- Extreme Networks has forged a co-innovation alliance with Intel to boost the AI capabilities of its Extreme AI Expert solution, aiming to optimise network performance and enhance security.
- The partnership leverages network and device data, along with generative AI, to provide real-time monitoring and personalised user experiences, reducing operational costs and improving network security.
OUR TAKE
The Extreme Networks and Intel partnership is a significant step towards integrating generative AI into network management, enhancing security and user experiences. By leveraging rich data from Intel-connected devices and networks, they aim to streamline operations and reduce costs, setting a new standard for unified data handling in complex network ecosystems.
–Vicky Wu, BTW reporter
What happened
Extreme Networks has announced a co-innovation alliance with Intel’s Connectivity Analytics Program to enhance the native AI capabilities within its Extreme AI Expert solution, currently in technology preview within Extreme Labs. The collaboration aims to optimise network performance, detect security threats, personalise end-user experiences, and reduce operational costs by leveraging network data, unique device data from PCs, and generative AI.
The Extreme AI Expert solution, introduced as a tech preview at Extreme Connect 2024, combines documentation from Extreme’s knowledge bases with data from applications and devices across customer networks. By integrating Intel’s advanced analytics, Extreme AI Expert aims to significantly enhance network performance and threat detection. Real-time monitoring and analysis of network data will help pinpoint potential security threats, reducing the risk of data breaches and improving overall network security.
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Why it’s important
“The network is the hub of operations, innovation and experiences. By partnering with Extreme Networks, we’re collectively making the network smarter, faster, more secure and more scalable. By leveraging the riches of AI-centric insights available through the millions of Intel-connected devices across the world and combining that with rich data from the network, we’ll help organizations reduce operational costs and provide best-in-class end-user experiences,”said Eric McLaughlin, VP & GM Wireless Solutions at Intel.
This partnership represents a step towards unifying data that has traditionally been siloed, providing a more comprehensive view of the customer experience, from the network to the client device. For Extreme Networks, this means delivering a best-in-class experience, particularly in areas like Wi-Fi, which is often the most challenging part of the network to troubleshoot.
By working together, Intel and Extreme Networks aim to set a precedent for partnerships between PC manufacturers, IoT endpoint makers, and networking companies, helping to unify data and improve the overall performance and security of network ecosystems.
