Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA Unlocks Enterprise Data for Agentic AI
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced an expansion of its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA to enhance enterprise-scale agentic AI capabilities. The solution integrates VAST Data's InsightEngine into Cisco AI PODs, implementing the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design to accelerate retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
The new infrastructure leverages NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server GPUs and enables faster data extraction and retrieval, reducing RAG pipeline latency from minutes to seconds. The architecture provides enhanced security features through Cisco AI Defense and Splunk integration, ensuring protected access to enterprise data while supporting multiple AI agents and workloads simultaneously.
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) ha annunciato l'espansione della sua Secure AI Factory insieme a NVIDIA per potenziare le capacità di AI agentica su scala enterprise. La soluzione integra InsightEngine di VAST Data nei Cisco AI PODs, adottando il design di riferimento NVIDIA AI Data Platform per accelerare le pipeline di retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
La nuova infrastruttura sfrutta le GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server e consente un'estrazione e un recupero dei dati più rapidi, riducendo la latenza delle pipeline RAG da minuti a secondi. L'architettura offre inoltre funzionalità di sicurezza avanzate tramite Cisco AI Defense e l'integrazione con Splunk, garantendo accessi protetti ai dati enterprise e supportando simultaneamente più agenti e carichi di lavoro AI.
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) ha anunciado la ampliación de su Secure AI Factory con NVIDIA para mejorar las capacidades de IA agentiva a escala empresarial. La solución integra InsightEngine de VAST Data en los Cisco AI PODs, implementando el diseño de referencia NVIDIA AI Data Platform para acelerar las canalizaciones de retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
La nueva infraestructura aprovecha las GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server y permite una extracción y recuperación de datos más rápidas, reduciendo la latencia de las canalizaciones RAG de minutos a segundos. La arquitectura también proporciona funciones de seguridad avanzadas mediante Cisco AI Defense e integración con Splunk, asegurando el acceso protegido a los datos empresariales y soportando varios agentes y cargas de trabajo de IA simultáneamente.
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO)는 엔터프라이즈 규모의 에이전트형 AI 역량을 강화하기 위해 NVIDIA와 함께 Secure AI Factory를 확장한다고 발표했습니다. 이 솔루션은 Cisco AI PODs에 VAST Data의 InsightEngine을 통합하고 NVIDIA AI Data Platform 참조 설계를 구현해 RAG(검색 보강 생성) 파이프라인을 가속화합니다.
새 인프라는 NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server GPU를 활용해 데이터 추출 및 검색 속도를 높여 RAG 파이프라인의 지연 시간을 수분에서 수초로 단축합니다. 또한 해당 아키텍처는 Cisco AI Defense 및 Splunk 통합을 통해 강화된 보안 기능을 제공하여 엔터프라이즈 데이터에 대한 보호된 접근을 보장하고 여러 AI 에이전트와 워크로드를 동시에 지원합니다.
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) a annoncé l'extension de sa Secure AI Factory avec NVIDIA pour renforcer les capacités d'IA agentive à l'échelle entreprise. La solution intègre InsightEngine de VAST Data dans les Cisco AI PODs, en mettant en œuvre la conception de référence NVIDIA AI Data Platform pour accélérer les pipelines de retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
La nouvelle infrastructure exploite les GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server et permet une extraction et une récupération des données plus rapides, réduisant la latence des pipelines RAG de plusieurs minutes à quelques secondes. L'architecture offre également des fonctionnalités de sécurité renforcées via Cisco AI Defense et l'intégration avec Splunk, garantissant un accès protégé aux données d'entreprise tout en prenant en charge plusieurs agents et charges de travail d'IA simultanément.
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) hat die Erweiterung seiner Secure AI Factory mit NVIDIA angekündigt, um agentische KI-Funktionen für Unternehmensmaßstab zu verbessern. Die Lösung integriert VAST Data's InsightEngine in Cisco AI PODs und setzt das NVIDIA AI Data Platform Referenzdesign ein, um Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)-Pipelines zu beschleunigen.
Die neue Infrastruktur nutzt NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server GPUs und ermöglicht schnellere Datenerfassung und -abruf, wodurch die Latenz von RAG-Pipelines von Minuten auf Sekunden reduziert wird. Die Architektur bietet zudem erweiterte Sicherheitsfunktionen durch Cisco AI Defense und die Integration mit Splunk, gewährleistet geschützten Zugriff auf Unternehmensdaten und unterstützt gleichzeitig mehrere KI-Agenten und Workloads.
- Integration with VAST Data's InsightEngine accelerates RAG pipeline performance from minutes to seconds
- Architecture supports multiple AI agents and workloads simultaneously for enterprise scalability
- Enhanced security and governance features through Cisco AI Defense and Splunk integration
- First-to-market implementation of NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design
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Cisco's new AI infrastructure with NVIDIA and VAST Data positions the company strongly in the enterprise AI market with unique RAG acceleration capabilities.
Cisco's new Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA represents a strategic expansion into the high-growth enterprise AI infrastructure market. The solution integrates VAST Data's InsightEngine with Cisco AI PODs to accelerate retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines—critical technology for enabling agentic AI at enterprise scale.
