On the 3rd of November, Arista Networks announced that the new NetDL takes over NetDB (Network Data Base) and adds a number of other data sources, including Internet and systems information and data from third parties such as Zoom, Zscaler, VMware, Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks. This gives Arista a much broader set of data to process, analyze and derive operational insights from. NetDL can be thought of as a “single source of truth” for network data that enable better forensics and analytics for threat hunting, network packet brokers, network detection and response, performance monitoring and application experience monitoring. Another benefit of NetDL is that it enriches Arista’s autonomous virtual assistant, AVA. The combination of AVA + NetDL can shift network operations from a reactive model to one that’s proactive as the virtual agent can watch the entire network 24x7x365 and use AI / ML models to predict when a problem will occur. AVA can then guide network operators through fixing the problem before its business impacting.
Arista Networks Announces Its Data Lake for More Accurate AI Operations
03.11.2021