Cisco Introduces Data Fabric for AI-Ready Machine Data

Sep 10, 2025
Cisco has announced the Cisco Data Fabric, a new architecture designed to transform machine data into AI-ready intelligence, leveraging the Splunk platform to reduce costs and complexity.

Cisco has announced the Cisco Data Fabric, a new architecture designed to transform machine data into AI-ready intelligence, announced in a press release. This innovative framework, powered by the Splunk platform, aims to reduce the cost and complexity of handling machine data at scale, enabling organizations to leverage it for AI applications.

The Cisco Data Fabric is built to unify and activate machine data from across the enterprise, providing turnkey solutions that simplify data management and enhance decision-making. It supports advanced data filtering, shaping, and tiering, and offers powerful federation capabilities to correlate insights across various domains, delivering near real-time operational intelligence.

With features like the Cisco AI Canvas and the Splunk Machine Data Lake, the framework provides a persistent, AI-ready foundation for model training and enterprise analytics. The Cisco Data Fabric is available now, with additional features expected through 2026. Cisco Systems, Inc. continues to lead in AI-powered solutions, enhancing productivity and digital resilience.

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