# ACI

> Markdown source of <https://docs.calebsargeant.com/networking/cisco/aci/>.

- ACI is used in the Datacentre space.
- It is used to configure, manage, and operate AIO packaged SDN datacentre, integration into kubernetes, load balancing, security, etc.
- One could use Open Daylight with Nexus, etc., which is a smaller, more self-defined, self-crated SDN, using NXAPI, programmable infrastructure. Your controller would have an API, which would communicate with programmable device.