Enterprise AI has entered
its operational era.
Are you ready?
Co-developed with Cisco Available exclusively through Cisco
Stack Automation by Quali closes the gap between AI ambition and AI production, automating the full rack-to-application workflow in hours, not weeks.
“The organizations that move fastest won’t simply be the ones with the most GPUs. They’ll be the ones that can deploy, govern, secure, and scale AI reliably across real production environments.”
Jeremy Foster, SVP & General Manager Cisco Compute
Co-developed with Cisco
Built on Cisco Validated Designs and engineering expertise
Exclusively available through Cisco
Ordered via Cisco CCW through any Cisco partner
Native Cisco integrations
Built-in support for Intersight and Nexus Dashboard
Powered by Quali
Quali’s proven automation engine, trusted by enterprises worldwide
Quali and Cisco announce
Stack Automation at Cisco Live
The official launch announcement covering how Stack Automation helps enterprises deploy production-ready AI and hybrid infrastructure in hours, not weeks.
Stack Automation in action
A complete rack-to-app deployment walkthrough, from solution modeling in the Solutions Hub through to validated, production-ready infrastructure, automated end-to-end without a single manual configuration step.
Three capabilities
One connected experience
Day 0: Planning Solutions Hub — Hundreds of pre-built blueprints, ready to deploy
Choose from a catalog of pre-validated solutions covering Cisco and third-party software. Model solutions, visualise every component, and generate a bill of materials before a single server ships.
Day 1: Deployment Rack-to-app automation — Production-ready in hours
A single automated execution provisions networking, compute, storage, and every software layer end-to-end. Cisco-validated security settings are embedded from the first moment, not applied as an afterthought.
Customization: Blueprint Designer Extend and adapt – your IaC, your tools, your pace
Tailor validated blueprints or build from scratch using existing Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and Phyton assets. Agentic AI tools generate, optimise, and self-heal configurations – no proprietary lock-in, no rip and replace.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the Cisco-Quali partnership and how Stack Automation relate to the wider Quali platform. For product documentation, pricing, and purchasing, visit Cisco.com
Stack Automation is a Quali product, co-engineered with Cisco and offered exclusively through Cisco channels. It combines Quali’s automation engine with Cisco’s infrastructure expertise, including Cisco Validated Designs, to deliver a cloud-like deployment experience on-premises. Native integrations with Cisco Intersight and Nexus Dashboard are built in from day one.
Quali’s automation engine has powered the Cisco DevNet Sandbox for years, providing on-demand access to complex, real-world IT environments at scale. That proven track record, combined with a shared vision for the future of enterprise IT operations, led to the decision to co-engineer Stack Automation together.
Stack Automation is built on Torque, Quali’s infrastructure automation platform. It uses the same automation engine, blueprint model, and governance layer, configured specifically for Cisco infrastructure and distributed exclusively through Cisco. Torque serves multi-cloud, multi-vendor environments across the full infrastructure lifecycle. Stack Automation is Torque’s Cisco-exclusive, Day 0–1 focused edition.
Stack Automation and Torque are complementary, not competing. If you’re a Torque customer running Cisco infrastructure, Stack Automation gives your Cisco team a purpose-built, Cisco-channel deployment experience on top of the same platform you already use. The two products share the same automation foundation.
Yes. Stack Automation covers Day 0–1 deployment for Cisco infrastructure. If your needs expand to multi-cloud environments, multi-vendor infrastructure, Day 2 operations — drift detection, cost governance, self-service environments, or agentic AI infrastructure management, Torque is the natural next step. Speak with your Quali representative about how the two platforms can work together.
All support is provided by Quali. If a Cisco API or product issue is identified, Quali works directly with Cisco TAC to resolve it. For third-party software, Quali coordinates with the relevant partners. For purchasing, commercial queries, and Cisco-specific questions, contact your Cisco account representative.
Yes. Stack Automation continuously monitors every deployed environment against its validated blueprint. Configuration drift, cost attribution, and out-of-band change governance are built into the platform. Environments are tracked from initial deployment through their full operational life. For organizations that need multi-cloud, multi-vendor operational management beyond Cisco infrastructure, Torque extends these capabilities across the full estate.
Stack Automation is a
Cisco-exclusive product
To purchase, get full pricing details, or speak with a Cisco representative about how Stack Automation fits your infrastructure roadmap, visit the official Cisco product page.
Stack Automation is ordered through Cisco CCW via any Cisco partner. The Essentials tier is free. Advantage subscriptions and Full-Stack engagements are facilitated by your Cisco account team.
On the Cisco page you’ll find:
Full product documentation and data sheets
Pricing and subscription details via CCW
Cisco Validated Design references
Personalized demo with the Cisco team
Full-stack beta program sign-up