Cisco to acquire ThousandEyes

Cisco announced its intent to acquire privately-held ThousandEyes. ThousandEyes’ Internet and Cloud intelligence platform delivers deep visibility and insights into the digital delivery of applications and services. Cisco also announced that combining Cisco’s strength in network and application performance with ThousandEyes’ visibility into the Internet allows customers to view the digital delivery of applications and services. Thus, customers can

Providing comprehensive visibility

ThousandEyes enables customers to pinpoint deficiencies and improve network and application performance across enterprise and cloud networks. Cisco stated that by delivering comprehensive visibility into applications and services, it will also empower enterprises to accelerate their digital transformation.

ThousandEyes’ capabilities will be included in Cisco’s core Enterprise Networking and Cloud, and AppDynamics portfolios to enhance visibility across the enterprise, internet, and the cloud. Todd Nightingale, senior vice president and general manager, Cisco Enterprise Networking and Cloud said,

“I’m excited to welcome the ThousandEyes team to Cisco. The combination of Cisco and ThousandEyes will enable deeper and broader visibility to pinpoint deficiencies and improve the network and application performance across all networks. This will give customers end-to-end visibility when accessing cloud applications, and Internet Intelligence will improve networking reliability and the overall application experience.”