SANTA CLARA — Cisco and NVIDIA have announced their joint endeavor to furnish AI infrastructure solutions tailored for modern data centers, aiming to simplify deployment and management for enterprises navigating the AI landscape.

Chuck Robbins, Chair and CEO of Cisco, emphasized the significance of this partnership in adapting to the transformative power of AI, stating, “AI is fundamentally changing how we work and live, and history has shown that a shift of this magnitude is going to require enterprises to rethink and re-architect their infrastructures.”

Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, echoed this sentiment, highlighting the pivotal role of AI in business transformation and expressing confidence in the alliance’s ability to empower enterprises with cutting-edge technology.

This powerful collaboration capitalizes on Cisco’s expertise in Ethernet networking and NVIDIA’s pioneering role in GPU technology, aligning with their shared vision to facilitate AI adoption through secure and scalable infrastructure solutions.

The integration of NVIDIA’s latest Tensor Core GPUs into Cisco’s UCS rack and blade servers promises optimal performance for a wide array of AI and data-intensive workloads, both in data centers and at the edge.

Moreover, NVIDIA AI Enterprise, a comprehensive AI software suite, is now readily available on Cisco’s global price list, further streamlining the adoption of AI solutions for enterprise customers.

Jointly validated reference architectures, offered through Cisco Validated Designs (CVDs), ensure simplified deployment and management of AI clusters across various use cases, spanning virtualized and containerized environments.

Cisco’s networking cloud, coupled with advanced digital experience monitoring tools like ThousandEyes, provides organizations with unparalleled visibility and actionable insights across hybrid IT environments.

Industry partners like ClusterPower and World Wide Technology (WWT) have welcomed this collaboration, acknowledging its potential to address the evolving demands of AI workloads and facilitate smoother transitions for enterprises embracing AI.

As enterprises seek to harness the transformative potential of AI, the Cisco and NVIDIA partnership stands poised to provide the necessary infrastructure and expertise to navigate this paradigm shift effectively.