思科宣布完成对Splunk的收购

2024年3月19日，北京 —— 日前，思科宣布完成对网络安全软件公司Splunk的收购，令思科具备更强的基础得以服务客户，为客户的完整数字化足迹提供卓越的可见性和洞察力。

在数字新时代发展，企业需要全方位联接并保护其运营要素的安全，包括联接推动业务增长的人员、地点、应用、数据和设备，同时保护整个数字足迹免受网络安全威胁、停机时间和其他关键业务风险的影响。

思科将整合网络解决方案、安全解决方案，和可视化数据，充分发挥网络的全部潜能，为企业提供实时一致的完整数字景观，帮助团队主动保护关键基础设施，预防网络中断，并优化网络体验。

思科董事长兼首席执行官罗卓克表示：“我们对于Splunk正式成为思科的一部分感到十分兴奋。现在我们已经是全球最大的软件公司之一，我们将重塑客户驾驭数据的方式，全方位联接和保护企业的方方面面，同时助力推动AI变革，守护AI变革中的网络安全。”

Splunk执行副总裁、总经理Gary Steele表示：“Splunk和思科的强强联合，将为我们全球范围内的共同客户带来巨大价值。思科和Splunk的结合将令企业拥有全面洞察网络和数字足迹的能力，通过广泛和强大的安全和可观察性产品组合，赋予企业前所未有的韧性。”

思科将推动AI变革，保护AI变革中的网络安全

人工智能(AI)技术的应用及其产生的影响，超越了以往我们所见的任何一项技术。

大规模有效利用恰当的数据，是令AI发挥优势并令企业以前所未有的效率达成业务目标的关键所在。想要真正通过AI获益，企业需要能够支持AI算力的基础设施、可供发展AI技术的数据、能够保护AI安全的平台，以及可实时管理AI应用的可视化平台。思科在以上四个领域中皆有所长且可整合解决方案。

IDC公司I&O、云运营和DevOps部门集团副总裁Stephen Elliot表示：“思科和Splunk的结合具有划时代的意义，将帮助客户做到以前不可能完成的事情。收购完成后，思科可为市场上的网络、安全和运营高管们提供独特的成套解决方案。结合思科在渠道和AI领域的投资，思科的客户应当关注思科当前能够为其实现的更高层次的商业价值。”

埃森哲董事长兼首席执行官Julie Sweet表示：“埃森哲公司祝贺思科完成对Splunk的收购。我们与这两家公司都长期合作并合作愉快，我们期待看到此次收购将在未来为我们的客户带来何种机遇。”

携手共进：思科与Splunk将为客户与合作伙伴带来的优势

思科和Splunk的结合将令我们的客户：

更安全。 高度综合性的安全解决方案，充分利用云、网络和端点流量来实现前所未有的可见性，为各种规模的企业提供威胁预防、检测、调查和响应能力。

更可视。 高度综合的全栈可视化解决方案，在多云混合环境中为用户提供卓越的数字体验。

更互联。 在智能、有韧性和持续优化的网络基础设施上提供领先的安全网络解决方案。

更卓越的AI。 思科的网络产品组合，结合强劲安全保障、全栈可视化和全面的数据平台，使客户能够安全地在企业和应用中驾驭AI的力量。

更强的经济效益。 思科与Splunk的平台化方案将助力我们的客户整合众多单点产品，从而改善业务成果并降低成本。

思科和 Splunk 的结合，也将拥有丰富经验的全球开发人员和合作伙伴社区聚在一起，为客户提供预打包的应用程序和解决方案扩展其安全性、可视化和数据平台功能。结合后的合作伙伴生态系统可以通过高价值服务以及部署创新的新应用程序和人工智能驱动的解决方案创造新的盈利。

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