The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Cisco Systems: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is a networking and IT infrastructure company. Cisco's IoT division provides networking for industrial automation, Connected vehicles, and robotics. Makes strategic investments via Cisco Investments in networking, security, and edge computing for autonomous systems.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Cisco Systems has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint
- 2ServiceNow1× joint
Most recent
- Cisco x ServiceNow (AI Security)2025-04-28with ServiceNowjust announced
- Cisco x NVIDIA (Secure AI Factory)2025-02-25with NVIDIAoperating
Cisco Systems on the deployment map
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No verified deployments for Cisco Systems on the DEPLOY record yet. Track Cisco Systems to know the moment the first one is verified.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Chuck Robbins Chair & CEO
Founders (2)
- Leonard Bosack
- Sandy Lernerno longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Leonard Bosack Co-founder
- Sandy Lerner Co-founder
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Cisco Systems.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Cisco Systems on the data-center map
Every verified data center Cisco Systems operates that has a mapped coordinate (3 total). Filled circles are Tier-2 facilities and Tier-1 campuses under this operator; click any pin to open its record.
Cisco Systems data centers (3)
- Cisco Allen Data Center (Metro Virtual Data Center)Allen · operating
- Cisco Richardson Data CenterRichardson · operating
- Cisco Research Triangle Park (RTP) Data CenterDurham · 2.8 MW
AI data centers Cisco Systems operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
Cisco Systems in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- sec_10k
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 1 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Cisco Systems has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Cisco x ServiceNow (AI Security)2025-04-28with ServiceNowjust announced
- Cisco x NVIDIA (Secure AI Factory)2025-02-25with NVIDIAoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint
- 2ServiceNow1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Cisco x ServiceNow (AI Security)withServiceNowtechnology2025-04-28just announced
- Cisco x NVIDIA (Secure AI Factory)withNVIDIAtechnology2025-02-25operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Cisco Systems’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipCisco x ServiceNow (AI Security)
2025-04-28Cisco and ServiceNow deepened their 7-year partnership to integrate Cisco AI Defense with ServiceNow SecOps for holistic AI risk management. The integration provides visibility, vulnerability management, real-time protection, incident response, and governance for enterprise AI applications.
PartnershipCisco x NVIDIA (Secure AI Factory)
2025-02-25Cisco and NVIDIA are co-developing a unified AI data center architecture combining Cisco Silicon One and NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet platforms. Cisco is building data center switches with NVIDIA Spectrum silicon, available through Cisco Nexus, Hyperfabric, and UCS product lines.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Cisco Systems logo
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
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Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Cisco Systems.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Cisco Systems from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Creating Advanced Agents with Claude
September 3rd, San Francisco CA A few minutes into the workshop, Michael Raybman asked a man in the audience for his cup of water, and the man handed it over. "I'm in the middle…
Mountain lion caught on camera evading capture in San Francisco before being tranquilized, released
A mountain lion was tranquilized in San Francisco's Sunset District after evading capture for hours. It was later released back into the wild.
More than 35 woman come forward in case against fake 49ers player accused of fraud
<p>The FBI says Daejon Love and his alleged accomplice, Taylor Chan, defrauded women they met on dating apps out of $1.3m</p><p>At least 35 additional women have come forward with…
Decapitated sea lion discovered at SF's Ocean Beach
WARNING: This video report contains imagery that may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Wildlife experts are investigating a case…
Firm behind controversial SF Safeway redevelopment project is behind new high-rise in Walnut Creek
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A new eight-story residential building is coming to Walnut Creek. In August the city's planning commission gave the project the green light to move…
From a Scaling Law to 1,590 Napkins a Day: A Saturday with Dyna Robotics
September 12, 2026 - Robotics Center of Silicon Valley, San Francisco For months, the robots folding napkins at Din Tai Fung did the hard part well and the easy part badly. The…
Anthropic opens AI-powered biology research lab
Anthropic PBC has opened a wet lab, a facility dedicated to biology research, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Reuters reported today that the company will use robots to automate…
Rare San Francisco houseboat near OpenAI HQ selling for hugely inflated price
Talk about floating on the AI boom.
Should you bring iced coffee to a job interview? Unexpected debate erupts online
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- It may not be the great debate we wanted, but it just might be the one we deserve. This week, an apparent debate erupted in various lofty online forums,…
Video: Mountain lion roaming San Francisco captured
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Animal Care & Control officials captured a mountain lion Friday morning that was roaming the city's Outer Sunset neighborhood. San Francisco…
Women's Professional Baseball League championship series underway
The Los Angeles Queens currently hold a commanding two-game lead over the San Francisco Firebells.
Bay Area skies clear Friday as inland temperatures climb
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Skies are much clearer Friday in the Bay Area, with temperatures climbing noticeably higher than yesterday. We are back into the 80s inland, as we will…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/cisco.md
- RSS feed: /companies/cisco/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/e39f5207-7d3a-46b4-ac7a-64fd4898d5fe
- Revision history: /companies/cisco/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Cisco Systems draws attention at the 92nd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026