Cisco Brings Splunk AI On Premises, Expands Agent Observability

Cisco has expanded its partnership with Splunk by introducing new AI capabilities to on-premises environments and improving agent observability. The updates, announced at Splunk's .conf26, include Cisco AI POD for Splunk, which brings Splunk AI capabilities to self-managed environments.

The product targets challenges enterprises face as they move AI agents into production, where IT teams need to know whether agents are behaving as expected and how much they cost to run. The on-premises option is aimed at enterprises that need to keep sensitive machine data within their own environments.

Cisco's president and chief product officer, Jeetu Patel, said, 'Customers want to know: Can I trust it to do the job? Can I afford it? And, most importantly, can I secure it?'