Stack Automation by Quali, an infrastructure automation platform developed jointly with Cisco, has reached general availability. The tool is sold exclusively through Cisco and is designed to address the time gap between purchasing AI infrastructure and putting it into use. The companies state that deployments which traditionally require six to twelve weeks of manual assembly can now be completed in hours.
This approach incorporates Cisco Validated Designs as deployable blueprints rather than static documentation.
The platform combines Quali’s automation and agentic AI engine with Cisco security practices and Validated Designs. It integrates with Cisco Intersight and Cisco Nexus Dashboard to manage planning and deployment phases. Quali also announced that Stack Automation will become part of Cisco Cloud Control, the unified operations platform introduced in June.
This integration connects the deployment engine to the same console used by human operators and AI agents.
Lior Koriat, CEO of Quali, stated that enterprise infrastructure has reached an inflection point. He noted that successful teams treat the infrastructure layer as a strategic asset rather than an operational constraint. Jeremy Foster, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco Compute, added that customers should not spend weeks assembling infrastructure before utilizing AI.
He said the platform allows customers to move from rack to application in hours, providing a faster and more secure path for deploying AI and mission-critical infrastructure.
The platform features a Solutions Hub catalog containing validated blueprints for networking, security, observability, virtualization, and AI frameworks. At launch, the catalog includes Cisco Nexus Dashboard, Cisco Intersight, Catalyst Center, and Identity Services Engine. It also supports third-party solutions such as Splunk, Red Hat OpenShift, NVIDIA NIMs, VMware, Qumulo, and Veeam.