Morning Briefing

Monday, May 25, 2026  ·  Dan Abreu  ·  Memorial Day — NetBrain Closed

Schedule

Today — Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day — NetBrain Closed)
TentativeDTCC – NetBrain Connect
7:30 – 8:00 AM ET  ·  Zoom  ·  Org: Krishna Makani  ·  rkumar24@dtcc.com, DTCC-NB, Ian Ballantyne
Status is tentative — confirm whether this runs on the holiday. Join link in calendar invite.
Empower – NB Automation Services
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM ET  ·  Microsoft Teams  ·  Org: Suneet Tatikonda  ·  Empower + NetBrain teams (18 attendees)
Ongoing weekly. Confirm with Suneet whether this proceeds today given the holiday.
TD/NetBrain: Weekly AMS Project Sync Up
1:00 – 1:30 PM ET  ·  Microsoft Teams  ·  Org: Heather Sun  ·  TD Bank + NetBrain teams (18 attendees)
Recurring weekly. Agenda: action item review + key priorities. Confirm if running today.
CancelledDTCC – NetBrain Weekly Automation
9:00 – 10:30 AM ET  ·  Org: Sandeep Attaluri  ·  Cancelled — US Holiday
Sandeep sent a cancellation this morning confirming the US holiday. No action needed.
Tomorrow — Tuesday, May 26 Heavy day — 3-way conflict at 9 AM ET, resolve before EOD today
MSCI-NB: Weekly Working Sessions
4:30 – 5:30 AM ET  ·  Zoom  ·  Org: Abhishek Shee  ·  sayyed.noor@msci.com, kalam.shaikh@msci.com, MSCI-NB team
Early start due to time zone alignment with MSCI. Confirm if attending.
TentativeTeam AI Discussion
8:30 – 9:30 AM ET  ·  Zoom  ·  Org: Michael Pasqualoni  ·  Dream Team + Rabia Hammad, Kevin Witt, Connor Field, Ann Caron
Replacing the post-holiday Call Blitz. Agenda: AI discussion across the team.
9 AM ConflictThree meetings overlap — 9:00 – 10:30 AM ET
Resolve before EOD today — pick one or delegate the others
1. SMBC – 30-Min Environment Pre-Check — 9:00–9:30 AM — Teams — Wendy Han + Chuck Roy (JRI America), Harsha Khareedu. Wendy confirmed this is scheduled; Harsha notified Chuck this morning.

2. NetBrain & Corebridge – Ops Team Cadence — 9:00–10:00 AM — Zoom — Org: Andrew Wentzell — ~27 Corebridge + NetBrain attendees. Agenda: understand daily challenges, automate manual workflows.

3. DTCC – NetBrain Weekly Automation — 9:00–10:30 AM — Zoom — Org: Sandeep Attaluri — Tentative. Status uncertain after today’s holiday cancellation.
TentativeNetBrain – Baron Technical Cadence
10:30 – 11:30 AM ET  ·  Zoom  ·  Org: Yaswant Vutukuri  ·  vnastri, avelez, hmayorga, kkam, murena @baroncapitalgroup.com + NB team
Agenda: upgrade to v12.3 and AI demo by NetBrain team. Overlaps with Graham’s briefing at 11 AM — plan to leave Baron early or hand off.
Graham’s Morning Briefing – Claude Review
11:00 – 11:30 AM ET  ·  Microsoft Teams  ·  Org: Dan Abreu  ·  Graham Rance
You organized this. Agenda: review morning briefing workflow and output. Last 30 min conflicts with Baron cadence — either leave Baron at 11 or reschedule one.
Ian & Dan Weekly Accounts Sync-Up
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET  ·  Microsoft Teams  ·  Org: Dan Abreu  ·  Ian Ballantyne
Prep topics on the invite: DTCC, CIBC, Empower, TD. Bring updates on holiday-affected meetings and Tuesday’s MSCI and SMBC status.
MSCI – AI Challenges, Roadmap & Next Steps (Internal)
12:00 – 12:30 PM ET  ·  Zoom  ·  Org: Ravish Dangi  ·  Dan Abreu, Jyoti Muduli, Rabia Hammad, Edgar Sanchez, Eddy Zhao, Sihan Wang, Michael Omaljev
Internal prep/debrief around MSCI AI blockers and roadmap. Review Prasad’s May 22 OSS call notes (see emails) before this meeting.
TentativeACG / NetBrain – Weekly Cadence
12:00 – 12:30 PM ET  ·  Microsoft Teams  ·  Org: Paul Lubiak (ACG)  ·  Steve Rome, Chris Tsombanos, Mike Pasqualoni, David Mann, Mike O’Neil, Sean Dailey
Conflicts with MSCI internal discussion above at the same time — decide priority.
AI Champion Check-In
4:00 – 4:30 PM ET  ·  Microsoft Teams  ·  Org: Priscilla Smith  ·  AI Champion group (14 attendees)
Recurring check-in with AI Champions across NetBrain. Bring any Tuesday AI observations to share.
Heads-Up: Special NSP Meeting — Wednesday, May 27 at 11:00 AM ET (High Priority)
Org: Michael Gannon  ·  All Sales + Marketing  ·  Zoom
Subject: “Prioritize This One.” This is the launch of the Agentic NetOps messaging rollout. Michael Gannon marked it high importance — do not skip or double-book Wednesday 11 AM.

