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25 Aug 2026, 17:43
Cisco Expands AI Factory With NVIDIA and Supermicro for Rack-Scale AI Infrastructure
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is expanding its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA through a new partnership with Supermicro, adding high-density rack-scale computing to its AI infrastructure portfolio as demand from enterprises, neoclouds and sovereign cloud operators accelerates.
The expanded platform combines Cisco networking and security, NVIDIA AI infrastructure and Supermicro's liquid- and air-cooled server systems, creating an integrated architecture capable of supporting some of the industry's largest AI workloads.
Cisco Targets Massive AI Data Center Buildout
Cisco said the new architecture can support workloads ranging from trillion-parameter model training to high-throughput AI inference.
Supermicro's dense GPU systems will be integrated with Cisco's AI networking portfolio, including Silicon One-based front-end switches and NVIDIA Spectrum-X-based back-end switches. The infrastructure will support next-generation NVIDIA platforms including Vera Rubin NVL72 and HGX Rubin NVL8.
Cisco President and Chief Product Officer Jeetu Patel described the industry as being at the beginning of "one of the largest datacenter buildouts in history," highlighting the company's ambition to capture more spending associated with AI infrastructure.
Why the Expansion Matters for Cisco
The announcement broadens Cisco's exposure to AI beyond its traditional networking business. By combining compute, networking, security, cooling and management into a validated full-stack system, Cisco is positioning itself to capture a larger portion of customers' overall AI infrastructure budgets.
The architecture is also NVIDIA Cloud Partner compliant, targeting rapidly expanding neocloud and sovereign cloud markets where customers increasingly require high-performance AI infrastructure while maintaining greater control over their data.
Cisco's networking technology remains an important differentiator. The company said it is the only NVIDIA technology partner using its own networking switches and network operating system within an NVIDIA Cloud Partner-compliant solution.
The expansion strengthens Cisco's position in the AI data center ecosystem alongside NVIDIA and Supermicro and gives the company greater exposure to the massive capital investment being directed toward next-generation AI factories.
Cisco plans to begin offering the Supermicro compute systems as part of its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA in October 2026.
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is expanding its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA through a new partnership with Supermicro, adding high-density rack-scale computing to its AI infrastructure portfolio as demand from enterprises, neoclouds and sovereign cloud operators accelerates.
The expanded platform combines Cisco networking and security, NVIDIA AI infrastructure and Supermicro's liquid- and air-cooled server systems, creating an integrated architecture capable of supporting some of the industry's largest AI workloads.
Cisco Targets Massive AI Data Center Buildout
Cisco said the new architecture can support workloads ranging from trillion-parameter model training to high-throughput AI inference.
Supermicro's dense GPU systems will be integrated with Cisco's AI networking portfolio, including Silicon One-based front-end switches and NVIDIA Spectrum-X-based back-end switches. The infrastructure will support next-generation NVIDIA platforms including Vera Rubin NVL72 and HGX Rubin NVL8.
Cisco President and Chief Product Officer Jeetu Patel described the industry as being at the beginning of "one of the largest datacenter buildouts in history," highlighting the company's ambition to capture more spending associated with AI infrastructure.
Why the Expansion Matters for Cisco
The announcement broadens Cisco's exposure to AI beyond its traditional networking business. By combining compute, networking, security, cooling and management into a validated full-stack system, Cisco is positioning itself to capture a larger portion of customers' overall AI infrastructure budgets.
The architecture is also NVIDIA Cloud Partner compliant, targeting rapidly expanding neocloud and sovereign cloud markets where customers increasingly require high-performance AI infrastructure while maintaining greater control over their data.
Cisco's networking technology remains an important differentiator. The company said it is the only NVIDIA technology partner using its own networking switches and network operating system within an NVIDIA Cloud Partner-compliant solution.
The expansion strengthens Cisco's position in the AI data center ecosystem alongside NVIDIA and Supermicro and gives the company greater exposure to the massive capital investment being directed toward next-generation AI factories.
Cisco plans to begin offering the Supermicro compute systems as part of its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA in October 2026.
