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Cisco's Steve Clayton: AI Infrastructure is the Invisible Network

Steve Clayton from Cisco likens AI infrastructure to travel planning, where the underlying network is essential but often overlooked. He emphasizes that while users focus on the AI applications and outcomes, the robust network infrastructure enabling these capabilities is critical and typically invisible. AI

IMPACT Highlights the critical, often invisible role of network infrastructure in enabling AI capabilities.

RANK_REASON Commentary from a company representative about AI infrastructure.

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Cisco's Steve Clayton: AI Infrastructure is the Invisible Network

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    You plan the trip around restaurants and hotels — not the roads getting you there. Steve Clayton from Cisco says AI infrastructure is exactly like that. The net

    You plan the trip around restaurants and hotels — not the roads getting you there. Steve Clayton from Cisco says AI infrastructure is exactly like that. The network is invisible, taken for granted, but nothing works without it. Most people never think about what makes AI actually…