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The 10 Biggest Cisco News Stories Of 2023 (So Far)
Gina Narcisi
From technology launches to a handful of acquisitions, including Valtix and Armorblox, to job cuts and an Americas channel chief promotion, here are the 10 biggest Cisco news stories of the year so far.

10. Cisco To Scoop Up Smartlook
Cisco in April revealed its intent to buy Smartlook, a provider of qualitative analytics for websites and mobile apps, to boost Cisco AppDynamics’ Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM).
The move comes as Cisco continues to build out its Full-Stack Observability strategy. The company saw Smartlook, a privately held company based in Brno, Czech Republic, that specializes in Real User Monitoring as a critical component of DEM.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the deal is expected to close during the fourth quarter of Cisco’s Fiscal Year 2023.