Cisco brings agentic ops platform and security overhaul to Cisco Live

Cisco brings agentic ops platform and security overhaul to Cisco Live

By Sean Michael Kerner
Publication Date: 2026-06-02 08:16:00

  • Cisco Cloud Control: A unified management platform spanning Meraki, Nexus, Intersight, Splunk, and Collaboration.
  • Agentic Actions for networking: Closed-loop autonomous remediation for campus and branch networks. 
  • Cisco Multicloud Fabric: A cloud-delivered service connecting branches, data centers, and cloud workloads across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and neoclouds.
  • Live Protect expansion: Runtime vulnerability shielding without reboots or maintenance windows, expanding to campus and branch Smart Switches.
  • Agentic IAM: Ephemeral, task-scoped access controls for AI agents delivered through Cisco Secure Access.
  • Cisco Data Fabric powered by Splunk: Federated Search, a Turnkey Machine Data Lake, an AI Toolkit, and an Agentic SOC with six purpose-built security agents.
  • New hardware: C9550 Core switch, 8100/8200/8300/8600 Secure Routers, outdoor Wi-Fi 7, the IR1000 industrial router, and the Cisco Board Pro G3.

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