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Overviews
- Why Cisco Nexus 9000 with Nexus Dashboard for AI networking At-a-Glance
- Cisco deploys an AI-ready data center quickly, scales for the future
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Switches for Connecting Intel Gaudi 2 Accelerators Buying Guide
- Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA solution overview
- Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA FAQ
- Cisco Nexus 9000 integration with VAST platform solution brief
- Transforming Generative AI Workloads with Cisco and Lenovo Integrated AI Solutions solution overview
- Unlock open NOS capabilities on scalable Cisco 8000 systems
- What is an AI data center?
White papers
- IDC Spotlight: Data Center Scale-Across Networking Architectures for the Next Generation of Applications
- Optimizing Neoclouds and Sovereign Clouds: How Cisco's Nexus One Accelerates GPUaaS and AI Factory Performance
- Cisco Nexus performance validation for AI clusters
- Why Cisco Nexus 9000 with Nexus Dashboard for AI Networking
- Cisco Nexus 9000 performance validation for AI clusters
- Cisco AI Networking for Data Center with NVIDIA Spectrum-X
- Cisco Nexus 9000 AI Enterprise Reference Architecture
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric AI Enterprise Reference Architecture
- Cisco Data Center Networking Solutions: Addressing the Challenges of AI/ML Infrastructure
- Cisco Validated Design for Data Center Networking Blueprint for AI/ML Applications
- Cisco Data Center Networking Blueprint for AI/ML Applications
- Cisco Massively Scalable Data Center Network Fabric Design and Operation
- AI Infrastructure for the Agentic Era (PDF)
- Cisco Silicon One Product Family
- Cisco NX-OS HA: Building Resilient Data Center Networks
- The Critical Role of High-Quality Optics in AI Networks
Blogs
- More Scale, More Intelligence, and More Control: New Cisco Solutions for Accelerating AI Networking
- Cisco Silicon One G300: The Next Wave of AI Innovation
- More Scale, More Intelligence, and More Control: New Cisco Solutions for Accelerating AI Networking
- Networking for the Agentic Era: Cisco Unveils New Innovations in Scale and Simplicity
- Ultra Ethernet for Scalable AI Network Deployment
- Uncompromised Ethernet: Performance and benchmarking for AI/ML fabric
- AI-ready infrastructure: A new era of data center design
- Scaling AI in the enterprise
- Evolving AI-ready data centers with Cisco full-stack solutions and pervasive security
- The next wave of AI is here
- Reinventing infrastructure for the next wave of AI
- AI-ready optics transceivers partner-enablement campaign
- Driving efficiency and sustainability in data centers with smart energy solutions
- AI is scaling fast, and so must our networks and policies
- Next-gen data center with SONiC on Cisco 8000
Data sheets
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series
- Cisco Nexus 9000 800G Switches
- Cisco Nexus 9000 400G Switches
- Cisco 8000 Series
- Cisco 8100 Series
- Cisco Silicon One G200
- Cisco Optics
- Cisco OSFP 800G Transceiver Modules
- Cisco 400G QSFP-400G-DR4 Transceiver Modules
- Cisco QSFP-DD800 Transceiver Modules
- Cisco 400G QSFP-DD Cable and Transceiver Modules
- Cisco 400G Digital Coherent Optics QSFP-DD Optical Modules
Demos and videos
- Demystifying AI/ML Infrastructure for a Network Engineer (52:31)
- Cisco AI and ML Blueprint for Data Center Networking | Intelligent Infrastructure at Scale (40:57)
- Cisco Silicon One for AI/ML Fabric (10:39)
- Cisco AI-Ready Data Center with Cisco Nexus 9000 and Nexus Dashboard
- The Pace of Data Center Innovation (31:10)
- Cisco Silicon One ASIC Features and Use Cases (Part 1/2) (14:06)
- Cisco Silicon One Features and Use Cases (Part 2/2) (05:11)
- Microsoft Azure Performance Gains with AMD and Cisco (08:08)
- Get Started with SONiC on Cisco 8000
- Demo running SONiC on the Cisco 8000 (16:51)
- SONiC on Cisco 8000 Overview (16:09)
Press releases
- Cisco powers secure infrastructure for the AI era
- Cisco powers AI-ready data centers, from hyperscale to the enterprise
- Cisco research: A major infrastructure shift is underway. AI could double the strain or solve it
- How agentic AI will transform customer experience
- Cisco to deliver secure AI infrastructure with NVIDIA
- Cisco and NVIDIA to help enterprises quickly and easily deploy and manage secure AI infrastructure
Additional resources
- Cisco Design guides for AI-ready infrastructure
- Cisco Silicon One and Ultra Ethernet for AI Infrastructure (PDF)
- Cisco NX-OS: Get an open and extensible OS for data center fabrics
- Modernize to maximize: 3 business drivers that lead to success e-book
- Simplify your data center networking experience infographic (PDF)
- Cisco 2025 Networking Research: In the AI Era, Infrastructure Strategy Drives Business Strategy (PDF)