Extreme Networks (News - Alert) announced a co-innovation alliance with Intel's Connectivity Analytics Program to enhance the AI capabilities of its Extreme AI Expert solution.

The offering leverages data from customer networks and Extreme’s knowledge bases to provide proactive recommendations on network design, deployment, and management.

“We’re focused on advancing the network to improve human experiences. Partnering with Intel (News - Alert) provides our customers with a more secure, more streamlined way to gain visibility of their network and client devices within a single platform. By augmenting our Extreme AI Expert solution with Intel Connectivity Analytics, we’ll provide richer, more intuitive AI-driven insights and automation which results in smarter, more responsive experiences that enhance everything from network optimization to swift security threat detection and resolution,” said Nabil Bukhari, Chief Technology and Product Officer and GM of Subscription Business at Extreme.

The collaboration not only helps customers optimize network performance, detect security threats, and personalize end-user experiences, but also leverages advanced network data and device insights from Intel's Connectivity Analytics SDK, and Generative AI.

With the number of client devices growing across network environments, there is an increasing demand for enhanced visibility into device activity and streamlined management from data centers to the network edge.

With this partnership, customers get deeper insights into both network and client devices, and GenAI tools for improving the design, deployment, and management of enterprise networking and security.

The collaboration will also focus on enhancing network performance by adjusting bandwidth to prioritize critical devices and improving the detection and resolution of security threats.

“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, Client Computing Group.