Extreme Networks Inc. today made its Extreme Platform ONE software for managing enterprise networks generally available.

The launch is the culmination of a months-long rollout. Extreme Platform ONE made its original debut in December and became available to managed service providers last February. Ahead of today’s release, Extreme also opened access to more than 200 early customers.

San Jose, California-based Extreme is a major provider of network equipment. It makes routers and switches for data centers along with supporting hardware such as optical cables. For offices, it provides a line of access points that can be used to provide Wi-Fi connectivity.

It sells its hardware alongside cloud-based management tools. Administrators can use them to monitor network devices, troubleshoot malfunctions and perform related tasks. The newly launched Platform ONE promises to streamline such tasks using artificial intelligence.

The software can generate a visualization of a corporate network that highlights the devices it includes, as well as the manner in which they interact with one another. Administrators can use drag-and-drop controls to navigate the dashboard. A user could, for example, bring up data on what switches are involved in powering a certain business application.

Extreme says its visualization features can ease troubleshooting tasks. If a switch malfunctions, administrators can use Extreme Platform ONE’s network map to determine what systems rely on it to work. The company says the visualization is also useful for familiarizing newly hired technical staff with the corporate network.

When more detailed infrastructure data is required, administrators can use a built-in AI assistant to run queries. The chatbot lends itself to retrieving technical information such as the number of devices that are nearing end of support.

According to Extreme, the platform’s built-in AI doubles as a financial tool. It can retrieve data points such as how the number of active software licenses in a network has changed time and which subscriptions are up for renewal. Using a built-in reporting tool, administrators can turn that data into graphs for the accounting team.

Platform One also uses AI to automate day-to-day network maintenance tasks. AI agents analyze telemetry to find technical issues and generate troubleshooting suggestions. In some cases, the software is capable of applying the recommended fixes on its own.

The platform has already been adopted by 265 early customers. According to Extreme, the software enables those organizations to resolve certain types of network incidents 98% times faster than before.

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