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My Reflections on Some Wi-Fi Milestones

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Bob Friday

Twenty is a big number right now in the Wi-Fi world. This year marks the 20th anniversary of two milestones: Wi-Fi's introduction for home use and the Wi-Fi Alliance's formation as a trade association to hold the Wi-Fi trademark. And Thursday June 20 is World Wi-Fi Day, a global initiative sponsored by the Wireless Broadband Alliance...

Accelerating the Power of AI with Neural Networks

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Bob Friday

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Networks Defined Using the Turing Test as a qualifier, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is defined as a software solution that performs a task on par with a human domain expert. When IBM’s Watson system played Jeopardy with former Jeopardy champions, much of the world saw the first real example of...

3 Things Alan Turing Never Imagined

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Bob Friday

Alan Turing is considered the father of artificial intelligence, and rightfully so. Marrying mathematical study with computer science, Turing was the first to contend that computers could think like humans, and he pioneered the concept of machines that could perform tasks on par with human experts – a bedrock concept of modern AI computer science...

Every Close is a New Beginning

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Sujai Hajela

Today we are pleased to announce that the acquisition of Mist Systems by Juniper Networks has been completed. As you can imagine, it was a lot of work to get to this point, but it is just the beginning! The Expectations for Success are High Mist is leading a new era of IT that uses...

4 Tips for Optimizing Wi-Fi on Campus

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Christian Gilby

By Christian Gilby, Director of Product Marketing, Mist Systems Originally posted on eSchoolMedia.com Want to make a college student laugh? Hand them an Ethernet cable. For todays students, it's all about the wi-fi. They're bringing an ever-growing assortment of internet-connected devices to school - phones, tablets, laptops, gaming consoles, smart speakers, fitness trackers etc. -...

“AI for IT” is Real and Gaining Momentum Quickly

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Jeff Aaron

From Marketing Slogan to Industry Trend... I will be first to admit that marketing can sometimes get ahead of reality. It is our job to create a story that paints an appealing vision of the future, knowing that it may take a little while for engineering to actually “catch up”. And when multiple vendors start...

Juniper intends to acquire Mist Systems

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Snehal Patel

By Snehal Patel Originally posted on PROSDN Last week Juniper announced it's intent to acquire Mist Systems for $405M. Mist brings a lot of innovation to Wireless Networking while its competitors have not kept up with innovation. The full press release can be found at – https://newsroom.juniper.net/press-releases/juniper-networks-announces-intent-acquire-mist-systems-bring-ai-it-delivering In addition to cloud managed WLAN, Mist has...

Mist Will Join Juniper Networks to Accelerate AI for IT Adoption

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Sujai Hajela

Five years ago, I had the good fortune of launching a new company with two luminaries in the networking space – Bob Friday and Brett Galloway. Together, we recognized that the world of IT was at an inflection point whereby the old, reactive way of delivering services needed to be replaced by a new model...

A “Smell the Roses” Moment

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Bob Friday

Mist was founded approximately five years ago with a mission of disrupting the IT industry using Artificial Intelligence (AI) – a concept we call "AI for IT". More specifically, we have a goal of delivering "self-driving" networks that proactively detect issues and automatically adapt to them in real-time, saving companies time and money and delivering...

Leveraging Reinforcement Learning to Optimize Wi-Fi

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Sudheer Matta

The age-old wireless networking problem of optimizing Wi-Fi in a constantly changing radio frequency (RF) environment, or what the industry calls Radio Resource Management (RRM), is a perfect use case for artificial intelligence and machine learning. These technologies can provide enormous value to RRM today, while getting us closer to the ultimate goal of deploying...