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Fortinet and NVIDIA Collaborate on Isolated Infrastructure Acceleration for AI Factories
Fortinet and NVIDIA have partnered to launch an isolated infrastructure acceleration solution for AI factories, integrating Fortinet's security technologies with NVIDIA's accelerated computing capabilities to enhance the security and performance of AI workloads. The solution focuses on achieving network isolation and security acceleration in AI training and inference environments.
NVIDIA Introduces Physical AI Data Factory Blueprint, Transforming Compute into Synthetic Data
At GTC, NVIDIA introduced the Physical AI Data Factory Blueprint, an open reference architecture designed to transform compute into large-scale, high-quality synthetic training data. Built on Cosmos world models and the OSMO operator, it addresses the bottleneck of scaling real-world data, aiming to serve as the data engine for next-gen autonomous systems and robots.
NVIDIA Demonstrates AI Factories as Flexible Grid Assets for Peak Demand Management
NVIDIA, in collaboration with EPRI, National Grid, and Emerald AI, demonstrated how AI factories powered by Blackwell GPU clusters can dynamically adjust power consumption in response to grid signals. This allows them to act as 'shock absorbers' during peak demand while maintaining performance for high-priority AI workloads.
Check Point AI Factory Blueprint: Security Control Shifts to NVIDIA DPU and LLM Layer
Check Point unveils AI Factory Security Blueprint, tightly integrating its firewall with NVIDIA BlueField DPU via DOCA. The architecture enforces security at four layers: LLM, AI infrastructure, perimeter, and workload. The new AI Factory Firewall delivers hardware-accelerated threat prevention without consuming CPU/GPU cycles, aiming to embed security into the AI fabric.
Cisco UCS Integrates NVIDIA Blackwell GPU with Dynamic Resource Pooling
Cisco integrates NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell GPU into UCS platform, supporting deployment from data center to edge. Intersight management enables dynamic GPU resource pooling with real-time PCIe allocation. Validated design blueprints accelerate scalable AI inference and vision AI workloads.
NVIDIA and Telecom Operators Build AI Grids to Redistribute AI Inference
NVIDIA is partnering with global telecom operators like AT&T and Comcast to transform existing distributed network sites into 'AI Grids' for edge AI inference. This initiative aims to deploy AI compute closer to users and data, reducing latency and cost per token. It represents a strategic shift for telcos from being data carriers to distributed AI computing platforms.
HPE Unveils AI Grid Solution for AI WAN Fabric with NVIDIA
HPE announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to launch the AI Grid Solution, securely scaling edge AI. The solution transforms WAN into an AI WAN fabric, connecting distributed inference sites with AI factories for consistent policy and predictable performance. It enables service providers to evolve from connectivity to AI services.
Cisco Expands Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA to Edge and Security
Cisco expands its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA to enable AI deployment from data centers to edge sites, adding security capabilities like firewall policy enforcement on DPUs and AI Defense integration, offering flexible architecture options to accelerate production scaling.
Cisco and NVIDIA Extend Secure AI Factory with Network-Security Integration
Cisco and NVIDIA deepen collaboration on Secure AI Factory, extending AI deployment from core to edge. Launch high-performance switches with NVIDIA Spectrum and expand security enforcement to DPU level with AI guardrails integration.
HPE Deepens AI Factory Partnership with NVIDIA, Unveils Full-Stack Supercomputing Solutions
At GTC 2026, HPE announced enhancements to its NVIDIA AI Computing portfolio, introducing full-stack solutions for large-scale AI factories and supercomputers. The offerings integrate compute, GPUs, networking, liquid cooling, software, and services to improve deployment efficiency and time-to-insight.
Cisco Expands AI Security Architecture and Launches Partner Incentive Program
Cisco launched new solutions for AI agent security, expanding AI Defense to protect AI application supply chain and model integrity, and introducing SASE for Agentic AI with automated detection and access control. The company also added AgenticOps autonomous remediation in Security Cloud Control and enhanced identity security with Duo for Active Directory.
Cisco Partners with NVIDIA to Launch Australia's First Sovereign AI Factory
Cisco collaborates with Sharon AI to deploy an AI factory in Australia powered by 1024 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs, integrating UCS servers, Nexus Hyperfabric, and VAST Data storage for in-country AI processing.
Cisco Defines Security Architecture for Agentic AI Era with Expanded AI Defense and SASE Capabilities
Cisco announced major updates to its AI Defense solution, adding AI supply chain governance and runtime protections to mitigate risks of agentic AI compromise. Concurrently, Cisco SASE introduced AI traffic detection and optimization capabilities to ensure secure and reliable agentic workflows. These developments reflect Cisco's strategic focus on converging AI security with networking architectures.
Check Point Deploys AI Firewall Architecture on NVIDIA DPU Platform
Check Point launches AI Factory Firewall leveraging NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs for securing AI workloads. The architecture shifts policy enforcement to DPU layer with hardware-accelerated AI traffic inspection while maintaining unified policy management framework.