Cisco Expands Cyber-Security Capabilities With ThreatGRID Buy

In an effort to improve the security features of cyber ICT for Cisco announced last week for ICT security company based in New York to acquire for an undisclosed sum ThreatGRID. The transaction is expected to close by the end of this year. ThreatGRID analysis provides intelligent threat technology to protect against different forms of malware and cyber-attacks homes. The acquisition is expected Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) solutions portfolio of Cisco security, extend, So that ICT improves the security of the network, both on site and in the cloud. Cisco products and solutions AMP were originally developed by Sourcefire, all that bought the networking giant in a matter of 2.7 billion in 2013.

Cisco recently aussi AMP day ICT and security solutions from the data center to customers in difficulty the more advanced persistent threats advanced terrorist malware and other terrorist threats (STV). The AMP upgrade now includes new security features for terminals, private cloud devices, networks and network devices. These efforts should help the company to compete effectively with rivals how Palo Alto Networks, Check Point and Juniper in the area of Cyber security, where it was losing market share in recent years. The acquisition can be done by computer companies are designed to focus on the world of software and services, and support the vision of ICT as that number aussi attempt by Cisco.We estimate a $ 26.50 price estimate for Cisco price, all that is about 10% above the current market price.

Product Bundling to Be Key for Cisco’s Future

Security is an important part of product and service network throughout the year, and as Cisco transition from a hardware manufacturer to a software solution, they changed the way it provides security. The company seeks in all companies where the hardware, software and service, work in comfort for the client to build an architecture around. This architecture is the integration of Cisco Internet concept all the cloud data centers, mobility and security significantly. This will relieve the customer from any liability to integrate different systems and better delivery of services and secure.

Overall, the company is in a business model, architecture Where is the integration of all products and services and software licenses pilot looking for the hand. However, this will enable Cisco customers cheaper to use, white label products, equipment increasingly standardized and product margins affecting Cisco software licenses. Buyers may also decide on a white label products for other supplier Cisco software.

Therefore, customers lose remains a threat to Cisco in ICT plans to separate software from hardware. If Cisco can develop an effective integration architecture, subordination and security product, it shoulds offer ble to encourage existing customers to the company and products ALSO white label holders adhere. Bundle its recent strategy of individual products in the suite is a third example.

Instead of selling a number of individual products, Cisco provides it in different thirds of the oven and it suites market have an Essentials package, Cisco ONE basic, advanced services Cisco ONE Application and Cisco Advanced Services Security ONE. Altho in the same Cisco network open (ONE) of the platform development environment for the content SDN, each separate reserve for packets and can be licensed as bathroom thereafter aligned.

Cisco said there still items on an individual basis for those customers who prefer to sell the product coverage over time, that comes Promotes Instead licenses assumes less importance. The new strategy will initially oriented in the three regions of the enterprise data center, enterprise WAN and access networks, Cisco Finally, considering moving to a model similar license to the supplier and the service objective .

In each of these clusters and contained in the center of the brand strategy is revised Application Infrastructure Policy Controller (APIC), new control software based Cisco, which was introduced last year as a key element of the application of ICT infrastructure Centric (ACI) SDN investment acquired Insieme Networks. In addition to simplifying the pricing and branding to better promote ICT platform, Cisco SDN the new marketing approach. With SDN threat of physical pressure margins, the new licensing model shoulds aussi hard Cisco help protect a change in sales mix to higher margin services / software solutions and overall margins.