This article discusses IT hardware circularity, emphasizing its importance in reducing waste and environmental impact. Circularity involves reusing resources to extend product lifecycles, conserve ecosystems and lower costs. Leading tech companies like NetApp, Juniper and Dell are adopting circular practices, such as modular designs and recycling programs, to enhance sustainability and reduce e-waste.

In this article, we will detail how and why we used Apstra, combined with Dell and Cisco switching, to create our backbone networking environment for the AIPG (AI Proving Ground). This backbone connects our GPUAAS, LLMAAS, VMware and OpenShift environments with a single common fabric.