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Alex Vizzari, a product manager at Fortinet, presents the evolution of Fortinet’s AI capabilities within its networking ecosystem, specifically focusing on the FortiAIOps platform. The presentation outlines how Fortinet leverages telemetry gathered from FortiGate firewalls to provide dynamic baselining for switch ports and wireless radios, offering root cause analysis and predictive insights. By centralizing data from wireless, switching, and SD-WAN components, the platform offers a health assurance view for every node in the system, from individual access points to stations and gateways. This allows IT teams to move beyond reactionary troubleshooting toward a predictive model where forecasting identifies potential issues in wireless health or SD-WAN performance before they impact the end user.
A key highlight of the discussion is Fortinet’s commitment to service assurance and visibility through specialized tools like Wireless Service Assurance, which can transform an AP radio into a client to run performance baselines using ping or iperf. Vizzari demonstrates how the platform integrates spectrum analysis, VLAN probes, and advanced heat maps that track not only signal strength but also client density, rogue APs, and real-time station location. Furthermore, the system provides a detailed look into the user experience by tracking roaming behavior and disconnections, supported by automated packet capture analysis to streamline the discovery of complex connectivity issues.
To meet the diverse deployment needs of high-end enterprises, Fortinet has expanded the FortiAIOps journey from a virtual machine and public cloud offering to a dedicated hardware line capable of managing up to 5,000 FortiGate devices. Vizzari emphasizes that the platform maintains a consistent feature set across all form factors, ensuring data sovereignty for customers who prefer on-premises solutions. The licensing model is designed to be stackable and scalable, allowing organizations to start small and grow their managed network–comprising firewalls, switches, and APs–at their own pace while maintaining a central point of control and AI-driven insights.
Personnel: Alex Vizzari
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