Cisco’s Splunk acquisition – game changer for APAC customers

TLDR:

Key points:

• Cisco acquired Splunk for $28bn to enhance cyber security capabilities.
• The integration plan includes security, AI, observability, network management, and tool consolidation.

Article Summary:

Cisco’s recent acquisition of Splunk for $28bn aims to address cyber security challenges by combining Splunk’s telemetry and log data analysis with Cisco’s networking and security expertise. The integration plan includes leveraging Cisco’s Talos threat intelligence, unifying AI assistants for security, and rationalizing product portfolios. The collaboration aims to provide better visibility, automation, and response capabilities for APAC customers, helping them build resilient enterprises. Splunk’s observability and log capabilities will be integrated with Cisco’s AppDynamics for enhanced application performance management, leading to potential self-healing networks in the future. Both companies plan to continue their partner programs to support seamless transition for partners. The collective focus is to accelerate SOC modernization efforts, enhance AI capabilities, and improve digital resilience for customers in the region.