How Data Center Networking Is Evolving To Balance Scale And Security
siliconANGLE, Monday, September 22nd, 2025
Data center networking has been reshaping the era of artificial intelligence. It's the connective layer that decides whether new applications surge ahead or stall under their own weight.
But the shift from experiments to enterprise deployment is straining every corner of the data center. Networks must not only grow across sites, but also stand firm against traffic patterns whose only constant is their unpredictability, according to Murali Gandluru (pictured), vice president of product management for data center networking at Cisco. At the center of this transformation is a question of how to balance performance with control. The network is now both the circulatory system of AI data centers and the enforcement layer for policy and compliance.