Artificial Intelligence pioneer, Extreme Networks, unveils AI-focused platform, ONE, in South Africa
Extreme Networks' Extreme Platform ONE is set to transform the networking landscape in South Africa, offering a comprehensive AI-powered network automation and management solution tailored to address complex networking challenges.
AI-Driven Automation and Insight
The platform employs agentic AI agents that learn, adapt, and act autonomously, reducing manual network management tasks by up to 90% and cutting problem resolution times by an impressive 98%. This real-time AI intervention optimizes network performance, bandwidth management, and security threat response automatically while alerting admins with suggested solutions when manual action is required [1][2].
Unified Network Fabric and Visualization
Extreme Platform ONE leverages Extreme Fabric technology to virtualize layer 2 networking and unify disparate network segments, such as campuses, data centers, and branches, into a single topology. It provides advanced, enterprise-wide visualization through geographical maps, fabric overlays, and topology views, giving IT teams clear insights into connectivity, policies, and network performance across multiple locations [1][3].
Integrated Security with Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
The platform embeds identity-based, zero-trust security policies through a cloud-delivered, unified policy engine. This simplifies network access control, strengthens security posture, automates policy enforcement, and aids compliance—critical for securing hybrid and remote work environments [1][4].
Simplified Licensing and Asset Management
Extreme's ‘all-in-one’ licensing model consolidates renewals, hardware recommendations, and software testing into a central dashboard to reduce administrative complexity and improve scalability [3].
Operational Benefits for South Africa and Similar Markets
By simplifying network management complexity and increasing operational visibility, Extreme Platform ONE helps organizations in South Africa handle growing and distributed IT environments efficiently, enabling better control over security while freeing IT teams to focus on strategic innovation [3].
A Game-Changer for South African IT Teams
Extreme Platform ONE is expected to be a game-changer for South African IT teams facing skills shortages, rising security threats, and the need for smarter decision-making at the edge. The platform consolidates all layers of network visibility into a single AI-powered workspace [5].
Empowering Local Businesses
The Extreme Platform ONE offers South African businesses across various industries a means to compete on a global level without requiring a global-sized IT team. It integrates orchestration and intelligent workflows to significantly reduce time spent on routine tasks [6].
Alleviating Pressure on Local Companies
Extreme Platform ONE is designed to alleviate the pressure local companies are under to modernize, secure, and simplify their network infrastructure. The platform offers real-time interactive dashboards, geo-maps, and topology views to eliminate blind spots and empower teams to troubleshoot, design, and optimize with unprecedented ease [7].
André Kannemeyer, CTO at Duxbury Networking, describes the shift to Extreme Platform ONE as a "fundamental leap" in network visualization, management, and security in complex enterprise environments [8]. In essence, Extreme Platform ONE is likened to having a top engineer available 24/7, but faster, smarter, and always scalable.
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- The AI-driven network automation and management solution of Extreme Platform ONE, powered by artificial intelligence, can help South African IT teams minimize manual network management tasks by up to 90% and reduce problem resolution times by 98%.
- The unified network fabric offered by Extreme Platform ONE, through Extreme Fabric technology, integrates different network segments, such as campuses, data centers, and branches, into one single topology, providing advanced enterprise-wide visualization.
- To secure hybrid and remote work environments, the Extreme Platform ONE integrates identity-based, zero-trust security policies through a cloud-delivered, unified policy engine, simplifying network access control, strengthening security posture, and automating policy enforcement.
