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Splunk State of Observability 2026: Avoiding the Hidden Costs of AI Agents

$CSCOPress releaseOct 20, 2026, 8:00 AM ETRead the release

Cisco released its sixth annual Splunk State of Observability report, a survey of 2,050 ITOps and engineering respondents across 10 countries focused on managing AI agent costs and quality. The research finds a gap between AI agent adoption and monitoring capability: 87% say monitoring AI is a priority, but 54% lack clear business outcomes tied to it and 55% cannot control AI costs.

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