The technical architecture is particularly noteworthy. By implementing the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design, this solution addresses a critical bottleneck in enterprise AI adoption: the ability to transform vast amounts of proprietary data into AI-ready datasets efficiently. The inclusion of NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs provides the computational power needed for complex AI workloads, while Cisco's networking technology ensures seamless connectivity.
From a market positioning perspective, this move places Cisco at the intersection of two transformative trends: the shift toward agentic AI (AI systems that can take autonomous actions) and the enterprise need for secure, governed AI infrastructure. By reducing RAG pipeline latency from minutes to seconds, Cisco is addressing a significant pain point for enterprises trying to implement real-time AI applications.
The solution's focus on security and governance through Cisco AI Defense also addresses enterprise concerns about AI implementation, potentially accelerating adoption among security-conscious organizations. This integrated approach to AI infrastructure could create a competitive advantage as enterprises seek comprehensive solutions rather than piecing together components from multiple vendors.
Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA to offer a fully integrated solution with VAST Data, using the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design, to accelerate RAG pipelines and enable agentic AI at scale
News Summary:
- Cisco to offer a validated solution with VAST Data to enable faster data extraction and retrieval for agentic AI.
- Cisco AI PODs leverage VAST InsightEngine to offer an NVIDIA AI Data Platform solution, providing real-time data pipelines for the Secure AI Factory.
- Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA will extend its capabilities, providing a validated architecture that addresses a variety of use cases to speed enterprise AI adoption and keep every token secure with AI Defense
Cisco AI PODs, the AI Infrastructure building blocks of the Secure AI Factory, are now available with VAST InsightEngine, a core capability of VAST Data AI OS. These AI PODs deliver a fully integrated solution using the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design to transform raw data into AI-ready datasets. Within the AI PODs, the Cisco UCS server portfolio with NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs together provide exceptional performance for next-generation AI applications. RTX PRO Servers from Cisco are some of the first systems to deliver the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design.
NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI software ensures low-latency model interaction, and Cisco's high-performance ethernet networking connects compute and data seamlessly. This unified solution enables AI agents to operate with near-real-time business insights, backed by the security, governance and flexibility of the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA architecture. Through this architecture, customers can gain unique visibility into their environments with Splunk, and apply safety and security guardrails to every token using Cisco AI Defense.
"Agentic AI has the potential to unlock the value of AI for enterprises around the world. Moving beyond chatbots to agents that can help solve true business challenges is revolutionary, but only if enterprises can effectively leverage the right data at the right times. Cisco, NVIDIA and VAST are working together to give customers a simple path to unlocking the value of their data," said Jeremy Foster, senior vice president and general manager, Cisco Compute. "We are designing the architecture for how the enterprise will build the next generation of AI factories."
"The next wave of agentic AI will be fueled by enterprise data, enabling agents to tap into business knowledge during inference for precise, up-to-date insights," said Justin Boitano, vice president, Enterprise AI at NVIDIA. "Bringing together Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA and VASTInsightEngine creates an integrated platform for running powerful AI agents at scale."
"By integrating the VAST Data InsightEngine into the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA, we're giving enterprises the first integrated design for RAG acceleration at scale," said John Mao, vice president of strategic alliances at VAST Data. "This collaboration with Cisco and NVIDIA represents a major milestone in the evolution of enterprise AI. The integration of the VAST InsightEngine into the Secure AI Factory architecture sets the stage for a new era where intelligent agents can operate securely, collaboratively, and at unprecedented scale."
AN ARCHITECTURE FOR ENTERPRISE AGENTIC AI
Agentic AI workloads place unique demands on IT infrastructure. Enterprises across industries are looking to deploy AI agents that can communicate with knowledge workers and other AI agents to solve complex challenges. However, this requires support for workload data fabrics that remove data bottlenecks and lower latency, so agents have access to the right data, while providing the security and governance necessary to ensure organizations stay safe.
The new capabilities unveiled today offer customers a secure AI infrastructure solution for fast data extraction and retrieval to unlock agentic AI use cases. VAST Data will be the first vendor to integrate with Cisco AI PODs to offer enterprise customers an NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design. Customers can now experience:
- Faster time to insights by reducing RAG pipeline latency from minutes to seconds for near-real-time AI responses.
- Agentic AI at enterprise scale by enabling AI agents to operate continuously, learn dynamically and deliver contextualized business outcomes. The high throughput of data unlocks multi-step reasoning, and the architecture is designed for scale by supporting multiple agents and workloads simultaneously.
- Security and governance are at the core, designed to protect sensitive data while also accelerating AI innovation. With role-based access control and compliance and audit readiness, enterprises can trust their infrastructure to keep sensitive information safe.
Cisco AI PODs with VAST InsightEngine, offering an NVIDIA AI Data Platform solution, are orderable from Cisco now. The AI POD designed for RAG acceleration with NVIDIA and VAST is the first in a series of AI services PODs built to support the growing number of use cases in the enterprise.
Additional Resources:
- For more information on the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA, click here
- VAST's Shared Everything Podcast: A Blueprint for Enterprise Agents with Cisco, NVIDIA and VAST
- VAST Data Blog: Powering the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA: VAST InsightEngine
- VAST Webinar: Unlock Your Data: Powering Secure, Enterprise-Scale NVIDIA NIMs with Cisco and VAST
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