Cisco bulks up its AI infrastructure portfolio with Supermicro’s liquid-cooled servers
Cisco is partnering with Supermicro to bring the server vendor’s liquid- and air-cooled systems into Cisco’s AI infrastructure portfolio.
Cisco is partnering with Supermicro to bring the server vendor’s liquid- and air-cooled systems into Cisco’s AI infrastructure portfolio.
The short version
- Specifically, Cisco will begin offering high-density Supermicro compute solutions as part of its Secure AI Factory with Nvidia architecture.
- The packaged system can be validated end-to-end under Cisco’s and Nvidia’s architecture qualification and validation programs to accelerate deployment, reduce risk, and simplify operations, Cisco said in a statement .
- With the Supermicro expansion, customers are gaining access to its rack-scale and dense GPU systems.
What happened
Supermicro’s liquid- and air-cooled systems will be validated and sold as part of the broader Cisco AI infrastructure portfolio, Cisco stated. “This expansion enables customers to easily manage complex, high-density AI clusters alongside non-AI workloads.
Why it matters
Customers will also now be able to deploy rack-to-fabric liquid cooling, featuring Cisco liquid-cooled AI networking systems alongside Supermicro’s liquid-cooled servers.
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