Security News > 2020 > May > Cisco to Buy Network Intelligence Firm ThousandEyes
Cisco on Thursday said that it plans to acquire privately held network intelligence firm ThousandEyes, as the networking giant looks to boost network visibility and intelligence across its enterprise networking, cloud and application services portfolios.
Headquartered in San Francisco and founded in 2010, ThousandEyes provides an internet intelligence platform that delivers deep visibility and insights into application and services delivery over the Internet.
"ThousandEyes' technology warns us when a user's experience is less than ideal and can pinpoint where those failures were caused," Todd Nightingale, senior vice president and general manager, Cisco Enterprise Networking and Cloud, explained in a blog post.
ThousandEyes will join Cisco's newly-formed Networking Services business unit headed by Nightingale, and Lad will take on the role of GM of ThousandEyes, while Oliveira will focus on ThousandEyes product vision and strategy.
ThousandEyes will continue to be agnostic to underlying implementations so customers can benefit from it no matter what vendors they use, according to Lad. The acquisition is expected to close before the end of Cisco's Q1 FY'21.