Cisco amps up Splunk observability platform

An upgrade to the Splunk Tag Spotlight component, which lets customers analyze the performance of specific services, is aimed at helping customers more easily identify problems and resolve them quicker, Lawrence stated. Another new feature lets ITOps and engineering teams drill into Kubernetes containers to speed up repair times and maintain optimal performance across their Kubernetes environments.

The goal is to help ITOps and engineering teams unify visibility and troubleshooting workflows across their entire environment, from on-premises to the cloud, according to Lawrence. “As a result, teams can quickly identify, isolate, and resolve incidents originating anywhere in their environment and better manage their data and costs,” Lawrence wrote. These innovations were designed to help bring observability to the whole enterprise, from infrastructure to applications to the network, Lawrence stated.

Network observability trends

Data from research firm IDC suggests that enterprises need take a more unified and streamlined approach to observability.

“Success of network observability solutions rests on their ability to offer detailed insights into the cloud, bolster security postures and processes, deliver the best user experience, support integration with other management and observability tools, and serve to bolster staff capabilities, productivity, and impact,” IDC stated in a recent report on observability trends.

There are still significant challenges in collecting, analyzing, and sharing management data, according to the research firm.

“There are many methods used to gather network intelligence, and the precision of network insights is primarily determined by processing accurate, timely, and complete data sets. Network observability solutions must leverage all available mechanisms – from logs to polls to telemetry to synthetic tests – to develop a complete picture of network conditions and components,” IDC stated.