Cisco has announced an expanded partnership with Nvidia to provide AI technology solutions tailored to enterprises. As businesses face the complexities and security challenges of adopting AI in data centers, the collaboration aims to deliver flexible, high-performance, low-latency connectivity for AI workloads, spanning data centers, clouds, and users.
Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO of Verizon, emphasized the importance of a robust and scalable AI ecosystem in driving AI’s transformative potential. The partnership will leverage the Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet networking platform, based on both Cisco and Nvidia technologies, to form the foundation for enterprise AI workloads. By enabling interoperability, the companies aim to deliver simplified, full-stack solutions that optimize AI infrastructure investments with a unified architecture.
Cisco and Nvidia’s expanded collaboration also focuses on providing enterprises with flexibility and efficiency to meet AI demands. Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco, acknowledged the pressure enterprises face in deploying AI, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the speed at which AI is evolving and revolutionizing industries.
The partnership promises to help businesses unlock the power of AI by optimizing their infrastructure investments, supported by the global reach and expertise of Cisco and Nvidia. Additionally, long-standing partnerships with companies like World Wide Technology showcase how the combined strength of Cisco and Nvidia is already driving AI innovation and business transformation.
