Cisco makes NetOps and SecOps talk the same language

"Cisco has embedded Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) directly into its Nexus Dashboard. By doing so, the company has brought analytics and security telemetry into the core data center management environment. The integration is designed to speed up fault detection and root cause analysis. In addition, it aims to get Network Operations and Security Operations teams working from a shared view of the infrastructure."

"ITSI brings a range of functions into the Nexus Dashboard environment. These include business and service monitoring, intelligent incident management, predictive analytics, and network topology monitoring. Data center teams can access events, alarms, health scores, and inventory through open APIs. These have been equipped with pre-built and customizable dashboards covering fabric state, anomalies, and advisories."

"Cisco's broader integration work now extends to a full data fabric approach that keeps data in place rather than moving it to a central lake. The Nexus Dashboard is the latest platform to receive that treatment. The architectural change is what makes this different from a typical connector. Rather than shipping raw logs to an external data lake, a process that incurs high ingress and storage costs."

Cisco integrated Splunk IT Service Intelligence directly into its Nexus Dashboard, bringing analytics and security telemetry into core data center management. This integration transforms raw network infrastructure data into actionable insights and enables Network Operations and Security Operations teams to work from a shared infrastructure view. Following Cisco's $28 billion acquisition of Splunk in March 2024, the company has systematically integrated Splunk capabilities across its portfolio, including AppDynamics and ThousandEyes. The Nexus Dashboard integration delivers business and service monitoring, intelligent incident management, predictive analytics, and network topology monitoring. Data center teams access events, alarms, health scores, and inventory through open APIs with pre-built and customizable dashboards. This architectural approach differs from typical connectors by keeping data in place rather than shipping raw logs to external data lakes.

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