Important Emails — Unread, Last 24h

Action Required
ActionRE: Friday — Network OSS Call Meeting Notes (May 22, 2026)
From: Prasad Umredkar (MSCI)  ·  Mon May 25, 5:57 AM ET  ·  Has attachment
Prasad sent the meeting notes from last Friday’s MSCI Network OSS call in reply to your follow-up. Review the attached notes before the MSCI AI internal discussion at noon Tuesday with Ravish Dangi.
FYI
FYICanceled: DTCC – NetBrain Weekly Automation
From: Sandeep Attaluri  ·  Mon May 25, 6:09 AM ET  ·  High Importance
Sandeep formally cancelled today’s DTCC automation session citing the US holiday. Tuesday’s instance (9 AM) is still tentatively on calendar.
FYIRE: Netbrain Monthly Sync-up — SMBC Pre-Check Confirmed for Tuesday
From: Harsha Khareedu (NetBrain CSNE)  ·  Mon May 25, 4:46 AM ET  ·  High Importance
Harsha replied to Chuck Roy (JRI America) confirming the 30-minute SMBC environment pre-check is scheduled for Tuesday. This is the 9 AM conflict — Wendy Han organized it via Calendly.
FYISMBC – 30-Minute NetBrain Environment Pre-Check (Calendar Invite)
From: Wendy Han  ·  Mon May 25, 4:45 AM ET
Auto-generated calendar invite for Tuesday’s pre-check with Chuck Roy and Harsha Khareedu. You’re included as a stakeholder. Conflicts with Corebridge and DTCC automation at the same time.
FYISelf-Note — Claude Apps Project Folder Locations
Self-sent  ·  Mon May 25, 12:33 AM ET
You noted two active Claude project paths on your OneDrive: MAP Application and Pain Funnel Application — relevant for the Graham morning briefing review tomorrow.
FYIZoomInfo Workflows — Intent Signal Targeting Results
From: no-reply@zoominfo.com  ·  Sun May 24, 8:00 AM ET
Automated notification: ZoomInfo intent signal targeting workflow results are ready to view when available.

Action Items

Resolve Tuesday 9 AM Triple-Booking
SMBC pre-check (Wendy Han / Chuck Roy), Corebridge Ops Cadence (Andrew Wentzell), and DTCC Weekly Automation (Sandeep Attaluri) all start at 9 AM Tuesday. SMBC was specifically confirmed this morning — decide which to attend in full and who covers the others.
Review MSCI May 22 OSS Call Notes (Prasad Umredkar)
Prasad attached the notes from Friday’s Network OSS call. Read before the MSCI AI Challenges internal discussion at noon Tuesday with Ravish Dangi — that session will likely build on the same threads.
Confirm or Reschedule Today’s Three Holiday Meetings
DTCC-NB connect (7:30 AM, tentative), Empower Automation Services (11:15 AM), and TD/NB AMS Sync (1 PM) are all calendar today. NetBrain is closed. Confirm with each account team whether the call runs or is rescheduled.
Prep for Graham’s MB Review (11 AM Tuesday)
You organized this. Have the morning briefing workflow and output ready to walk through with Graham Rance. Note: overlaps with Baron Technical Cadence (10:30–11:30 AM) — plan to drop from Baron at 11 or shift one meeting.
Prep for Ian & Dan Accounts Sync (11:30 AM Tuesday)
Bring status on DTCC (holiday effects, automation cadence), CIBC (training survey, Rami instructor coordination), Empower (Suneet / Audrey Verdos license gap), and TD (AMS project sync). Also flag the DTCC Automation tentative status for Tuesday.
Special NSP Meeting — Wednesday May 27 at 11 AM ET
Michael Gannon’s high-importance all-sales invite: Agentic NetOps messaging rollout kickoff. Keep Wednesday 11 AM – 12 PM clear. No prep noted beyond showing up ready to receive new positioning.