It’s not about having your favourite robot as a companion, an R2D2 or C3PO that takes care of everything. But the artificial intelligence functionalities that the most advanced networking solutions already offer will make your life much easier as an IT administrator and the business will thank you. What are you waiting for? Let AI work for you in IT network management.
Network resources are no longer that unknown entity for the majority of users of your company’s applications, but are now part of one of their most recurring complaints: “The network is terrible. I won’t finish this because the system is miserable…” And there you are like a headless chicken trying to solve the problem.
Even if you are the employee of the month, monitoring and maintaining the corporate IT network are complex tasks, and something can slip through the cracks. You have to work with a continuous avalanche of data from more and more systems and devices, events and alerts that are overwhelming.
In last week’s post, we already explained the advantages of automation in corporate network management. Now let’s go one step further: learn about the positive impact of updating networking infrastructure with AI.
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN IT NETWORKING?
Most of the commercial solutions that are based on the network technologies that we discussed in another previous post have already incorporated artificial intelligence to improve their functionalities. So you have plenty of material to design your network infrastructure upgrade with AI.
Artificial intelligence is capable of analyzing large volumes of data in real-time and, through machine learning algorithms, analyzing patterns and predicting events by automatically launching corrective actions. That is why AI is a valuable ally to improve operational efficiency, optimize performance and simplify network management.
The result? Happy application users, agile business processes without interruptions and you get rid of their tedious manual administration, focusing on higher value IT projects.
4 SCENARIOS TO IMPROVE NETWORK MANAGEMENT WITH AI
1) BOTTLENECKS
AI analyzes traffic, identifies traffic jams, proposes and executes adjustments that improve network performance, redirecting flow to different resources and acting where action needs to be taken.
2) MOBILITY AND FLEXIBILITY
In environments with high use of mobile devices and, especially in IoT deployments, artificial intelligence is capable of managing these resources. Organize and prioritize traffic to ensure connectivity. You can even predict device problems before the network is affected and fix them. This proactive maintenance is critical.
3) NETWORK SECURITY
With AI, defences against cyber attacks are enhanced. Detects anomalous patterns in network traffic, identifies threats, and automatically applies preventive measures. It is not just about complying with predefined rules, it alone adapts to what is happening on the network and learns new risks.
4) COST SAVINGS
Aspects such as analyzing how the network is being used, identifying underused or overused software and hardware to predict its future evolution or avoiding cyberattacks are some advantages of the use of AI in networking infrastructure that directly reduce operational and energy expenses.
Of course, AI is not an uncontrollable entity that is going to rebel doing whatever it wants. No conspiracies. All your actions are reflected in detailed reports on the state of the infrastructure.
