Cisco: Tackling the Major Challenges of the AI Momentum

This IDC Market Perspective examines the annual Cisco Live EMEA 2026 event that occurred in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In the event, Cisco showed how its strategy has shifted to a unified platform approach, integrating silicon, systems, software, and services to accelerate AI adoption while ensuring operational simplicity, sovereignty, and security."Cisco is actively pursuing a combined stack approach to the market, transforming into a platform company rather than a disjointed box mover. We'll see if its bet pays off in an increasingly competitive market," said Luis Fernandes, senior research manager, IDC's EMEA AI and Generative AI Infrastructure Stacks and Deployments.