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Indoor Location is here. And it is fantastic!

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Jeff Aaron

In 2016, ABI research posted a report that had a bold claim - Bluetooth LE will be in every building by 2025. Below is a brief excerpt, but I encourage you to read the whole thing: "Instead of a killer app, ABI Research is seeing killer applications like wayfinding, asset tracking, customer analytics, hyperlocal offers,...

5 Steps to Get Up and Running With AIOps

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Bob Friday

Originally posted on CMS Wire on January 18, 2019 It’s a bit of a mouthful as a tech buzzword, but AIOps is starting to gain attention — and traction — across the industry. And with good reason. AIOps is the stepping stone to something that has never before existed: a true network AI assistant that...

Opportunity Knocked in 2018 and Mist Answered

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Jeff Aaron

When Mist was founded in 2014, we had a bold vision of leading a new era of IT that uses AI to save time and money, deliver unprecedented scale, and provide unparalleled user experiences. Given the importance of wireless networks – and the challenges with traditional solutions - this was the natural place to start....

AI Is Transforming Wireless – Here’s How You Can Take Advantage of This Trend

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Kevin Fenn

Wi-Fi is more business-critical than ever, which means it also has to be more predictable, reliable and measurable than ever. However, over 90% of the Wireless LAN systems in deployment today are based on outdated architectures that were designed over a decade ago. The good news is that new technologies have emerged to bring wireless...

Mist Extends Leadership in AI-driven Wi-Fi with Enhancements to Marvis Virtual Network Assistant and Wi-Fi Assurance Services

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Jeff Aaron

Enhanced NLP, Anomaly Detection using Deep Learning, AI-Driven RRM, and WAN Service Levels Bring Unprecedented Value to Mist Wi-Fi Customers Mist, a pioneer in self-learning networks powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), today announced the addition of several new enhancements to the company's Wi-Fi Assurance and Marvis Virtual Network Assistant (VNA) services that bring unprecedented insight...

AI Has Changed the IT Service Model Forever – Here’s How.

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Mist Systems

By Jeff Aaron, Mist and Danny Johnson, Verizon We get asked all the time what “AI for IT” really means. Is it just a fancy way of saying “automation”, or is there more to the equation? Why is it so prevalent now? Well, if we were to put together an “AI for IT” manifesto, it…

The Network Works Best when it Works Together

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Jeff Aaron

I have a long history in networking, having spent over two decades working in the space. 7 of those years were specifically at a WAN optimization company, and 5 have been in the Wireless LAN (WLAN) space. Needless to say, I am all too familiar with the nuances of deploying, managing, and troubleshooting enterprise networks....

The Heat is On

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Jeff Aaron

July is proving to be a very exciting month for Mist. We just closed an amazing Q2 and we are seeing a lot of attention being given to AI-driven Wireless LANs across the entire industry. We are clearly in the middle of a big wireless revolution, and here are three interesting data points to show...

Exploring an AI foundation for Networking in the IoT Age

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Sudheer Matta

The Mist Mutual Information White Board video series explores part of the data science toolbox.

With the soaring number of mobile and IoT devices and onslaught of new apps that businesses are faced with on their wireless network, it is time for innovation that can help IT scale and meet these new requirements. Thankfully, AI and modern cloud platforms built with microservices are evolving to meet these needs, and more...

World’s First AI-Driven Virtual Network Assistant Is Here

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Christian Gilby

In order to keep up with the soaring numbers of devices and apps, you can’t keep doing what you have always been doing. You need to change the way you: (a) connect your devices, and, (b) manage your network to deliver a robust user experience.