, explains how their innovative solution can help:

Discover and create a digital twin of any multi-vendor, multi-domain enterprise network
Expose security violations, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations for effective remediation
Implement hyper-automation with self-operating bots for efficient and secure network management

Building IT Infrastructure Resilience For A Digitally Transformed Enterprise

Enterprise downtime is more expensive than ever.

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Network-Powered Digital Transformation in Healthcare – Gluware Keynote

The automated network is the platform for digital transformation. See how industry leader and visionary, Siji Atekoja, Deputy CIO/CTO at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, is utilizing Gluware intelligent network automation to transform operations, attract top talent, and achieve distinction and preeminent rank among national healthcare centers.

Getting Your CIO to Say Yes to Automation: Gluware LiveStream

Network engineers need to make a business case to get an automation project off the ground, and it needs to describe the benefits and value in language that non-techincal executives can understand. This video offers tips and a simple blueprint to help engineers make the case to CIOs. Host Drew Conry-Murray from the Packet Pushers is joined by Rajeev Khanolkar, Co-founder, President, and CEO, SecurView; and Jeff Gray, CEO and Co-founder of Gluware.

Hyper Automation of Enterprise Networks

Enterprises really must ask themselves whether they are up for the challenge of automating workloads across their hybrid cloud environments, or whether a purpose-built automation framework could more easily optimize their operations. Jeff Gray, Co-founder and CEO of Gluware, says that for most companies it makes more sense to bring in a vendor capable of abstracting all of the disparate platforms into a cohesive layer of automation.

ONUG Spring 2022 – Keynote Presentation | Gluware Intelligent Network Automation Accelerates Compliance Initiatives at First Republic Bank

The future of financial services involves staying ahead of risks and enabling new business opportunities. Get insights and best practices from Shane Jenkins, Senior Director, Data Center and Infrastructure Engineering, First Republic Bank, on how he and his teams are using Gluware intelligent network automation to address key priorities including configuration management, vulnerability management, lifecycle management, compliance, enhanced security, lowered operational costs, and more.

Network Automation For The Cloud Era: Delivering Time To Value For Operational Impact

Before an enterprise can get started on its automation journey, it must consider several strategic factors that will contribute to such investments’ success (or failure).

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Automation Is The Key To Security And Efficiency In Cloud Era

Security is on the mind of Gluwork CEO and co-founder, Jeff Gray, when he talks about the role of networking and security in the modern cloud-native world. To this, he said, “The amount of drift that’s happened throughout the tens of thousands of network devices per enterprise is actually scary.” Gray then addresses the importance of automation and security when he says, “Being able to go out and discover the actual state, look at the vulnerabilities, and then be able to fix those vulnerabilities at scale instead of sending teams of humans that would take constant time and constant repainting of the house. You can’t even finish repainting your house before the next vulnerability comes out. This patching and this closing of the doors, only automation can do this.”

ONUG Day 1 Pre-Game Show Interview

Title: Cloud Edge: What Are the Use Cases & Building Blocks? Moderator: Ernest Lefner, E&Y

At ONUG Spring, cloud edge’s ability to reduce latency was tied to a wide range of use cases and new capabilities that are sure to unleash new business possibilities. IoT, remote workforce infrastructure are but two. What are the building blocks for cloud edge, 5G, software-defined infrastructure, zero-trust, SD-WAN/SASE, IAM, etc.? This must-see session will give you what you need to start building your cloud edge solution.

Intelligent Network Automation Enables Rapid M&A Growth - Gluware Keynote

Jeff Gray, Gluware CEO welcomes customer Richard Evers, Director of Global Network Services of WSP, to share the story of how Intelligent Network Automation is helping this global leader in engineering professional services to address their rapid growth fueled by M&A. Learn how Gluware enables the company to address critical network requirements including enhanced security, enforced compliance, and lifecycle management for their dynamic multi-vendor, multi-platform enterprise network environment. Key lessons learned will be covered including how to best identify automation use cases that are aligned to business objectives and the importance of seeking a vendor that will act as a long-term partner.

Intelligent Low Code Network Automation: Get out of-the-box automation and grow into infrastructure as code

Gluware CEO Jeff Gray explains to Greg Ferro of the Packet Pushers who Gluware is and what they do.

Glu Up Your Network - Software updates forever? Network automation with Gluware

Jeff Gray, CEO and Co-founder of Gluware talk about network automation and the biggest network risks today.

Bringing Back Gold Standard To Networking With NetOps | Jeff Gray, Gluware

Gluware is also focused on NetOps, which brings DevOps concepts (such as automation, orchestration, and virtualization) into network operations and makes it a part of the development process. The company is currently automating networks for companies like MasterCard, Merck, Ernst & Young, and Global 2000 customers, such as Terracon and Acuity Insurance. According to Jeff Gray, CEO, and co-founder of Gluware, “Gluware has created a layer of automation that is able to go down and crawl along any existing enterprise traditional network and create a layer of automation across both traditional, API-driven, and cloud-driven networking, and create a digital twin of that network.” He adds that this newly-created layer, “not only shares where those issues lie, but also provides the ability to cleanse the network and bring it back to gold standard.”

