Extreme Networks
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2 video interviews · 2026
Agentic AI Ends Firefighting With Trusted Autonomy
- Extreme Agent ONE, embedded in Extreme Platform ONE, runs in Coworker mode to reason and recommend and in Operator mode to execute changes autonomously.
- Extreme favors "trusted autonomy" over unrestricted AI access, with governance, context, and safety controls growing in importance as autonomy rises.
- New Perspective Senior Living uses AI-based templates with its own guardrails to launch nine new communities in a week instead of months.
Abstract
Monica Kumar, EVP & CMO of Extreme Networks, explains how agentic AI moves network operations from reactive firefighting to proactive management, with Extreme Platform ONE and its embedded Extreme Agent ONE detecting, explaining, and resolving issues in Coworker and Operator modes under a model of "trusted autonomy." She cites New Perspective Senior Living, which uses AI-based templates with its own guardrails to launch nine new communities in a week, and argues that success depends on the platform, data, and context behind the agent rather than on simply having a chatbot.
Agentic AI for Networking: Highlights
- Agentic networking changes how network teams spend their time rather than cutting headcount, as complexity grows while budgets and staffing stay flat.
- AI for networking has moved from AIOps anomaly detection to plain-English generative AI queries to agents that explain, recommend, and act within guardrails.
- The differentiator is what an agent connects to, the context it uses, and the governance around it — a platform question, not a chatbot feature.
Abstract
Monica Kumar, EVP & CMO of Extreme Networks, explains that agentic networking is about changing how network teams work rather than reducing headcount, tracing AI's evolution from AIOps anomaly detection to plain-English generative AI queries to agentic AI that explains issues, recommends next steps, and acts autonomously within guardrails. She highlights Extreme Platform ONE and its embedded Extreme Agent ONE, which runs in Coworker and Operator modes, and positions agentic AI as a platform question defined by connectivity, context, and governance that frees network professionals from firefighting so they can focus on strategic work.