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Julio Fernandez

(He/Him)
Salt Lake City
As seen in: Cisco Blogs
Covers:  I explore the intersection of technology, power, and culture—especially how AI, corporate influence, and digital infrastructure quietly reshape public life.
Author of PopeLeo .ai and The God You Trained

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Julio Fernandez’s Biography

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Julio Fernandez has spent more than 25 years helping people understand the technologies shaping how we live and learn. From launching The Miami Herald’s first digital platforms to leading global education and marketing strategies at Oracle, IBM, and Cisco, Julio has worked at the intersection of storytelling, learning, and innovation.

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PopeLeo.ai and The God You Trained: When AI Stops Listening and Starts Deciding

PopeLeo.ai and The God You Trained: When AI Stops Listening and Starts Deciding

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Cisco at AutoCon 4: AI, Automation, and the Human Side of 'Ops' Original

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By Julio Fernandez, Julio Fernández
| Cisco Blogs
Let’s be honest: automation isn’t optional anymore. If you’re a network engineer wondering how AI and automation will change your job, here’s the reality. Engineers who automate will outpace those who don’t. See what’s possible with Cisco at AutoCon 4 AutoCon 4, November 17–21, 2025, in Austin, TX, is where the community compares notes on what actually works—code, playbooks, telemetry, and the people/process shifts that make it all stick.
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Your Direct Line to Cisco Automation: Ask Ed Novak About Workflows Original

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By Julio Fernandez, Julio Fernández Verified
| Cisco Blogs
Have you ever wished you could sit down with the engineer building Cisco’s cutting-edge automation tools and ask them anything? On October 8, that’s exactly what you’ll get. Join us for a truly unique, interactive session where Ed Novak, a Cisco Technical Marketing Engineer, will be live to answer your questions about Cisco Workflows. This is your chance to go beyond the slides, dive deep into real-world use cases, and get direct answers to your toughest automation challenges.
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From Query to Action with MCP Servers

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By Julio Fernandez, Julio Fernández
| Cisco Blogs
Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers provide a new approach to unify automation and observability across hybrid Cisco environments. They enable an AI client to automatically discover and use tools across multiple Catalyst Center clusters and Meraki organizations. If you’re curious about how this works, now’s the time to see it in action.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Covering the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston, where George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle were nominated for re-election.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Gabriel García Márquez