Unifying The Network To Propel Digital Maturity

As enterprises work toward the goal of a digitally transformed organization, the most successful will go through a process of digital maturation.

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Transforming a Global Enterprise to a Fully Automated State

ONUG Spring 2021 brings together a community of Global 2000 companies, enterprise architects, cloud providers and thought leaders to explore the latest innovations in Enterprise Cloud, DevSecOps and Network Automation.

Automating The Network For An Uncertain Future

Self-operating infrastructure will help enterprises prepare for what comes next, even if we don’t know what it is.

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Gluware visits The Octagon

Gluware claims their version of Intelligent Network Automation is the right solution for today’s new normal. CEO Jeff Gray and VP of Product Marketing, Michael Haugh come into The Tech Fugitives Octagon and try to convince us….and YOU that they’ve got the right formula. We will see….

Learn more on Tech Fugitives.

View segments:
The Octagon – Gluware (Pt 1) The Pandemic: Network Automation Sea-Change
The Octagon – Gluware (Pt. 2) Gluware Intelligent Network Automation Overview
The Octagon – Gluware (Pt. 3) How Gluware Stacks Up: ROI, Competition & Case Studies
The Octagon – Gluware (Pt. 4) Welcome to Gluware 4.0

Success Story: How Gluware Made Complex EVPN Network Management Easy with Chris DiPaola, Acuity Insurance

The unprecedented global pandemic has fundamentally altered the pace at which enterprises are implementing digital transformation strategies. The deconstruction of private data centers and the acceleration of enterprise cloud adoption are direct results of adapting to changed behavior with regard to mobility, remote work adoption, customers’ changing product needs, and a rapidly changing supply chain.

Automating Business Continuity Before, During and After COVID-19 with Jamie Hughes, Terracon

Automating Business Continuity: Network Life Before, During and After COVID-19; a Gluware Keynote presentation with Gluware’s Jeff Gray and Jamie Hughes, Terracon.

Episode 106: Interview with Cesar Vallejos, EY

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Next-Gen Network Automation - Accelerating Enterprises on the Network Automation Journey

Automating a global enterprise to scale can be a herculean task. Choosing the best approach, such as using an intent-based, model-driven based network automation engine can simplify the process of automating an existing multi-vendor network, freeing precious IT engineering time to deliver strategic innovation. Gluware CEO and Co-founder, Jeff Gray, talks about how Gluware helps enterprises like Mastercard, Merck and more deploy network automation at scale and the business benefits of doing so.

ONUG Fall 2019: Gluware Keynote Perspectives from Inside the Trenches: Real-World Network Automation

Jeff Gray, CEO and Co-Founder of Gluware, will moderate a fireside chat with two luminaries that will share their perspectives on automation in the real-world. Kevin Carney, Retired Principal Network Architect Mastercard will share his thoughts on the state of automation in the industry today and options for driving global scale automation. Salvatore Rannazzisi, Principal Network Architect of Merck, will share the progression of a full scale global rollout, specific use cases, and the business benefits that are being delivered today.

Getting To Intent-Based Networking with Greg Ferro

In this Tech Bytes-style podcast interview, recorded live in New York City, Greg Ferro speaks with Jeff Gray, CEO and co-founder of Gluware. They discuss how Gluware enables network automation without the need to rebuild your network from scratch, how Gluware software derives intent from existing device configurations, and how companies can get quick wins in configuration management, OS upgrades, and config drift and audit. They also discuss how Gluware models the network, and dig into the work that’s required to bring automation into a production network.

Automating the Mastercard Network to increase security and agility with James Radford, Mastercard

MasterCard, a multi-national financial services organization, faced challenges managing their multi-vendor, multi-platform mission critical network. Seeking a solution to accelerate automation and provide inventory, configuration audit, OS upgrade and policy-based configuration management they found Gluware. Gluware provided an intent-based, intelligent orchestration engine to address their needs reliably and at scale. MasterCard is able to move away from making manual changes to their network; away from limited vendor-specific solutions; and away from the custom development and maintenance of python scripts. MasterCard is now able to identify vulnerabilities across all network devices, automate OS upgrades, and intelligently manage complex network configurations – at scale.

Gluware Automation for Your Brownfield Network

Demo using Gluware to automate multi-vendor QoS on Cisco and Juniper Routers. Also automating NAC deployment on Cisco switches.

Transforming a Fortune 100 Network to Enable SaaS Deployments

Gluware global pharma customer case study automating its global network to enable a SaaS deployment of Microsoft Office 365, OneDrive and Windows 10. 10x automation acceleration and clear ROI using Gluware.

