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Learn how HPE Aruba Networking Central addresses enterprise network management challenges through unified operations, AI-driven insights, and autonomous problem-solving in this 34-minute conference presentation. Discover the evolution of Aruba Central from its 2017 wireless unification through 2019 wired network integration to current fabric integration with SD-Branch/SD-WAN applications, all designed to combat domain fragmentation, policy inconsistency, experience gaps, high operational costs, data sovereignty issues, and vendor lock-in. Explore the platform's unified configuration model that enables consistent management across UI, CLI, and API interfaces through a central Yang model, allowing seamless application of roles, profiles, and services across access points, gateways, and switches regardless of device persona. Examine practical demonstrations of simplified authentication server profile configuration and assignment across various device functions and scopes, significantly reducing management complexity and potential errors. Understand how user experience insights (UXI) leverage physical sensors, software agents, and network telemetry to provide comprehensive client and application performance data, including detailed path analysis and latency identification across hops and tunnels for advanced troubleshooting beyond traditional trace routes. Delve into Agent AI capabilities that combine reasoning and autonomous action, utilizing vast knowledge bases with real-time network data to proactively identify issues and suggest or schedule automated remediations, such as disabling problematic 802.11r amendments for specific clients. Experience the Network Copilot interface that enables natural language interaction for troubleshooting and automated problem-solving, while supporting multi-vendor operability including Cisco switch monitoring within Aruba Central to facilitate transitions and prevent vendor lock-in.
