By Emma Thompson
Publication Date: 2026-03-20 01:00:00
Cisco and NVIDIA have expanded their Secure AI Factory architecture to support AI deployment beyond centralized data centers, enabling organizations to run AI workloads closer to where data is generated and decisions are made.
The update, announced at GTC and shared via LinkedIn by Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins, introduces new infrastructure capabilities spanning edge environments, service provider networks, and enterprise systems. The move reflects a shift toward operationalizing AI at scale, particularly in use cases where latency and real-time processing are critical.
Robbins said in a LinkedIn post: “At GTC, we announced a major expansion of our Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA — helping customer scale AI from the data center to the edge, simply and securely.”
He added: “We’re excited about the possibility to help enterprises, neoclouds, sovereign clouds, and service providers move AI from pilot to production without stitching together disconnected systems, so they can…
