October 14, 2025 — Leads & Copy — NetApp and Cisco have announced a collaboration to deliver a significant evolution in converged infrastructure, building on over 20 years of working together. The new NetApp AFX architecture integrates with Cisco Nexus switches for intra-cluster connectivity and will soon extend to FlexPod AI, furthering their shared vision of providing an enterprise-grade foundation for AI.
NetApp AFX is powered by a disaggregated NetApp ONTAP, a storage operating system trusted by numerous enterprise customers to manage exabytes of data. The integration of Cisco Nexus 400G switches delivers the high bandwidth, low-latency, and lossless networking needed for scaling AI workloads, ensuring customers meet the performance demands of modern AI networks while maintaining reliability and simplicity.
Dallas Olson, Chief Commercial Officer at NetApp, stated that the NetApp data platform allows customers to build intelligent data infrastructure that unifies their data for advanced workloads like AI. Murali Gandluru, Vice President, Data Center Networking at Cisco, added that the integration of Cisco Nexus switches into the NetApp AFX architecture exemplifies their shared commitment to AI innovation.
The collaboration will soon extend to FlexPod AI, creating a flexible, secure, full-stack foundation for hybrid cloud and AI workloads. With seamless integration of NetApp AFX, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), and Cisco Nexus data center switching, customers can simplify operations with centralized management through Cisco Intersight.
At NetApp INSIGHT 2025 in Las Vegas, October 14–16, NetApp will present sessions and demos showcasing its transformation across industries. Tune in to the keynote sessions at: https://www.netapp.com/insight/
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Source: NetApp
