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Cisco and Splunk integrate observability solutions providing unified visibility across any environment , any stack
Cisco , unveiled the first of its innovative integrations with Splunk , a Cisco company , as the organisations combine their market-observability technologies to accelerate full-stack observability for the entire enterprise , helping customers deliver more performant and secure digital experiences .
Through the full-stack observability journey , organisations can unlock unified visibility across any environment , on-premises , hybrid and multi cloud and any stack while harnessing powerful real-time analytics for faster , more accurate detection , investigation and response .
Building on the recent landmark acquisition , Cisco and Spunk announced new integrations including a unified observability experience for joint customers , and the introduction of Splunk Log Observer Connect for Cisco AppDynamics and Cisco AppDynamics integration with Splunk IT Service Intelligence , ITSI .
Now with Cisco ’ s visibility into the network and any environment , coupled with Splunk ’ s industry-defining log analytics and cloud native observability capabilities , customers can instrument their entire business and reduce blind spots .
Cisco and Splunk are delivering a standardised approach for customers to help ensure reliability across their digital estate , whether traditional applications or modern cloud-native environments .
Combining Cisco AppDynamics for Application Performance Monitoring , for three-tier and hybrid applications with the Splunk Observability Cloud for microservices environments , underpinned by Splunk Platform and event correlation capabilities from Splunk ITSI , customers unlock visibility across any environment and any stack .
New full-stack observability innovations were also announced , including a new AI Assistant for AppDynamics which delivers meaningful guidance and insights , and empowers users to make informed decisions faster and more accurately than ever before , as well as expanded AppDynamics Software-as-a- Service , SaaS hosting on Microsoft Azure .
In addition , new Advanced AI in Splunk IT Service Intelligence , ITSI was unveiled , which leverages advanced AI and machine learning capabilities to provide IT teams more precise alerting and a more accurate view into IT health .
Through Cisco and Splunk ’ s new integrations and innovations , customers gain unified visibility across their entire digital footprint , including both owned and unowned networks . The observability experience helps meet customers ’ unique IT environment needs by providing support for onpremises , hybrid and multi cloud environments .
“ By bringing together Splunk and Cisco observability solutions , customers now have unified visibility across their entire digital footprint so they can detect , investigate and resolve problems faster to create a reliable , resilient experience for their users ,” said Tom Casey , SVP and GM , Products and Technology , Splunk .
“ Having full control over their data helps them make more targeted , effective and smarter investments in their digital systems and services , allowing them to better leverage their entire digital footprint to attract more business and grow the company .”
New unified experiences across Cisco and Splunk observability products enable better efficiency and accuracy in troubleshooting hybrid environments that span traditional and modern applications , as well as owned and unowned networks . The new single sign-on , SSO credentials help simplify and streamline shared workflows between Cisco AppDynamics and Splunk , enabling customers to better access the right data .
The introduction of context-aware deep linking enables Cisco AppDynamics customers to seamlessly transition to relevant logs in the Splunk Platform as part of their troubleshooting workflow , to heightened productivity and faster Mean Time to Resolution , MTTR across solutions . p
Tom Casey , SVP and GM , Products and Technology , Splunk
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