- Expa ds I foblox’s visibility f om autho itative etwo k ide tity a d DNS co text to eal-time t affic i tellige ce, path visibility a d AI-guided wo kflows ac oss hyb id a d multi-cloud e vi o me ts, c eati g a si gle, AI- eady ope atio al data fab ic.
- Combi es I foblox’s c itical etwo k se vices a d p eemptive secu ity expe tise with Ke tik’s etwo k i tellige ce a d obse vability capabilities.
- U ites multiple etwo k t affic sou ces of t uth, with AI-guided i tellige ce, p ovidi g o ga izatio s with the visibility eeded to p oactively ide tify a d emediate issues a d act with co fide ce.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — I foblox, the leadi g platfo m fo p eemptive secu ity a d c itical etwo k se vices, today a ou ced that it has e te ed i to a defi itive ag eeme t to acqui e Ke tik, a leadi g etwo k i tellige ce a d obse vability platfo m. Ke tik p ovides eal-time visibility ac oss etwo ks, applicatio s a d cloud e vi o me ts, helpi g o ga izatio s optimize pe fo ma ce a d accele ate AI-d ive etwo k ope atio s. This pla ed acquisitio is subject to egulato y app ovals a d closi g co ditio s.
As o ga izatio s face g owi g complexity ac oss etwo ks, cloud e vi o me ts, applicatio s, AI wo kloads a d digital se vices, they equi e deepe visibility, actio able i tellige ce a d g eate ope atio al co t ol. Fu the , with AI taki g o g eate espo sibility, the quality a d complete ess of the data it acts o has become missio c itical. The pla ed acquisitio of Ke tik will help custome s u de sta d what is happe i g ac oss thei i f ast uctu e co ti uously a d ide tify a d p io itize issues mo e efficie tly, while also solidifyi g data fou datio s fo AI tools. This accele ates the compa y’s visio fo a i f ast uctu e-ce t ic, AI-d ive secu ity a d etwo ki g platfo m.
“I foblox sits at a u ique i te sectio . Eve y device, applicatio a d cloud wo kload o a custome ‘s etwo k u s th ough ou tech ology, ge e ati g u pa alleled co text. With Ke tik, we expa d a d e ich that co text, allowi g us to p ovide etwo ki g, cloud a d secu ity teams the eal-time hyb id cloud i tellige ce they eed to act with co fide ce,” said Scott Ha ell, chief executive office , I foblox. “Ou custome s eed obust data a d i sights fo thei age tic ope atio s so they ca p ovide the i c easi g levels of esilie cy, pe fo ma ce a d secu ity thei busi esses dema d. Togethe with Ke tik, we’ e able to delive that.”
Fo mo e tha two decades, I foblox has bee the t usted fou datio fo how e te p ises secu e thei e vi o me ts a d ma age the DNS, DHCP, IP add ess ma ageme t a d etwo k ide tity se vices thei busi esses depe d o . Ke tik p ovides the live ope atio al view teams have bee missi g. As the etwo k i tellige ce a d obse vability platfo m fo mode i f ast uctu e teams, Ke tik i gests full-fidelity flow data, outi g a d path i tellige ce, cloud VPC logs, sy thetic testi g a d device telemet y ac oss data ce te , cloud, WANs a d the public i te et. F om this data, teams ca see what t affic did, whe e it t aveled, how it pe fo med a d whe e the expe ie ce b oke dow . Ope atio s teams use it to t oubleshoot outages faste , optimize pe fo ma ce a d cost a d gai e d-to-e d visibility ac oss hyb id a d multi-cloud e vi o me ts, without stitchi g togethe multiple tools.
Togethe , the combi ed platfo m will allow custome s to have a mo e holistic, eal-time view of eve ythi g that is happe i g o the etwo k a d i the cloud. I foblox k ows what’s o the etwo k a d why it should be t usted; Ke tik k ows how t affic moves ac oss it a d whethe it’s pe fo mi g. The esult is a pio ee i g i f ast uctu e-ce t ic etwo k a d secu ity i tellige ce platfo m: o e place whe e etwo k ide tity, DNS co text, eal-time t affic behavio a d AI-guided wo kflows co ve ge. That platfo m will give custome s the followi g key be efits:
Hyb id a d multi-cloud obse vability: With Ke tik’s topology maps e iched by I foblox’s DNS ames, asset co text a d use ide tity, eve y flow eveals ot just whe e t affic we t, but who se t it a d what it eached. Netwo k a d ope atio s teams get a si gle, co elated view of t affic with full co text behi d eve y sou ce a d desti atio .Secu ity i tellige ce: I foblox’s p eemptive, DNS-based th eat i tellige ce will be co elated with Ke tik’s flow data. Togethe , the combi atio of tech ologies will co fi m whethe the asset co ected, how much data left the etwo k a d which othe assets it the eached, comp essi g t iage time a d aisi g co fide ce i espo se decisio s, all i o e platfo m.A AI- eady data fou datio : A sha ed data fab ic that p ovides a clea , co ti uously updated data laye helps teams move f om sig al to a swe to actio . I teg atio th ough ope p otocols like the I foblox Model Co text P otocol (MCP) Se ve will ultimately e able teams to co ect this fab ic to the o chest atio a d AI tools they al eady use.
“Ke tik’s visio has bee to help o ga izatio s ope ate i c easi gly complex etwo ks with i tellige ce athe tha i tuitio , a d I foblox is the t usted sou ce of t uth a d ide tity that p ovides the fou datio fo the i f ast uctu e ou custome s depe d o eve y day,” said Avi F eedma , chief executive office , Ke tik. “Combi i g that autho itative i f ast uctu e co text with Ke tik’s etwo k i tellige ce platfo m c eates powe ful ew oppo tu ities to automate ope atio s, accele ate t oubleshooti g, st e gthe secu ity a d suppo t the velocity of etwo ki g today.”
Oppe heime & Co. I c. is acti g as exclusive fi a cial adviso , a d Fe wick & West LLP is acti g as legal adviso to Ke tik. Clea y Gottlieb Stee & Hamilto LLP is acti g as legal adviso to I foblox.