Transforming a Fortune 100 Network to Enable SaaS Deployments

In this ONUG Fall 2018 Keynote Presentation, Gluware CEO Jeff Gray welcomed global pharma customer Salvatore Rannazzisi to discuss how Gluware intent-based networking is helping on their company’s network automation journey.

Gluware Presents at Networking Field Day 18

Jeff Gray, CEO and Co-Founder, introduces Gluware, describes the current state of network automation, and highlights the differentiation of using Gluware to automate brownfield enterprise networks.

The State of the Art in Enterprise Infrastructure Automation

Jeff Gray, CEO and Co-Founder, introduces Gluware, describes the current state of network automation, and highlights the differentiation of using Gluware to automate brownfield enterprise networks.

Glue Networks Introduction with Jeff Gray

Jeff Gray, CEO, introduces Glue Networks and discusses their vision for helping networking professionals solve deployment challenges in a multi-vendor networking environment.

Take Control of your Network with Gluware

Hear the vision of Glue Networks from the co-founders Jeff Gray and Olivier Huynh Van and why software defined network orchestration is the future of networking.

SD WAN Orchestration, a global pharma study with Raahsan Akbar

Jeff Gray Introduces Glue Networks Software Defined Wide Area Networks

Jeff Gray Introduces Glue Networks Software-Defined Wide-Area Networks: Powering intelligent WAN Architectures. Recorded at ONUG Spring 2014 by Tech Field Day.

Jeff Gray Introduces Glue Networks at ONUG Fall 2013

Jeff Gray, CEO of Glue Networks, introduces his company at ONUG’s Fall 2013 event with Tom Hollingsworth of Tech Field Day. Recorded at ONUG on October 29, 2013.

Jeff in the News

Jeff Gray is the CEO and co-founder of Gluware, the leader in intelligent network automation.

2025 NetOps Predictions

CyberTech Top Voice: Interview with Gluware’s Jeff Gray

Is your network future-proofed for the age of AI?

The Built for Trust Podcast with Nick Lippis & Jeff Gray

ONUG Panel Discussion: Foundations of Private AI Infrastructure for Corporations

Gluware: Transforming The $25+ Billion Network Automation And Orchestration Industry

ONUG Spring Pre-Game Interview: Jeff Gray and ONUG CTO, Mark Tierney

Gluware's Hyper-Automation Platform Revolutionizes Network Security & Management

Building IT Infrastructure Resilience For A Digitally Transformed Enterprise

Network-Powered Digital Transformation in Healthcare – Gluware Keynote

Getting Your CIO to Say Yes to Automation: Gluware LiveStream

Hyper Automation of Enterprise Networks

ONUG Spring 2022 – Keynote Presentation | Gluware Intelligent Network Automation Accelerates Compliance Initiatives at First Republic Bank

Network Automation For The Cloud Era: Delivering Time To Value For Operational Impact

Automation Is The Key To Security And Efficiency In Cloud Era

ONUG Day 1 Pre-Game Show Interview

Title: Cloud Edge: What Are the Use Cases & Building Blocks? Moderator: Ernest Lefner, E&Y

Intelligent Network Automation Enables Rapid M&A Growth - Gluware Keynote

Intelligent Low Code Network Automation: Get out of-the-box automation and grow into infrastructure as code

Glu Up Your Network - Software updates forever? Network automation with Gluware

Bringing Back Gold Standard To Networking With NetOps | Jeff Gray, Gluware

Unifying The Network To Propel Digital Maturity

Transforming a Global Enterprise to a Fully Automated State

Automating The Network For An Uncertain Future

Gluware visits The Octagon

Success Story: How Gluware Made Complex EVPN Network Management Easy with Chris DiPaola, Acuity Insurance

Automating Business Continuity Before, During and After COVID-19 with Jamie Hughes, Terracon

Episode 106: Interview with Cesar Vallejos, EY

Next-Gen Network Automation - Accelerating Enterprises on the Network Automation Journey

ONUG Fall 2019: Gluware Keynote Perspectives from Inside the Trenches: Real-World Network Automation

Getting To Intent-Based Networking with Greg Ferro

Automating the Mastercard Network to increase security and agility with James Radford, Mastercard

Gluware Automation for Your Brownfield Network

Transforming a Fortune 100 Network to Enable SaaS Deployments

Transforming a Fortune 100 Network to Enable SaaS Deployments

Gluware Presents at Networking Field Day 18

The State of the Art in Enterprise Infrastructure Automation

Glue Networks Introduction with Jeff Gray

Take Control of your Network with Gluware

SD WAN Orchestration, a global pharma study with Raahsan Akbar

Jeff Gray Introduces Glue Networks Software Defined Wide Area Networks

Jeff Gray Introduces Glue Networks at ONUG Fall 2013

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