Cisco to Collaborate with AI Infrastructure Partnership to Drive Investment in Data Centers and Enabling Infrastructure
- Cisco announced on May 13, 2025, in San Jose that it will join the AI Infrastructure Partnership led by BlackRock and others.
- The collaboration responds to the growing need for scalable, secure AI data center infrastructure amid rapid AI ecosystem evolution.
- Cisco will work with partners including Microsoft, NVIDIA, and xAI to accelerate AI innovation by providing purpose-built hardware, software, and security.
- The partnership plans to release $30 billion in initial funding and aims to generate a total investment potential reaching $100 billion, facilitating the development of infrastructure tailored for AI workloads.
- Cisco’s involvement strengthens AIP's open-architecture approach and underscores AI’s potential as an economic multiplier driving innovation and growth.
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Cisco joins AI infrastructure alliance
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