Redefining Digital Resilience in the AI Era

Splunk reported that 56% of technology decision-makers are deploying autonomous agents while only 39% have the governance to back it up, according to a recent Splunk study. Two years after being acquired by Cisco, Splunk said it is integrating its data platform with Cisco's solutions and simplifying pricing, built on three pillars: the Cisco Data Fabric powered by Splunk, an agentic-led security operations model, and AI cost and governance guardrails. Splunk will present these innovations at its .conf26 global keynote, including a Builderthon where attendees can build a working AI agent using Agent Launchpad without coding experience.

For 20 years, Splunk has been the data platform that delivers digital resilience – one of our customers’ most important business outcomes. Now Splunk is more important than ever. We are facing the double-edged sword of AI. In a recent Splunk study https://www.splunk.com/en us/form/machine-data-outlook.html , we found that 56% of technology decision-makers are deploying autonomous agents, but only 39% have the governance to back it up. With AI agents, organizations can do more, better, and faster. But without the right approach, those agents create an explosion of data that makes it harder to trust and monitor their work across the entire digital footprint and leverage AI cost effectively. Splunk has risen to the occasion. We heard from Splunk customers that they need a new approach to navigate the AI era with ease and without friction of the past. Over the last two years as part of Cisco, we’ve focused on two critical things to make this happen for customers: 1. Integrating our data platform with Cisco’s industry-leading solutions to give customers unparalleled access and visibility to their data, busting down silos 2. Making Splunk simpler and more cost effective than ever before so organizations can trust AI, secure AI and afford it We’re helping customers operate with the speed and scale that the AI era demands. This evolution is focused on three core pillars: 1. Turning Machine Data into Agentic Action With the Cisco Data Fabric, powered by Splunk https://www.splunk.com/en us/blog/platform/powering-ai-innovation-with-splunk-meet-the-cisco-data-fabric.html , customers gain a new architecture that connects and analyzes distributed machine data where it lives without the cost of moving it. This makes the Cisco Data Fabric is the system of record and intelligence for the agentic enterprise. Through this architectural approach, we make the data ready and available for trusted AI. 2. Defending at Machine Speed Traditional Security Operations Centers are struggling to keep pace with mounting data volumes and stop AI-enabled breaches before they land. Splunk is evolving the SOC from a human-driven to an agentic-led model, where purpose-built AI integrates directly into security workflows, empowering security teams to move with speed, scale and confidence. 3. Optimizing AI at Scale Organizations need to trust every AI interaction. That means having the ability to secure, govern, and observe the full stack and do so economically. Splunk helps optimize AI by providing guardrails and cost governance within the platform for trusted, high-speed, efficient AI-driven workflows. This approach gives customers what they need in the AI era. It’s possible because Splunk has entered a new chapter where the limitations of the past have been completely blown away. Next week in our global keynote at .conf26 https://conf.splunk.com/? gl=1 r19bv gcl au MTEwMzEyNzMzLjE3ODczMzAxMzA. FPAU MTEwMzEyNzMzLjE3ODczMzAxMzA. ga NzA5MTIzMDU3LjE3NDUzNTAzNTQ. ga 5EPM2P39FV czE3ODc5MzcyMzIkbzIwMiRnMSR0MTc4NzkzODQ4NCRqNjAkbDAkaDI4ODQxODUwOA.. fplc JTJGeFgxcE1OcUV1QTdWOENJZzF2NGdRc0kxMGhHcXppcVU0cVVST0JCMzJNWGElMkJudkpjQmpnY2dBbHRDS2VrQml2eFUzejhybDZDUGVFUjdqUjE1bzhBejd3aTFYRUxRJTJGdFY3R3Zjektac3RNRiUyRmFvVDNLS2cyZHhMd1hDcVElM0QlM0Q. customers will see Splunk Reimagined. They will be able to experience these innovations firsthand in demos, labs, the Builder Bar, and something new this year: the Builderthon https://reg.rainfocus.com/flow/splunk/conf26/sessioncatalog/page/sessions?tab.day=20260915&search=buildathon , where anyone can build a working AI agent using Agent Launchpad https://www.splunk.com/en us/products/agent-launchpad.html without coding experience or AI expertise. If you can’t see it come to life in person, be sure to watch the Global Keynote https://conf.splunk.com/ and follow Splunk on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/splunk/posts/?feedView=all for the latest announcements. Learn more: - Machine Data Outlook: Operationalizing AI in the Enterprise https://www.splunk.com/en us/form/machine-data-outlook.html - Digital Resilience in the Agentic Era at Splunk .conf26 https://www.splunk.com/en us/blog/leadership/digital-resilience-in-the-agentic-era-at-splunk-conf26.html - From Vision to Value: New Splunk Platform Innovations Supporting Cisco Data Fabric Are Generally Available https://www.splunk.com/en us/blog/platform/splunk-platform-innovations-cisco-data-fabric-generally-available.html - The Great Telemetry Debate: Why AI-Ready Operations Require a True Data Fabric https://www.splunk.com/en us/blog/platform/why-ai-ready-operations-require-a-true-data-fabric.html Stay up on Thought Leadership from Cisco Get the latest blogs from Cisco Executives in your email. 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