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I heard the news about Cisco’s intent to acquire Splunk last week as I sat in a pub in central London. My immediate reaction was that Cisco is not doubling down but tripling down on network ...

“Cisco is going to be able to identify trends, and then be able to take preventative action,” says Sentinel Technologies Chief Technology Officer Robert Keblusek. “If they bring these things together ...

Splunk’s latest .Conf focused on machine data, federation, resiliency, and easing the cybersecurity burden. That’s a good start for the cyber giant, but from security leaders’ perspective, work ...

In the biggest acquisition in its nearly 39-year history, networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. today announced a deal to buy the cybersecurity and data observation and analysis company Splunk Inc. for ...

Cisco Systems Inc.’s $28 billion acquisition of Splunk Inc. represents a good outcome for Splunk and a strategic growth opportunity for Cisco. Splunk’s painful transition to a cloud and subscription ...

As you likely know, Cisco recently offered $157/share for Splunk. Generally speaking, I think the offer is fair. Considering my bullishness over the last six months or so, I'm happy to see something ...