{"id":26825,"date":"2026-05-13T21:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=26825"},"modified":"2026-05-13T21:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:16:09","slug":"cisco-and-pink-hat-are-powering-the-clever-core-to-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=26825","title":{"rendered":"Cisco and Pink Hat are powering the clever core to edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Many AI conversations at this time middle on how AI needs to be deployed, secured, and managed in the actual world. At Pink Hat Summit 2026, held on the Georgia World Congress Middle, the message is obvious: the way forward for AI is hybrid, it&#8217;s distributed, and it&#8217;s constructed on a basis of deep, collaborative engineering.<\/p>\n<p>To assist organizations thrive on this actuality, Cisco has developed not solely highly effective {hardware}, but in addition a deep integration between Cisco infrastructure and Pink Hat\u2019s open-source ecosystem that\u2019s designed to unravel a number of the most urgent challenges for contemporary enterprises from the info middle core to the furthest edge.<\/p>\n<p>Learn on to be taught extra about Cisco and Pink Hat\u2019s collaboration, in addition to extra insights from Pink Hat Summit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-6a270921a81a4\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-6a270921a81a4\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a270921a81a4\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=26825\/#A_partnership_constructed_for_the_AI_period\" title=\"A partnership constructed for the AI period\">A partnership constructed for the AI period<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=26825\/#See_the_long_run_in_motion_The_present_flooring\" title=\"See the long run in motion: The present flooring\">See the long run in motion: The present flooring<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=26825\/#Get_skilled_insights_Talking_classes\" title=\"Get skilled insights: Talking classes\">Get skilled insights: Talking classes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=26825\/#Why_platform_considering_issues\" title=\"Why platform considering issues\">Why platform considering issues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=26825\/#From_planning_to_participation\" title=\"From planning to participation\">From planning to participation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_partnership_constructed_for_the_AI_period\"><\/span>A partnership constructed for the AI period<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The collaboration between Cisco and Pink Hat has advanced far past fundamental interoperability. At the moment, it&#8217;s a complete, deep-stack partnership that spans compute, networking, safety, and observability.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re seeing this maturity throughout a number of key areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Compute and AI infrastructure:<\/strong> Via our joint work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/site\/us\/en\/solutions\/artificial-intelligence\/infrastructure\/ai-pods.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cisco AI PODs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/site\/us\/en\/solutions\/artificial-intelligence\/secure-ai-factory\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cisco Safe AI Manufacturing facility with NVIDIA<\/a>, we&#8217;re offering validated architectures that permit organizations to scale AI workloads with confidence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Networking and automation:<\/strong> By embedding Ansible into the material of our networking options, we&#8217;re enabling groups to deal with community configuration as code, simplifying the administration of complicated, multicloud environments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Observability and safety:<\/strong> The synergy between Splunk and Pink Hat, mixed with Isovalent\u2019s eBPF-powered networking and safety capabilities inside OpenShift, supplies a degree of visibility and safety that&#8217;s key for contemporary, cloud-native purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"See_the_long_run_in_motion_The_present_flooring\"><\/span>See the long run in motion: The present flooring<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At our Pink Hat Summit sales space, we\u2019re bringing this imaginative and prescient to life via 4 distinct, high-impact demonstrations:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Safe multi-agents from core to edge (Cisco Safe AI Manufacturing facility with NVIDIA):<\/strong> We\u2019re showcasing a Cisco Safe AI Manufacturing facility with NVIDIA for agentic fleets. Utilizing Cisco Unified Edge with high-performance GPUs for real-time edge detection and Cisco AI PODs for core LLM insights, we\u2019ll exhibit how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/site\/us\/en\/products\/security\/ai-defense\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cisco AI Protection<\/a> supplies runtime guardrails to stop immediate injection and knowledge leakage throughout your entire lifecycle.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491300\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden wp-image-491300 size-medium_large\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/gcs\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2026\/05\/powering-the-intelligent-edge-blog-figure-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"Diagram of Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA and Red Hat solutions, including Cisco AI PODs, AI security, and AI observability.\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491300 size-medium_large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/gcs\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2026\/05\/powering-the-intelligent-edge-blog-figure-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"Diagram of Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA and Red Hat solutions, including Cisco AI PODs, AI security, and AI observability.