Nvidia and Cisco expand partnership to accelerate AI adoption
The two tech giants are strengthening their capabilities to more quickly integrate AI solutions into network infrastructure in a bid to compete with competitors.
The two tech giants are strengthening their capabilities to more quickly integrate AI solutions into network infrastructure in a bid to compete with competitors.
Many companies remain in the early stages of adopting AI systems because of the complexity it creates for their data centers, Cisco and Nvidia said in a joint statement. Both companies are expanding their product portfolios that combine each other's technologies to address these barriers.
Nvidia is offering networking add-ons for its AI server hardware called Spectrum-X Ethernet. The product line will include Cisco chips that support broader connectivity features, both companies said.
“Enterprises are under tremendous pressure to deploy AI quickly and efficiently, and many leaders are struggling to justify investments while balancing risk,” Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said in a statement. “Cisco and Nvidia’s collaboration will break down barriers for customers and enable them to optimize their infrastructure investments to unlock the potential of AI.”
Bloomberg notes that the development of AI data centers is mostly being done by a small group of the world's largest companies, such as Microsoft and Amazon, which have huge engineering teams capable of designing and deploying AI hardware.
Nvidia wants to expand the technology to more customers. It first teamed up with Cisco a year ago to try to reach a wider audience, including corporations and government agencies, which are the networking company's biggest users.
For Cisco, which is struggling to sell its equipment to tech giants' data centers, the tie-up with Nvidia is a way to get a bigger slice of its AI investment. Nvidia's networking gear will feature Cisco's Silicon One chips, giving it an edge over popular products from Broadcom Inc.
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