AMD Teams Up With Cisco to Launch AI Infrastructure Platform in Saudi Arabia
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced a new artificial intelligence infrastructure platform in collaboration with Cisco Systems (CSCO) and HUMAIN, aimed at expanding AMD's presence in the Middle East. The initiative pairs AMD’s Instinct MI355X GPUs and EPYC CPUs with Cisco’s Silicon One AI networking architecture to deliver high-performance GPU-as-a-Service solutions across Saudi Arabia. This partnership is expected to reduce integration challenges for large-scale AI deployments, while also diversifying AMD's revenue beyond U.S. cloud providers by tapping into sovereign AI spending in the region. The platform supports ultra-low latency workloads essential for training advanced models and real-time inference tasks. Initial operations are projected to support 250 megawatts of AI deployment starting in 2027, scaling up to one gigawatt by the end of this decade. AMD shares have surged more than two times their price from earlier this year amid strong data center sales growth and a bullish Wall Street consensus rating. Analysts maintain a 'Strong Buy' stance with an average target suggesting over 30% upside potential.
Topics: AI infrastructure AMD Cisco GPUaaS HUMAIN