Pure Storage and Cisco Deliver AI Factories for the Enterprise with NVIDIA
Pure Storage and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) unveiled a new FlashStack Cisco Validated Design (CVD) as part of the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA to help enterprises move generative AI from pilot to production.
The solution combines Pure Storage FlashBlade//S, Cisco UCS C845a servers with NVIDIA GPUs, NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, Nexus 9000 networking, and Portworx to provide high-performance data access, Kubernetes data persistence, low-latency fabric, and unified telemetry. The FlashStack CVD will be generally available in Q1 2026 through channel partners and offers early access and briefings now.
Pure Storage e Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) hanno presentato un nuovo FlashStack Cisco Validated Design (CVD) nell'ambito del Cisco Secure AI Factory con NVIDIA per aiutare le aziende a portare l'IA generativa dalla fase pilota alla produzione.
La soluzione combina Pure Storage FlashBlade//S, server Cisco UCS C845a con GPU NVIDIA, software NVIDIA AI Enterprise, networking Nexus 9000 e Portworx per offrire accesso ai dati ad alte prestazioni, persistenza dei dati in Kubernetes, fabric a bassa latenza e telemetria unificata. Il FlashStack CVD sarà disponibile generalmente nel Q1 2026 tramite partner di canale e attualmente offre anteprime e briefing.
Pure Storage y Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) presentaron un nuevo diseño validado por Cisco, FlashStack (CVD), como parte de Cisco Secure AI Factory con NVIDIA para ayudar a las empresas a llevar la IA generativa de la prueba a la producción.
La solución combina Pure Storage FlashBlade//S, servidores Cisco UCS C845a con GPUs NVIDIA, software NVIDIA AI Enterprise, networking Nexus 9000 y Portworx para proporcionar acceso a datos de alto rendimiento, persistencia de datos en Kubernetes, tejido de baja latencia y telemetría unificada. El FlashStack CVD estará disponible en general en Q1 2026 a través de socios de canal y ya ofrece acceso anticipado y briefings.
Pure Storage와 Cisco(NASDAQ: CSCO)는 NVIDIA와 함께 Cisco Secure AI Factory의 일환으로 새로운 FlashStack Cisco Validated Design(CVD)을 공개하여 기업이 생성형 AI를 파일럿에서 생산으로 전환하도록 돕습니다.
이 솔루션은 Pure Storage FlashBlade//S, Cisco UCS C845a 서버와 NVIDIA GPU, NVIDIA AI Enterprise 소프트웨어, Nexus 9000 네트워킹, Portworx를 결합하여 고성능 데이터 접근, Kubernetes 데이터 지속성, 저지연 패브릭, 단일 원격 측정을 제공합니다. FlashStack CVD는 2026년 1분기에 채널 파트너를 통해 일반적으로 이용 가능하며, 현재 조기 액세스 및 브리핑이 제공됩니다.
Pure Storage et Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) ont dévoilé un nouveau FlashStack Cisco Validated Design (CVD) dans le cadre du Cisco Secure AI Factory avec NVIDIA pour aider les entreprises à faire passer l'IA générative du pilote à la production.
La solution associe Pure Storage FlashBlade//S, serveurs Cisco UCS C845a avec des GPU NVIDIA, logiciel NVIDIA AI Enterprise, le réseautage Nexus 9000 et Portworx afin de fournir un accès aux données à haute performance, une persistance des données Kubernetes, une fabric à faible latence et une télémétrie unifiée. Le FlashStack CVD sera généralement disponible au Q1 2026 via des partenaires de canal et offre dès maintenant un accès anticipé et des briefings.
Pure Storage und Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) haben ein neues FlashStack Cisco Validated Design (CVD) im Rahmen des Cisco Secure AI Factory mit NVIDIA vorgestellt, um Unternehmen dabei zu helfen, generative KI von der Pilotphase in die Produktion zu überführen.
Die Lösung kombiniert Pure Storage FlashBlade//S, Cisco UCS C845a-Server mit NVIDIA-GPUs, NVIDIA AI Enterprise-Software, Nexus 9000 Networking und Portworx, um Hochleistungs-Datenzugriff, Kubernetes-Datenpersistenz, latenzarme Fabrik und ein einheitliches Telemetriesystem bereitzustellen. Der FlashStack CVD wird voraussichtlich im Q1 2026 allgemein verfügbar sein und wird derzeit über Channel-Partner angeboten; frühe Zugänge und Briefings sind bereits erhältlich.
Pure Storage وشركة Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) كشفت عن تصميم Cisco Validated جديد FlashStack كجزء من Cisco Secure AI Factory مع NVIDIA لمساعدة المؤسسات على نقل الذكاء الاصطناعي التوليدي من التجربة إلى الإنتاج.
يتكون الحل من Pure Storage FlashBlade//S، خوادم Cisco UCS C845a مع وحدات GPU من NVIDIA، برنامج NVIDIA AI Enterprise، شبكات Nexus 9000، وPortworx لتوفير وصول عالي الأداء للبيانات، واستمرارية بيانات Kubernetes، والشبكة ذات زمن استجابة منخفض، ومراقبة موحدة. سيكون FlashStack CVD متاحًا بشكل عام في الربع الأول من 2026 عبر شركاء القناة ويقدم وصولًا مبكرًا وإحاطات الآن.
