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Cisco is a US-based technology company offering networking infrastructure, security, Webex collaboration and Splunk observability products.

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Headquarters
San Jose, US
Founded
1984
Employees
86,200 (2025)
Size
10,000+
Stock exchange
NASDAQ:CSCO
Revenue (USD)
56.7B
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Company profile

Cisco supplies enterprise and service provider networking hardware and software, security (firewalls, SSE, XDR), collaboration (Webex) and observability through Splunk, acquired in 2024. Enterprises and governments rely on it for campus, data center and WAN networks and increasingly for AI data center infrastructure. Its scale and installed base make it the default networking vendor for many organizations.

Ownership
Publicly listed · NASDAQ: CSCO
Employees
50,000+

Industries served

Key offerings

Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switchingSplunkCisco Security CloudWebexThousandEyes

Typical use cases

  • Modernizing campus and branch networks
  • Security monitoring and SIEM with Splunk
  • Building data center networks for AI workloads

Strengths

  • Largest installed base in enterprise networking
  • Broad portfolio spanning network, security and observability
  • Global support and partner ecosystem

Considerations

  • Portfolio breadth creates licensing and integration complexity
  • Premium pricing versus some networking rivals
  • Integrating acquired products remains a work in progress

Typical Deloitte services

  • Network infrastructure modernization
  • Security operations and SIEM implementation
  • Observability and IT operations transformation

Editorial profile based on public information.

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