--- title: Cisco Acquires Isovalent: Enhancing Cloud Portfolio with... description: Cisco acquires Isovalent, a cloud-native networking and security startup, to enhance cloud-native networking and security with eBPF technology. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/cisco-acquires-isovalent-enhancing-cloud-portfolio-with-ebpf-tech-jfae1qe4h twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Cisco Acquires Isovalent: Enhancing Cloud Portfolio with eBPF Tech | daily.dev og:description: Cisco acquires Isovalent, a cloud-native networking and security startup, to enhance cloud-native networking and security with eBPF technology. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/cisco-acquires-isovalent-enhancing-cloud-portfolio-with-ebpf-tech-jfae1qe4h og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jFae1QE4h.png og:image:alt: Cisco Acquires Isovalent: Enhancing Cloud Portfolio with eBPF Tech og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Cisco Acquires Isovalent: Enhancing Cloud Portfolio with eBPF Tech **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Cisco acquires Isovalent, a cloud-native networking and security startup, to enhance cloud-native networking and security with eBPF technology. ## Content Cisco has announced its intent to acquire Isovalent, a cloud-native networking and security startup. Isovalent is a major player in the open-source technology eBPF and offers solutions like Cilium, Cilium Mesh, and Tetragon. These solutions provide visibility into the operating system layer, enhance networking and security functions, and improve performance and scalability. Isovalent's technology is trusted by enterprise giants such as Adobe, Bell Canada, and Capital One. This strategic acquisition is part of Cisco's goal to define the future of multicloud networking and security. By leveraging eBPF technology, Cisco aims to advance cloud-native networking solutions. The acquisition will not only enhance Cisco's cloud security product portfolio but also broaden the reach of Isovalent's Cilium software, enabling support for various applications in both cloud and on-premises environments. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of next year, solidifying Cisco's position as a leader in the cloud-native networking and security space. ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@liviux** · 0 upvotes > let's hope they don't change the licences ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cisco](https://daily.dev/tags/cisco), [#cloud-native](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud-native), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/cisco-acquires-isovalent-enhancing-cloud-portfolio-with-ebpf-tech-jfae1qe4h) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Cisco Acquires Isovalent: Enhancing Cloud Portfolio with eBPF Tech","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/cisco-acquires-isovalent-enhancing-cloud-portfolio-with-ebpf-tech-jfae1qe4h","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/cisco-acquires-isovalent-enhancing-cloud-portfolio-with-ebpf-tech-jfae1qe4h"},"datePublished":"2023-12-21T19:34:16.804Z","dateModified":"2026-03-15T07:09:38.182Z","description":"Cisco acquires Isovalent, a cloud-native networking and security startup, to enhance cloud-native networking and security with eBPF technology.","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2dc12b0982a588ddbaacc908762a738e?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2dc12b0982a588ddbaacc908762a738e?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Collections","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Collections","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--fk_6ycEi--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780996001/logos/collections?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/cisco-acquires-isovalent-enhancing-cloud-portfolio-with-ebpf-tech-jfae1qe4h","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"cisco,cloud-native,networking,security","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Collections","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Cisco Acquires Isovalent: Enhancing Cloud Portfolio with eBPF Tech"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/cisco-acquires-isovalent-enhancing-cloud-portfolio-with-ebpf-tech-jfae1qe4h","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"let’s hope they don’t change the licences","datePublished":"2023-12-22T08:19:13.135Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/jFae1QE4h#c-QPSepkhA3","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Liviu","url":"https://daily.dev/liviux","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AFdZucqiWxKX5Lmv8hj3PB-t2UdhOf0fuPtksjGzSlhwlQ=s100"}}]} ```