# Cisco announced a major expansion of its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-10 · manilastandard.net*

## Key points

- Cisco now supports NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell GPUs across UCS and Unified Edge portfolios.
- Cisco AI Grid with NVIDIA enables service providers to offer managed edge AI services using existing networks.
- Cisco's new 102.4Tbps N9100 switch uses NVIDIA Spectrum-6 silicon for high-performance AI workloads.
- Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall now enforces security policies on NVIDIA BlueField DPUs in GPU servers.
- Cisco AI Defense will secure NVIDIA OpenShell runtimes, adding controls for agent and claw actions.

**Companies:** Cisco, NVIDIA
**Countries:** United States

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