Cisco to Support Cloud Control in All New Products Starting 2027

The American technology company Cisco plans to release new products with support for the unified management platform Cloud Control starting in 2027. This was announced on November 10 by Jeff Schultz, the company's Senior Vice President of Product Portfolio Strategy and Marketing, at the Cisco Live conference in Melbourne.

Cloud Control integrates tools for managing network equipment, information security, and infrastructure monitoring. The platform allows administrators to work with various Cisco products through a single interface. However, support for Cloud Control does not mean that devices can only be administered through the cloud.

According to Schultz, the company aims to reduce the complexity of using its solutions together. Cisco also views the integration of network tools, security systems, and monitoring as one of the advantages of its product ecosystem.

Cloud Control to Launch in Europe and Australia in February 2027

Cisco first introduced Cloud Control in June 2025. In June 2026, the company opened limited access to the platform in the US, and on August 25, it made it generally available to American clients.

Expanding to other markets required additional work to comply with local data privacy requirements, regulations, and infrastructure placement.

According to the presented schedule, Cloud Control will become available in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Australia in February 2027. A launch is planned in Japan, India, and Canada in May.

The exact date for mandatory integration of new products with Cloud Control has not been specified. Cisco has indicated 2027 as the timeframe.

Cisco to Expand ThousandEyes and Live Protect Capabilities

The company also intends to simplify the use of ThousandEyes, its system for monitoring network, application, and connection quality. Its features are planned to be included in the Essentials and Advantage licenses.

According to Schultz, licensing and deploying ThousandEyes previously posed challenges for clients. Cisco intends to automate the installation of the tool on equipment supporting Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7.

Additionally, the company will expand the compatibility of Live Protect, a system that applies temporary protective measures against vulnerabilities for which the organization cannot yet install patches. These measures help limit the exploitation of errors without immediate software updates.

Currently, Live Protect supports certain Cisco data center switches, as well as software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) controllers and wireless local area networks (WLAN).

From December 2026, Cisco plans to extend support to the 8000 series routers, secure firewalls, enterprise network gateways, and the Cloud Control platform itself.

In May 2027, Live Protect is expected to gain compatibility with the ASR 9000 series routers and Network Convergence System (NCS) equipment.

According to Schultz, the development of Live Protect will remain one of Cisco's investment directions. The company has not disclosed the amount of proposed investments or the exact timeline for implementing all functions.