Tuesday, August 4, 2026 · Dan Abreu · DTCC lab key and SoftwareOne/SCB license status need replies before today's calls · MSCI added an ad-hoc delivery session for tomorrow morning
Schedule
Today — Tuesday, August 4
Tentative4:30–5:30 AM ET — MSCI-NB: Weekly Working Sessions
Prep: Ravish's "Reviewing Our Progress" nudge to Kalam Shaikh/Prasad Umredkar (sent Monday) still hadn't drawn a reply as of last check. Nicole Huang also has an open question to Prasad on the Kubernetes Ingress Controller support case — whether he's applied the permissions and run the benchmark. Worth confirming status on both before this one starts.
8:30–9:30 AM ET — BDR - Dream Team Power Hour
Zoom · Org: Michael Pasqualoni · Attendees: Dream Team alias, Vamshi Kakubal, Chancellor Mendiola, Scott Henderson, Dardo Simone, Walter Boan, Michael Obrien, Ann Caron, Dan Abreu, Doug Mohan, Tony Biel, Connor Field, Craig Curtis, Kevin Witt, Mike ONeil, Jack Howell
Per Michael's Weekly Agenda 8/3 email, today is the "Tuesday call blitz" — work your list with your BDR.
9:00–10:00 AM ET — NetBrain & Corebridge - Ops Team Cadence
Zoom · Org: Andrew Wentzell · NB: Dan Abreu, Jake Dayley · Corebridge: full ops team distribution
Agenda on the invite: understand daily challenges; automate manual workflows.
Tentative9:00–10:30 AM ET — DTCC - NetBrain Weekly Automation
Zoom · Org: Krishna Makani · DTCC: wclaffey, hquinonesruiz, cpillitteri · NB: Shiladitya Sen, Dan Abreu
Prep: last week's recap covered BGP ADV & RCV routes GI for the Smart and Extranet environments. Chris Pillitteri (DTCC) is also waiting on the activation key for the new lab license (30324204) — good to have that ready before this call.
Tentative10:00–11:00 AM ET — JetBlue - NetBrain | AMS Kickoff
Teams · Org: Rakesh Mandava · JetBlue: George Christy, Tanvi Nevgi, Manish Madwal · NB: Dan Abreu, Ajeet Kumar
Rakesh confirmed this morning he's keeping the kickoff "simple and straightforward," using the slides already shared.
Tentative10:30–11:30 AM ET — NetBrain - Baron || Technical Cadence
Agenda on the invite: upgrade system to latest R12.3; AI demo by the NetBrain team. Worth confirming who's driving the demo beforehand.
11:30 AM–12:00 PM ET — Ian & Dan Weekly Accounts Sync-Up
Teams · Organizer: Dan Abreu · Attendee: Ian Ballantyne
Standing agenda per the invite: DTCC, CIBC, Empower, TD. The Empower call recording/analysis from Monday's session is in (documentation gaps, a pending third-party upgrade, an AWS Outposts routing issue) — useful to fold into this sync.
Tentative12:00–12:30 PM ET — ACG / NetBrain - Weekly Cadence
Teams · Org: Paul Lubiak (Advantage CG) · Attendees: Steve Rome, Chris Tsombanos, Michael Pasqualoni, David Mann, Mike ONeil, Sean Dailey
Recurring partner cadence with Advantage CG.
Tomorrow — Wednesday, August 5
Tentative6:30–7:30 AM ET — MSCI-NB: Weekly Working Sessions (Automation Delivery)
Ad-hoc add-on, not the usual weekly slot — Ramesh scheduled this "as discussed during our call earlier today," so it likely follows directly from whatever comes out of this morning's 4:30 AM MSCI session.
9:00–9:30 AM ET — Dream Team Weekly Meeting
Zoom · Org: Michael Pasqualoni · Full Dream Team distribution, incl. Dan Abreu
Per the Weekly Agenda 8/3 email: ecosystem updates.
Tentative9:00–9:30 AM ET — EY|NetBrain - Monthly Cadence Call
Prep: the EY virtual training wrapped well — Edgar and Anvesh both flagged thanks internally, and the Automation_Roadmap_EY deck Anvesh shared has been added to the POD 5 tracker. Good material to reference on this call.
Optional10:00–11:00 AM ET — Claude Office Hours
Teams · Org: James Esposito · Company-wide, incl. Dan Abreu
Drop-in AI Q&A session; optional.
