By acquiring SamKnows router telemetry, Cisco can now keep an eye on home workers through ThousandEyes.

With a press release, Cisco announces the acquisition of SamKnows, a network company based in London. The company specializes in telemetry solutions that are installed on routers to remotely monitor the health of a network. Cisco entrusts the training of its youngest daughter, ThousandEyes, which has been part of the portfolio since 2020.

Hybrid working will be commonplace in many organizations in 2023, but for it to work, every employee must have a powerful internet connection, wherever they are. Companies can take matters into their own hands and provide their employees with their own (secure) router, but the connection strength still depends on many factors. These can be followed up via ThousandEyes.

With the addition of SamKnows, ThousandEyes gives employers more visibility into employees’ networks at home. Things like connection speed, latency, packet loss, and jitter can all be monitored remotely. If the measurements indicate irregularities in the network, problems can be localized and rectified more quickly.

Accedian

The summer sale doesn’t start until this weekend, but Cisco is already actively buying. Last week Cisco had already announced that it wanted to take over the Canadian company Accedian. The company will be integrated into Cisco’s data center business, but network director Jonathan Davidson believes Accedian could also be a useful addition to ThousandEyes.