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AI Defense on Cisco AI PODs Reference Architecture

Embed enterprise-grade security directly into your AI infrastructure.

Cisco Al POD for Enterprise Training and Fine-Tuning with Everpure Deployment

Simplify enterprise AI using a modular, pre-validated, scalable infrastructure that accelerates deployment.

Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric Cloud Partner Reference Architecture for NVIDIA HGX B300

Simplify and scale AI cloud deployments with cloud-managed Nexus One, Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric and NVIDIA HGX B300 reference architecture.

Cisco N9000 Cloud Reference Architecture for NVIDIA GB300 NVL72

Scale AI training and inference with a Cisco N9000 and NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 reference architecture.

Guide Title Guide Type Publishing Date
Cisco AI POD with FlashStack for Secure Enterprise AI Factories Design Guide CVD Aug-26
Cisco Secure AI Factory Case Study Case Study Jul-26
Cisco AI POD with VAST Data for Training and Fine-Tuning Deployment Guide CVD Mar-26
Cisco Al POD for Enterprise Training and Fine-Tuning with Everpure Deployment Guide CVD Mar-26
AI Defense on Cisco AI PODs Reference Architecture CVD Mar-26
Cisco AI POD Infrastructure for the NVIDIA 2-8-9-400 Enterprise Reference Architecture ERA Feb-26
Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric Enterprise RA with NVIDIA HGX B300 ERA Aug-26
Cisco N9000 Enterprise RA with NVIDIA HGX B300 ERA Aug-26
Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric Enterprise RA with NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 ERA Aug-26
Cisco N9000 Enterprise RA with NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 ERA Aug-26
Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric Cloud RA with HGX B300 CRA May-26
Cisco N9000 Cloud RA with HGX B300 CRA May-26
Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric Cloud RA with NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 CRA Aug-26
Cisco N9000 Cloud RA with NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 CRA Aug-26
FlexPod with Cisco AI POD: Infrastructure for AI Training and Fine-Tuning Deployment Guide CVD Feb-26
Cisco AI POD for Enterprise Training and Fine-Tuning Design Guide CVD Jan-26
FlashStack for Enterprise RAG Pipeline with NVIDIA NIM, NIM Operator, and RAG Blueprint CVD May-25
Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix GPT-in-a-Box 2.0 Deployment Guide CVD May-25
AI Inferencing on Cisco UCS X-Series for Intel OpenVINO Based RAG Deployments CVD Dec-24
AI Inferencing on Cisco UCS X-Series with Intel AMX for Medical Image Analysis CVD Nov-24
Cisco and Hitachi Adaptive Solutions with Red Hat OCP Al Ready Infrastructure CVD Oct-24
FlexPod Datacenter with Red Hat OpenShift AI for MLOps CVD Oct-24
FlexPod for Accelerated RAG Pipeline with NVIDIA NIM and Cisco Webex CVD Oct-24
Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix GPT-in-a-Box CVD Jul-24
Cisco Data Intelligence Platform with Cloudera Data Platform CVD Jun-24
Cisco Data Center Networking Blueprint for AI/ML Applications White Paper Mar-24
Generative AI Inferencing Use Cases with Cisco UCS X-Series M7 Blade Servers Using 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors White Paper Mar-24
Run:ai on Cisco UCS Converged Infrastructure White Paper Mar-24
GenAI Inferencing on UCS X-Series with 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors on Red Hat OpenShift AI CVD Mar-24
FlexPod with Red Hat OpenShift and NVIDIA AI Enterprise CVD Feb-24
FlashStack for MLOps using Red Hat OpenShift AI  CVD Feb-24
FlashStack with Red Hat OpenShift and NVIDIA AI Enterprise CVD Jan-24
FlexPod with SUSE Rancher for AI Workloads CVD Dec-23
Scaling FlexPod for GPU intensive Apps CVD Dec-23
Cisco Validated Design for Data Center Networking Blueprint for AI/ML Applications CVD Jun-23

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