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Cisco Completes Acquisition of Splunk

to enable the meaningful benefits of AI and
help organizations drive outcomes never
before possible. To truly reap the benefits
of AI, organizations need the infrastructure
to power it, the data to develop it, a security
platform to protect it, and an observability
platform to monitor and manage it in real
Cisco announced it completed the acquisi- CEO of Cisco. “As one of the world’s largest time. Cisco will be able to do all four togeth-
tion of Splunk, setting the foundation for de- software companies, we will revolutionize er. “Cisco and Splunk is a transformative
livering unparalleled visibility and insights the way our customers leverage data to combination that will allow customers to
across an organization’s entire digital foot- connect and protect every aspect of their do things that weren’t possible before,” said
print. To thrive in the new digital era, orga- organization as we help power and protect Stephen Elliot, Group Vice President, I&O,
nizations must connect and protect all that the AI revolution.” “Uniting Splunk and Cis- Cloud Operations, and DevOps at IDC. “With
they do. They need to connect the people, co will bring tremendous value to our joint the close, Cisco has created a unique set
places, applications, data, and devices that customers worldwide,” said Gary Steele, of solutions for networking, security, and
power their business while protecting their Executive Vice President, General Manag- operations executives in the market. When
entire digital footprint from cybersecurity er, Splunk. “The combination of Cisco and you add that to their channel and AI invest-
threats, downtime, and other critical busi- Splunk will provide truly comprehensive ments, customers should be considering
ness risks. Cisco will bring the full power visibility and insights across an organiza- the higher levels of business value that
of the network, together with market-lead- tion’s entire digital footprint, delivering an can now be unlocked.” “Accenture congrat-
ing security and observability solutions, to unprecedented level of resilience through ulates Cisco on the acquisition of Splunk,"
deliver a real-time unified view of the entire the most extensive and powerful security said Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO Accenture.
digital landscape, helping teams proactive- and observability product portfolio on the "We have enjoyed long-term partnerships
ly defend critical infrastructure, prevent market.” The adoption and impact of AI are with both companies and look forward to
outages, and refine the network experience. outpacing that of any technology introduc- the opportunities this collaboration pres-
“We are thrilled to officially welcome Splunk tion we have ever seen. Effective use of ents to our clients in the future.
to Cisco,” said Chuck Robbins, Chair and the right data at massive scale is critical

Eutelsat OneWeb Services Activated for
Enterprise and Maritime in Australia and New

Zealand Through Sat One Partnership

Eutelsat Group announces that Sat One, is Chief Executive Officer of Sat One. "Our grade, resilient, high-speed, low-latency LEO
leveraging its OneWeb LEO constellation agreement with Eutelsat OneWeb enables services that stand up to the harsh outback,
for the first-time activation of land-based us to lead the market in providing enterprise the wet tropics, and New Zealand's freezing
services across Australia’s remote northern
and southern regions, maritime services in
Australian waters, and commercial service
in New Zealand. Satellite service company
Sat One and Eutelsat OneWeb have a
multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement
enabling Sat One to bring high-speed, low
latency connectivity to its most remote
customers. With Eutelsat OneWeb’s LEO
now operational in Australia and New
Zealand, Sat One has begun providing
services to enterprises, including mine
sites, and remote communities as well
as maritime customers. “Today heralds
a new chapter for connectivity, tailored
to Australasia's unique landscapes and
seascapes," remarked Daniel Fairbairn,

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