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Cisco to Deliver Secure AI Infrastructure with NVIDIA
Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA breaks new ground in AI infrastructure and security while accelerating and simplifying enterprise AI adoption News
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[{"type":"text","content":"Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA breaks new ground in AI infrastructure and security while accelerating and simplifying enterprise AI adoption\nNews Summary:\nOffering will empower customers to build and secure data centers to develop and run AI workloads.The Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA will embed security within all layers, from the application, to the workload, to the infrastructure using solutions like Cisco AI Defense and Hybrid Mesh Firewall.SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GTC -- Cisco [NASDAQ: CSCO] today unveiled an AI factory architecture with NVIDIA that puts security at its core. This collaboration with NVIDIA builds on the expanded partnership that was announced last month, and the companies have moved swiftly to provide validated reference architectures today. Together, the companies are developing the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA to dramatically simplify how enterprises deploy, manage, and secure AI infrastructure at any scale.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"AI can unlock groundbreaking opportunities for the enterprise,\" said Chuck Robbins, Chair and CEO, Cisco. \"To achieve this, the integration of networking and security is essential. Cisco and NVIDIA's trusted, innovative solutions empower our customers to harness AI's full potential simply and securely.\"\n\"AI factories are transforming every industry, and security must be built into every layer to protect data, applications and infrastructure,\" said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO, NVIDIA. \"Together, NVIDIA and Cisco are creating the blueprint for secure AI—giving enterprises the foundation they need to confidently scale AI while safeguarding their most valuable assets.\"\nDeveloping and delivering AI applications require high performing, scalable infrastructure and AI software tool chain. Securing this infrastructure and AI software requires a new architecture – one that embeds security at all layers of the AI stack and automatically expands and adapts as the underlying infrastructure changes. Cisco and NVIDIA's partnership on the NVIDIA Spectrum-XTM Ethernet networking platform provides the foundation for the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA. Cisco is integrating security solutions like Cisco Hypershield, to help protect AI workloads, and Cisco AI Defense, to help protect the development, deployment, and use of AI models a...