Splunk announced expanded Federated Search and Machine Data Lake capabilities at Cisco Live 2026, enabling teams to analyze distributed data sources from a single interface with up to 10x efficiency gains. The company introduced AI-powered agents for automated threat detection and incident response, along with Splunk Agent Observability to monitor AI agents and ensure trustworthy autonomous operations. These innovations address enterprise needs for eliminating data silos, responding rapidly to threats, and maintaining control over AI costs and outputs.