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Cisco ThousandEyes: See Beyond Your Network to Assure Experience

When an app is slow, is it your network, the ISP, or the SaaS provider? ThousandEyes gives hop-by-hop visibility across owned and unowned networks so problems get solved — and proven — fast.

Published July 29, 2026Updated July 29, 2026
ThousandEyesNetwork ObservabilityInternet IntelligenceSaaS PerformanceMicrosoft 365 MonitoringVoIP QualityBGP MonitoringMTTRNetwork Assurance

"The internet is slow" is no longer good enough. Cisco ThousandEyes delivers AI-powered assurance across every network between your users and their apps — including the ones you don't own (ISPs, cloud providers, SaaS platforms).

What it answers

  • Is it us or them? Pinpoint whether an issue is local, ISP, internet/BGP, or the SaaS provider — with data, not guesswork.
  • End-to-end service delivery visibility across owned and unowned networks — from the endpoint through every hop to the application.
  • AI-driven insights surface the issues actually impacting user experience, not just raw metrics.
  • Faster MTTR with recommendations and automated actions — escalate to the right provider with evidence.

Real-world value

When Microsoft 365 or your VoIP degrades, ThousandEyes shows exactly where — so you can escalate to the right provider with evidence instead of guesswork. It's embedded across Cisco solutions (including Secure Access Experience Insights) for a unified view.

Great for: businesses heavily dependent on cloud/SaaS and VoIP, distributed teams, and anyone tired of finger-pointing between vendors during an outage. Pairs naturally with Catalyst Center for full-stack observability — campus to cloud.
ScenarioWhat ThousandEyes shows
Microsoft 365 slow for remote usersWhether the issue is the user's ISP, a BGP route, or Microsoft's edge
VoIP call quality degradationPacket loss and jitter at each hop — pinpoints the responsible segment
SaaS app unreachableWhether the provider's infrastructure is down or a routing issue is blocking access

Capabilities referenced from Cisco ThousandEyes product materials.

Contact our engineers to discuss network observability and ThousandEyes deployment.