Cisco

Cisco is a networking company that designs and manufactures networking infrastructure, including routers, switches, and data center equipment used by enterprises worldwide. The company plays a foundational role in connecting devices and enabling data flow across networks globally.

In the AI infrastructure buildout, Cisco has positioned itself as a key partner for enterprise organizations scaling artificial intelligence. The company is collaborating with data center provider Equinix and chipmaker Nvidia on what they call an AI factory—a joint effort to move enterprise AI applications from proof-of-concept stages into real-world production environments, addressing one of the primary challenges organizations face in deploying AI at scale.

Cisco's networking expertise is essential to this effort, as managing data flow and connectivity is critical infrastructure for training and deploying large AI models in enterprise settings.