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Jeetu Patel talks about how Splunk purchase strengthens Cisco's security, AI and data muscle
Michael Novinson (michael novinson) •
April 9, 2024
Cisco's $28 billion acquisition of Splunk will reshape the security landscape by combining Cisco's networking and cyber expertise with Splunk's robust data capabilities.
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Bringing in San Francisco-based security operations giant to provide existing Cisco customers with greater observability, more reliable networking, cost-effective security solutions, and enhanced AI capabilities said Jeetu Patel, executive vice president and general manager of security and collaboration. Superior data insights enable Cisco and Splunk to deliver unparalleled security, observability, and AI efficiency (see below). Jeetu Patel talks about consistent design at Cisco Security).
“I don't think you can be a world-class networking and connectivity company today without also being a security company,” Patel said. “I don't think you can be a world-class security company unless you're an AI company, because you have to deal with threats at machine scale. You can't deal with threats at human scale. And I don't think so. No.’ If you’re not a great data company, you can’t be a great AI company. ”
In this video interview with Information Security Media Group, Patel also talked about:
- The importance of AI in effectively pre-empting and responding to cyber threats.
- How this acquisition aims to simplify and strengthen Cisco and Splunk's security operations.
- How this partnership will streamline AI processes and provide more consistent and predictable security.
Patel, who has led Cisco's Security and Collaboration business since August 2020, has led Box's product and platform strategy for more than five years and is responsible for the company's long-term vision and roadmap for cloud content management in the enterprise. I have set it up. Previously, he served as general manager and chief executive officer of EMC's newly acquired Enterprise Enterprise Syncplicity business unit, which is a cloud service for file sync sharing and collaboration.