Pure Storage 与 Cisco（NASDAQ: CSCO） 公布了新的 FlashStack Cisco Validated Design（CVD），作为 Cisco Secure AI Factory 与 NVIDIA 计划的一部分，帮助企业将生成式 AI 从试点推向生产。
该方案将 Pure Storage FlashBlade//S、Cisco UCS C845a 服务器 与 NVIDIA GPU、NVIDIA AI Enterprise 软件、Nexus 9000 网络、以及 Portworx 相结合，提供高性能数据访问、Kubernetes 数据持久性、低延迟的网络，以及统一遥测。FlashStack CVD 将于 2026 年第一季度 通过渠道合作伙伴正式发布，并且现在已提供早期访问和简报。
- General availability targeted for Q1 2026
- Built on over 5,000 existing FlashStack customers
- Integrates FlashBlade//S, Cisco UCS C845a, Nexus 9000, NVIDIA AI Enterprise
- Portworx delivers persistent, portable, protected data across Kubernetes
- Channel availability via AHEAD, ePlus, SHI, World Wide Technology
- None.
Insights
Pure Storage and Cisco's FlashStack CVD with NVIDIA creates a production-ready AI infrastructure blueprint to scale enterprise generative AI.
By combining Pure Storage FlashBlade//S, Cisco UCS C845a servers with NVIDIA GPUs, Nexus switching, and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, the offering bundles compute, storage, networking, and orchestration into a validated platform. This reduces integration work and creates a repeatable path from pilots to production for data‑intensive AI use cases such as RAG, semantic search, video analytics, and code generation.
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Unifying compute, storage and networking to take generative AI from pilot to production
"Too often, enterprises focus on GPUs and compute power, but without reliable data, the model never reaches its potential," said Maciej Kranz, GM, Enterprise, Pure Storage. "Our collaboration with Cisco and NVIDIA removes those data barriers, giving customers the performance, simplicity, and efficiency they need to operationalize AI."
Enterprise AI is no longer an experiment. Organizations have spent months running pilot projects and proof-of-concepts, testing large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)-powered assistants, and domain-specific AI applications. But here is the problem many of them hit: the model is ready before the data is.
"With this new FlashStack CVD, we're not just validating hardware, we're orchestrating all the elements of RAG into an AI-ready infrastructure, removing complexity and reducing risk so customers can focus on turning data into insights that drive strategic outcomes," explains Jeremy Foster, SVP & GM, Cisco Compute.
AI success isn't just about training models. It's about having data pipelines you can trust. Without them, even the most powerful models stall. For many enterprises, fragmented data architectures, limited visibility, and operational friction make moving from pilot to production feel like an uphill battle.
Data: The Missing Link in Enterprise AI
As enterprises move beyond proof-of-concepts and pilot projects, they're discovering that AI success depends not only on model design, but on data readiness. Fragmented architectures, limited visibility, and operational complexity can stall even the most advanced AI initiatives before they reach production.
The Cisco and Pure Storage validated solution addresses these challenges by ensuring that both structured and unstructured data are readily available to AI workflows. Built on Pure Storage's Enterprise Data Cloud architecture, the solution provides high-performance data access, concurrency, and energy efficiency through FlashBlade//S™, while Portworx® by Pure Storage enables persistent, portable, and protected data across Kubernetes-based AI environments.
The result: AI teams can focus on innovation instead of infrastructure management.
A Blueprint for Enterprise-Scale AI
At the core of this collaboration is a shared goal: simplify the path from experimentation to scalable, reliable AI deployment. The AI factory integrates:
- Pure Storage FlashBlade//S™ – enterprise-level data management at scale solution
- Cisco UCS C845a servers – GPU-accelerated compute powered by NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 GPUs
- NVIDIA AI Enterprise software – a production-ready software stack for building and deploying AI at scale
Together, these technologies create the blueprint for the enterprise AI factory, an end-to-end platform that turns data into insights across use cases like RAG, agentic AI, semantic search, video analytics, and code generation.
Turning Raw Data into Real Outcomes
The Cisco and Pure Storage validated solution converts the raw inputs of electricity and data into tokens - the building blocks of generative AI - that fuel business transformation.
Built on a foundation of over 5,000 existing FlashStack customers, the new FlashStack CVD combines GPU-accelerated compute from Cisco, Nexus Switching, NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, and Pure Storage's high-performance unified data platform. Enterprises gain a production-ready path from pilot to full-scale deployment, without the complexity of stitching together separate systems.
The result is performance, reliability, and governance built for the data-intensive, regulated industries leading the next wave of AI adoption.
Scaling Without the Complexity
AI workloads demand seamless integration across compute, storage, and networking. The FlashStack CVD delivers exactly that - integrating Cisco's Nexus 9000 series networking, to deliver a low-latency, congestion-aware fabric required for high-performance AI. Telemetry, adaptive routing, and per-packet load balancing ensure efficient data flow between GPUs, storage, and compute.
Through Cisco NX-OS and Nexus Dashboard, IT teams gain unified visibility and control—maintaining enterprise-grade security while supporting the unique demands of AI-native workloads.
Learn More
The new Cisco and Pure Storage FlashStack CVD will be generally available in Q1 2026 through leading channel partners including AHEAD, ePlus, SHI International, and World Wide Technology. Customers can engage immediately through early access and solution briefings via Pure Storage, Cisco, or NVIDIA field teams.
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