Cisco Integrates Liquid Cooling into Next-Generation AI Data Centers

Cisco has expanded its Secure AI Factory partnership with Nvidia through a collaboration with Super Micro Computer, Inc. to add high-density liquid- and air-cooled GPU systems to its AI infrastructure portfolio.

The new offering includes rack-to-fabric liquid cooling, pairing Cisco's liquid-cooled networking systems with Supermicro's liquid-cooled servers to support Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin NVL72 and HGX Rubin NVL8 platforms.

Cisco framed the move as a response to the changing economics of AI infrastructure, stating that power and cooling dictate where infrastructure can be built.