Juniper extends Mist AI observability, performance management capabilities

“Unlike traditional solutions for digital twinning and synthetic testing, Marvis Minis don’t require manual configuration or any additional hardware or software. They are digital experience twins, now client-to-cloud available on all Juniper full-stack devices,” according to a data sheet from Juniper. “Marvis Minis are always on and constantly ingesting user traffic data. The Marvis AI Assistant automatically triggers Marvis Minis based on events, such as a network configuration change, and also runs Marvis Minis on a consistent basis. When put into action for a network service or application failure, Marvis Minis can quickly validate the failure and determine the blast radius. When widespread issues occur, Marvis Minis highlight Marvis Actions immediately, enabling your team to find and fix issues faster and more reliably.”

For the overarching Marvis platform, a new Marvis Actions dashboard lets customers see and control automated decisions made by the Marvis AI Assistant. It also provides a history of all proactive actions, whether fully self-driving or assisted, along with insights into how Marvis identified and resolved each issue, Juniper stated.

Lastly, available for Wi-Fi-connected Android, Windows, and MacOS devices, new Marvis client software can understand how any connected device sees the Wi‑Fi environment and view its properties, such as device type, OS, radio hardware, and radio firmware versions. By focusing on the client’s viewpoint, Marvis Client fills a visibility gap, offering insights into how individual devices interact with the Wi‑Fi environment, Juniper stated.

These insights are complemented by data collected from Juniper access points, routers, switches and firewalls, so IT teams can proactively address performance issues and improve troubleshooting without the need for additional software or hardware sensors, Juniper stated.