Cloud Networking FAQs

If you’re weighing up the cloud options available to your organisation, it’s worth keeping in mind that not all cloud architectures are created equal. Cloud options should be evaluated using certain criteria; most importantly, make sure that the cloud-managed network isn’t dependent on a single cloud-hosting architecture because this can inhibit innovation and velocity, and make sure it’s available via different cloud hosting providers. All three of the major trusted cloud providers (Amazon, Google, and Microsoft) should be supported as a minimum.

One of the benefits of ExtremeCloud™ IQ is that we offer flexible deployment options with the choice of public, private, local and even hybrid cloud options. You can seamlessly change deployment models as requirements evolve, and the features and functionality remain the same between options. Built on a 4th generation platform, ExtremeCloud™ IQ is fully-operationalised to run on Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure.

Many organisations are turning to the cloud for a simplified way to manage and optimise their network. Utilising the scale and flexibility of cloud networking and its ability to massively scale provides a highly robust and centralised way to perform day-to-day network lifecycle operations.  Couple this with the vast data pool that is gathered globally daily, then the ability to perform network insights, analytics and dynamic actions based on machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) become incredibly viable. ExtremeCloud™ IQ leads the industry in this.

Using a cloud-based networking solution that automatically recognises and provisions new sites will ensure the quick and seamless setup of multiple remote or branch office sites. ExtremeCloud™ IQ, for example, allows you to manage multiple locations from one centralised management dashboard, and allows you to give control of certain things to remote sites while ensuring ultimate control of the network is retained within IT.

ExtremeCloud™ IQ offers unprecedented cloud choice and it is the industry’s most flexible deployment model and unlimited data source. Built with ML and AI to assist in collecting data to build, secure, and maintain agile distributed networks, ExtremeCloud™ IQ is the only 4^th generation cloud platform on the market today. Extreme’s unlimited data offering sets a new standard for access to cloud data and insights that is unmatched in the industry.

Due to the containerised structure of the software architecture, ExtremeCloud™ IQ has maintained a no-nines uptime, which means it has met an operational state of 100% uptime and has not failed in the last year (zero downtime). Also due to its 4th generation architecture, ExtremeCloud™ IQ provides 11 nines of Data Durability.

Despite the various benefits and advantages that cloud networking brings to organisations, cloud security is an ongoing concern. Daisy and Extreme Networks take threats to the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of our customers’ information seriously, and ExtremeCloud™ IQ stores no customer personal information. It is also the only cloud networking management platform that is ISO 27001 compliant and adheres to GDPR standards.

It’s important to choose a management solution with flexible hardware and firmware agnostic architecture that can transform with your business — without requiring the purchase of new equipment. ExtremeCloud™ IQ leverages your existing infrastructure and can manage the same access points and switches for both on-premise and cloud deployments to eliminate architecture lock-in and allow you to move from cloud to on-premise (or vice versa) without expensive hardware and software rip-and-replace. This ensures that as your business changes, so can your architecture, but your hardware and firmware won’t have to.

The amount of data travelling over networks is so huge that it has become almost impossible for humans to process, analyse, and act on it. The cloud makes it easy for enterprises to leverage AI and ML capabilities to harness that data and process it faster, smarter, and more efficiently.

ExtremeCloud™ IQ uses AI and ML to automate routine and monotonous tasks, such as configuration, optimisation, and troubleshooting. This gives humans the ability to focus on higher-level projects that require greater intelligence, creativity, and decision-making. By detecting and correcting problems before they manifest themselves to the end-user, ExtremeCloud™ IQ’s AI and ML capabilities can also greatly enhance the end-user experience and reduce the maintenance and troubleshooting burden on IT.

Cloud-managed networks are often easier to deploy and manage than traditional on-premise managed networks, especially when deployed using Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP). They remove the need for trained IT staff at remote locations, as deployments can be managed from one central location. ExtremeCloud™ IQ has been designed for simplicity, meaning anyone can manage the network from any device in just a few easy steps. ZTP allows devices to automatically locate ExtremeCloud™ IQ, instantly configure and become fully-operational without the need to reconfigure the local infrastructure.