Decades of DIY best-of-breed give way to pretested stacks as AI raises integration risk
As enterprises push AI out of pilots and into production, FlexPod, the converged infrastructure franchise built by NetApp Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc., is being recast as a pretested answer to AI’s complexity. Customers want a trusted platform, not a pile of parts to integrate themselves. That pitch lands as NetApp works to tie its […] The post Decades of DIY best-of-breed give way to pretested…
As businesses integrate artificial intelligence into their operations, NetApp and Cisco have evolved their converged infrastructure solution, FlexPod, to address the heightened complexity. Rather than enabling customers to manually integrate various components, the companies are offering a pretested stack that guarantees compatibility and performance.
NetApp's Alvaro Celis highlighted that the collaboration has united engineering efforts between the two entities along with their respective networks, creating a reliable platform for AI deployments. The expanded FlexPod AI offerings presented in June allow customers to choose from top-performing products without the integration challenges.
As the partnership continues to grow and new members join, the long-standing history behind FlexPod will prove valuable in this rapidly transforming infrastructure landscape.
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