\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Determine 1. Cisco Safe AI Manufacturing facility with NVIDIA and Pink Hat provide an expanded alternative of options to assist AI practitioners speed up the supply of AI purposes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The sting expertise (Cisco Unified Edge and AI-powered stay hologram assistant):<\/strong> Attendees can work together with a hologram customer support agent powered by an OpenShift container operating domestically on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/site\/us\/en\/products\/computing\/unified-edge\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cisco Unified Edge<\/a>. By using a small language mannequin (SLM) from Arcee AI, we\u2019ll present that hyper-personalized, low-latency AI experiences can run reliably on the edge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491301\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden size-medium_large wp-image-491301\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/gcs\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2026\/05\/powering-the-intelligent-edge-blog-figure-2-768x432.png\" alt=\"Image of Proto Hologram assistant for Cisco Unified Edge with diagram showing how users can interact with its hologram avatars.\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium_large wp-image-491301\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/gcs\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2026\/05\/powering-the-intelligent-edge-blog-figure-2-768x432.png\" alt=\"Image of Proto Hologram assistant for Cisco Unified Edge with diagram showing how users can interact with its hologram avatars.\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Determine 2. The Proto Hologram assistant for Cisco Unified Edge lets customers converse with a photo-real hologram avatar who can ship customized customer support<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Unified management (Cisco Intersight and Splunk Observability Cloud):<\/strong> We\u2019re debuting the brand new <a href=\"https:\/\/intersight.com\/help\/saas\/resources\/plugin_openshift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cisco Intersight OpenShift plugin<\/a>, offering direct visibility into UCS {hardware} well being. Attendees may also see how the Intersight Ansible assortment automates day-2 operations, whereas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.splunk.com\/en_us\/products\/observability-cloud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Splunk Observability Cloud<\/a> supplies deep insights into AI agent efficiency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community as code (Cisco Nexus Dashboard):<\/strong> Our crew will exhibit the way to construct and deploy a complete VXLAN EVPN knowledge middle cloth modeled as code. By leveraging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/site\/us\/en\/products\/networking\/cloud-networking\/nexus-platform\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cisco Nexus Dashboard<\/a>\u2019s REST API with Ansible, we\u2019re showcasing a real \u201cNo-code\/Low-code\u201d strategy to infrastructure, full with GitOps and CI\/CD pipeline validation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_skilled_insights_Talking_classes\"><\/span>Get skilled insights: Talking classes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Past the sales space, our consultants are taking to the stage to supply a technical deep dive into the structure powering these improvements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.experiences.redhat.com\/widget\/redhat\/sum26\/SessionCatalog2026\/session\/1773072690335001Jcbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breakout session: Inside safe AI<\/a><\/strong>: Eugene Minchenko (Cisco) and Stephen Malkinson (Pink Hat) are main a technical session on how Pink Hat AI Enterprise integrates with Cisco Safe AI Manufacturing facility with NVIDIA and the way the Pink Hat AI Inference Server works with Cisco Unified Edge. They\u2019ll stroll attendees via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/td\/docs\/unified_computing\/ucs\/UCS_CVDs\/cisco_ucs_edge_red_hat_design.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cisco Unified Edge for Pink Hat Edge Design Information<\/a>, offering a blueprint for deploying and optimizing AI workloads with built-in instruments and confirmed designs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.experiences.redhat.com\/widget\/redhat\/sum26\/SessionCatalog2026\/session\/1773073367777001Tf8S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lightning discuss: AI made easy and security-focused<\/strong><\/a>: Ramya Korada (Cisco) will discover the way to speed up safe, trusted AI adoption with out operational complexity. She\u2019ll spotlight how Cisco Safe AI Manufacturing facility with NVIDIA, along with Pink Hat, provides a constant, enterprise-grade basis for production-ready, scalable innovation, permitting groups to give attention to enterprise outcomes fairly than infrastructure administration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_platform_considering_issues\"><\/span>Why platform considering issues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The frequent thread throughout all these demos and classes is the shift towards \u201cplatform considering.\u201d Whether or not it\u2019s the mixing of Splunk and Ansible for automated troubleshooting, or the compatibility of Isovalent with OpenShift, our aim is to supply a basis that&#8217;s easy to deploy on day 0, simple to function on day 1, and resilient via day N.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_planning_to_participation\"><\/span>From planning to participation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For years, the business has been in a \u201cplanning\u201d part with roadmaps, pilots, and theoretical architectures. Pink Hat Summit 2026 alerts that we&#8217;ve moved firmly into the \u201cparticipation\u201d part. Organizations are actually deploying AI in methods which might be sensible, safe, and aligned with their present operational realities.<\/p>\n<p>Cisco and Pink Hat are dedicated to serving to make sure that as you are taking these subsequent steps, your infrastructure isn&#8217;t a bottleneck, however a catalyst for innovation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Should you\u2019re able to discover these options additional, we\u2019ve developed sources that can assist you get began:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many AI conversations at this time middle on how AI needs to be deployed, secured, and managed in the actual world. 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