# What's Next for Cisco + Splunk: Insights from Our Partners at .conf26

DevFeed: [What's Next for Cisco + Splunk: Insights from Our Partners at .conf26](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-s-next-for-cisco-splunk-insights-from-our-partners-at-conf26-55019.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blogs.cisco.com/partner/whats-next-for-cisco-splunk-insights-from-our-partners-at-conf26>)

Author: Shannon Leininger

Published: 2026-09-18T16:00:39Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Cisco Blogs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cisco-blogs.md>)

Topics: [Cisco](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cisco.md>), [Data analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-analysis.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [agent observability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agent-observability.md>), [Cisco Data Fabric](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cisco-data-fabric.md>), [Enterprise Architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/enterprise-architecture.md>), [Agentic SOC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agentic-soc.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [downtime](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/downtime.md>), [GPU](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gpu.md>)

Tags: [agent-observability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent-observability.md>), [agentic-soc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-soc.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analytics.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [cisco](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cisco.md>), [cisco-data-fabric](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cisco-data-fabric.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [digital-resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-resilience.md>), [downtime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/downtime.md>), [enterprise-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/enterprise-architecture.md>), [gpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gpu.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [partner](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/partner.md>), [splunk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/splunk.md>)

## AI overview

The article presents partner takeaways from .conf26 about Cisco and Splunk's convergence across networking, data analytics, cybersecurity, and observability. It emphasizes data ownership, downtime costs, federated search, Cisco Data Fabric, GPU-accelerated infrastructure, agent observability, prebuilt security agents, and collaboration with AWS.

## Source excerpt

The convergence of Cisco's secure networking and Splunk's data analytics highlights new opportunities in the AI era. Key insights include the strategic importance of data ownership, value-driven innovation, and a unified ecosystem.