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Accelerate enterprise AI infrastructure

Deploy AI faster and scale with ease using a modular infrastructure built for flexibility and simplicity. Streamline operations and accelerate positive results.

 

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Powering the future of enterprise AI

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Cisco AI PODs: Revolutionizing AI deployment

Watch how Cisco AI PODs simplify the deployment of powerful, secure, and scalable AI infrastructure for your enterprise.

From world-class compute to secure networking, Cisco gives you the full stack to power AI at scale. Train faster, deploy smarter, and protect your models with confidence.

World-class AI compute

Get unparalleled performance for demanding AI workloads. Cisco UCS servers are optimized with the latest NVIDIA GPUs for rapid, efficient model training, fine-tuning, and inference.

Fast and secure networking

High-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity is essential for AI data movement. Cisco Nexus switches are integrated with advanced security features to protect your AI assets.

Full-stack AI software

Leverage a comprehensive software stack for seamless AI development, deployment, and management across your infrastructure—featuring NVIDIA AI Enterprise, Red Hat OpenShift, Cisco Intersight, Ansible, and Terraform.

Strong security and observability

Protect your AI models and data to ensure compliance and operational excellence with the integration of Cisco AI Defense, Cisco Hypershield, Splunk, and Isovalent.
Visual of the building blocks that make up Cisco AI Pods, including AI software (which includes Red Hat and NVIDIA), platform software, Cisco Networking and Optics, Cisco Compute and partner storage. The AI Pods stand next to blocks for Cisco Security and Splunk Observability.

Modular building blocks for your AI journey

Build and expand your AI infrastructure with confidence, adapting to evolving demands. Cisco AI PODs offer a flexible, scalable architecture.

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Core components for AI success

Cisco UCS X-Series for AI

Optimize for the latest NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs with this modular blade chassis.

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PCIe and NVLink GPU servers

Get broad application support and premium efficiency with GPU and RTX PRO server platforms.

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Dense GPU servers: HGX and OAM

These state-of-the-art AI supercomputing platforms are dedicated to the most demanding AI applications.

Accelerate AI compute

Cisco Intersight for AI POD management

Managing and automating your AI infrastructure is a breeze from anywhere with Cisco Intersight unified cloud operations platform.

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Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches

Enable ultra-low latency, high-density, scalable switching for high-performance AI/ML workloads.

Unite data center and cloud

Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric

Enable seamless data flow and efficient GPU utilization across your AI clusters, with this network fabric, delivered as a service.

Build fabrics fast

Cisco Nexus Dashboard

Centralize management and automate your network to optimize AI workload performance.

Make ops easier

Drive AI success with key AI POD use cases

Fuel your AI breakthroughs with Cisco AI PODs, built to handle demanding workloads and speed your journey from concept to production.

Large-scale model training

Fast-track the training of complex AI models with high-performance compute and networking. You'll reduce training times and speed iteration.

Model refinement and RAG

Boost AI accuracy and relevance by refining pre-trained models and implementing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).

AI inferencing

Generate fast, accurate predictions and insights for mission-critical applications with AI models for real-time inference at scale.

Leverage Cisco AI PODs to deploy Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA

Benefit from a dedicated infrastructure for building, training, and fine-tuning AI models in a Secure AI Factory environment. This includes prototyping, engineering, customizing, putting guardrails in place, and optimizing models before production.

Get AI your way

Speed up RAG pipelines and enable agentic AI at scale

Create a powerful, scalable, and secure foundation for your most demanding AI workloads. Cisco AI PODs integrate seamlessly with the NVIDIA AI Data Platform and VAST InsightEngine.

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Discover the Total Economic Impact™ of Cisco Intersight

Hear how Cisco Intersight improved IT productivity and provided a 192% ROI. Explore the findings of the full commissioned study, conducted by Forrester Consulting in 2025.

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Secure AI Factory innovations

Agentic AI

Develop and deploy intelligent agents that automate tasks and interact autonomously.

Industrial and physical AI

Power AI solutions for manufacturing, robotics, and IoT with real-time processing.

Science, analytics, and simulation

Accelerate research, complex data analysis, and high-fidelity simulations.

Visual computing

Enhance applications requiring image processing, computer vision, and graphics rendering.

Enterprise applications

Integrate AI into business-critical applications for enhanced efficiency and insights.

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Cisco AI PODs

Pre-validated, flexible, and modular AI infrastructure

Get details on AI POD components, hardware configurations, and benefits that build on more than 20 years of Cisco Validated Designs (CVD).

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