Sharon AI & Cisco Launch Australia’s First Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA

Sharon AI & Cisco Launch Australia’s First Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA

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Publish Date: 2026-02-23 00:07:00

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• Cisco and Sharon AI launch Australia’s first Cisco Secure AI Factory in partnership with NVIDIA, emphasizing secure and high-performance AI processing within Australia.
• The AI Factory is powered by 1024 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs, Cisco’s UCS servers, and Nexus Hyperfabric technology, supporting Australia’s National AI Plan and fostering AI adoption across the Asia-Pacific.
• The facility is intended to position Australia as a leader in sovereign and responsible AI, enabling enterprises to create advanced AI solutions while maintaining stringent security.
• The initiative offers tailored solutions from Sharon AI, along with a sandbox environment for experimentation, underpinned by robust national digital infrastructure that upholds data sovereignty.
• Sharon AI, Cisco, and NEXTDC’s Australian data centers work together to provide resilient and sovereign hosting for critical infrastructure, ensuring high-performance compute capabilities.