Cisco partners with Nvidia to boost AI adoption in enterprises
RIYADH, 8 days ago
Cisco has announced plans for an expanded partnership with Nvidia to provide AI technology solutions to enterprises.
Enterprises recognize that AI is essential to growth but remain early in their adoption as they navigate the unique technical complexity and security demands of operating AI-ready data centers.
The expanded partnership aims to give organizations flexibility and choice as they look to meet the demand of AI workloads for high-performance, low-latency, highly power-efficient connectivity within – and between – data centers, clouds, and users.
"A robust and scalable AI ecosystem is key to driving the transformative power of AI," remarked Hans Vestberg, the Chairman and CEO of Verizon.
"This expanded partnership between Cisco and Nvidia, just like our Verizon AI Connect strategy and solutions, builds towards accelerating and enabling resource-intensive AI workloads at the Edge of the network," stated Vestberg.
The Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet networking platform based on Cisco and Nvidia silicon will form the foundation for many enterprise AI workloads.
Cisco said by enabling interoperability between both companies’ networking architectures, the two companies are prioritizing customers’ needs for simplified, full-stack solutions.
The goal of the expanded partnership is to allow customers to optimize their AI infrastructure investments with a common architecture, using their existing management tools and processes, spanning front and back-end networks, it stated.
"Enterprises are under immense pressure to deploy AI quickly and effectively, and many leaders struggle to justify the investment while balancing the risks," remarked Chuck Robbins, Chair and CEO, Cisco.
"Together, Cisco and NVIDIA are partnering to remove barriers for customers and ensure they can optimize their infrastructure investments to unlock the power of AI," he added.
"Advancing at lightspeed, AI will revolutionise every industry," stated Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia.
"Nvidia Spectrum-X is Ethernet enhanced and supercharged for AI. Together with Cisco’s enterprise platforms and global reach, we can help companies worldwide build state-of-the-art NVIDIA infrastructure as they race to transform with AI," he noted.
Jim Kavanaugh, Co-Founder and CEO, World Wide Technology, pointed out that its long-standing partnerships with Cisco and Nvidia has already resulted in cutting-edge AI solutions that drive innovation and business transformation.
"By leveraging the strengths of Cisco’s deep expertise in the data center and NVIDIA’s advanced AI technologies, we are poised to deliver unparalleled value to our customers and help them navigate the complexities of AI adoption with confidence," he added.-TradeArabia News Service
