Cisco Acquires Splunk for $28 Billion

Cisco Acquires SnapAttack

January 31, 2025

Cybersecurity

Cisco has acquired SnapAttack, a threat detection and defense company that provides a detection-content lifecycle platform for Security Operations Centers (SOCs). The acquisition will accelerate detection engineering, validation and SIEM modernization capabilities and enable closer integration with Splunk's TDIR and SIEM offerings to improve defenders' visibility and content management.

Splunk Inc. Acquires Flowmill

November 24, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Splunk Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Flowmill, a Palo Alto–based cloud network observability company that specializes in network performance monitoring using eBPF technology. The acquisition expands Splunk's Observability Suite by adding real-time cloud network telemetry and NPM capabilities; the deal was announced November 24, 2020 and expected to close in Splunk's fiscal fourth quarter.

Splunk Acquires TruSTAR

May 18, 2021

Cybersecurity

Splunk Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TruSTAR, a San Francisco–based cloud-native threat intelligence and data-centric security platform. The acquisition will expand Splunk's cloud security capabilities by integrating TruSTAR's threat intelligence normalization and enrichment into Splunk's Data-to-Everything platform to accelerate detection, automation and response.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Acquires Juniper Networks

July 2, 2025

Telecommunications

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) completed its all-cash acquisition of Juniper Networks for $40.00 per share (approximately $14 billion equity value), combining Juniper's AI-native networking capabilities with HPE's hybrid cloud and AI portfolio. The deal doubles HPE's networking business, is expected to be accretive to non-GAAP EPS in year one, and positions the combined company to deliver an end-to-end, AI-driven networking stack for enterprise, service provider, and cloud customers.

Broadcom Acquires VMware

November 22, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Broadcom Inc. completed its acquisition of VMware, Inc., a leading provider of multi-cloud and virtualization software, in a transaction valued at approximately $61 billion (plus assumed net debt). The deal brings VMware into Broadcom’s software portfolio to expand Broadcom’s infrastructure and cloud software capabilities and rebrand the combined software business under the VMware name.

Presidio Acquires Kinney Group Splunk Business

October 28, 2024

IT Services

Presidio has acquired the Splunk-focused business of Kinney Group (KGI) to expand and strengthen its Splunk services, adding KGI’s engineering team, Atlas software platform, and deep machine-data analytics expertise. The acquisition enhances Presidio’s capabilities across security, observability and operational analytics to help enterprise clients accelerate Splunk adoption and maximize ROI.