Important Emails
Action Required
ActionABM Industries opportunity stalled after demo — needs Playground setup
Sales Operations · "Action Required - Consider Playground Setup: ABM Industries Incorporated/New/2026" · 1:00 AM ET today
Opportunity is in Scope stage, close date 11/16/2026, demo complete but not yet progressed to a Playground. Recommended action: get the contact into the Playground to keep the evaluation moving.
ActionSoftwareOne asking for Standard Chartered Bank license status
Vedant Malhotra (SoftwareOne) · "Re: Purchase - Order (SWO) SG-PO-347025 / Standard Chartered Bank" · 4:30 AM ET today
Vedant is asking whether licenses have been provisioned to SCB yet on this PO. Needs a status reply.
ActionDTCC waiting on lab license activation key
Chris Pillitteri (DTCC) · "RE: DTCC NetBrain Lab" · 2:08 PM ET yesterday
Chris is asking for the activation key for the new lab license (30324204). Good to send before today's 9 AM DTCC call.
FYI
FYIJetBlue kickoff prep confirmed
Rakesh Mandava · "RE: NetBrain Deployment Planning for JetBlue" · 6:10 AM ET today
Rakesh confirmed he's keeping today's 10 AM AMS kickoff simple, using the slides already shared — no prep needed beyond showing up.
FYIThis week's Dream Team gameplan
Michael Pasqualoni · "Weekly Agenda 8/3" · 8:58 PM ET yesterday
Tuesday (today): call blitz — work your BDR list. Wednesday (tomorrow): team meeting, ecosystem updates. Friday: forecast, one month into Q3.
FYIDTCC post-meeting notes from last session
Krishna Makani · "Re: DTCC - NetBrain Weekly Automation - Post Meeting Notes" · 3:12 PM ET yesterday
Recap: BGP ADV & RCV routes GI work for the Smart and Extranet environments. Reference heading into today's DTCC call.
FYINetBrain LIVE 2026 Elite Package — East team account list is out
Celina Chan · "RE: NetBrain LIVE 2026 - Elite Package Offer - East" · 1:00 PM ET yesterday
List of East-team accounts approved for the Elite Package (admission + 3 nights hotel) is attached, one recipient per approved account. Worth checking if any of your accounts made the list.
FYIEmpower call recording & recap ready
Gong · "Empower-NB Automation Services: Call recording and analysis is ready" · 12:47 PM ET yesterday
1h19m session with Empower (Arjun BR, Salim Khadarwadi, Anil Singh). Highlights: documentation tasks assigned for node discovery/config-change processes, a pending third-party component upgrade Salim needs to escalate, an upcoming NetBrain patch, and an open AWS Outposts routing issue. Good fodder for the 11:30 AM Ian & Dan sync.
FYIMSCI Kubernetes Ingress benchmark still open
Nicole Huang · "RE: MSCI-support for discovering the Kubernetes Ingress Controller as a new device type" · 7:51 AM ET yesterday
Nicole asked Prasad Umredkar whether he's applied the permissions and run the benchmark yet — no reply visible. Worth a check before this morning's 4:30 AM MSCI session.
Messages Requiring Response
Teams DMSajeet Shaik — guest speaker travel/accommodation question
1:1 chat · Yesterday, 9:01 AM ET
Sajeet messaged directly ("Hi Dan," then "I think for guest speakers, travel and accommodation is sponsored by the company") with no reply from Dan visible in the thread — likely related to NetBrain LIVE speaker logistics.
Action Items
TodaySend Chris Pillitteri (DTCC) the lab activation key
License 30324204 — ideally before the 9 AM DTCC call.
TodayReply to SoftwareOne on Standard Chartered Bank license provisioning
Vedant is waiting on a status update for PO SG-PO-347025.
This weekGet ABM Industries into the Playground
Demo is done but the opportunity hasn't advanced past Scope — Sales Ops flagged it as stalled.
Follow upConfirm MSCI's status on Ravish's progress email and Nicole's Kubernetes benchmark question
Both are still open ahead of this morning's 4:30 AM MSCI working session.
Follow upReply to Sajeet Shaik's Teams DM on guest speaker travel/accommodation
No response visible yet in the 1:1 thread.
This weekCheck the NetBrain LIVE Elite Package account list
Celina's East-team list is out — confirm whether any of your accounts are on it and send the invite if so.
TodayConfirm who's running the AI demo for Baron
Today's 10:30 AM Baron Technical Cadence agenda includes an R12.3 upgrade discussion and an AI demo — line up the presenter beforehand.