Why Extreme Networks
For more than 30 years, Extreme Networks has powered critical networks, from stadiums and hospitals to global retailers and government agencies, building a track record of simplifying complexity at scale. Today, with Extreme Platform ONE™, we are redefining what enterprise networking can be: simple, secure, AI-powered, and sovereign.
We go to extremes for you, and our five advantages below are the proof, validated by our customers, our partners, and leading industry analysts.
One Platform. Five Advantages.
Powering the World's Most Complex Networks
Delivering the Industry’s First AI for Networking Platform
Simplifying Secure, Scalable, Zero Touch Fabric
Building Trust through Choice, Control, and Sovereignty
Going to Extremes for Customers and Partners
Powering the World's Most Complex Networks
Extreme simplifies network operations with a unified, AI-powered platform that reduces complexity and accelerates outcomes.
- Unified networking, security, and operations
- Automation and Zero Touch provisioning
- Fabric-enabled segmentation
- Integrated support services
- Proven at scale across complex environments
- Resilient, high-performance architecture
The Challenge
High-density environments demand simultaneous connectivity, real-time application support, multiple device types, and zero tolerance for failure.
Customer and Partner Proof
NFL, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, and More
Extreme powers digital experiences for leading sports brands & venues worldwide.
Learn MoreKroger
Operates 3,000 stores with approximately 100,000 access points on a single, unified architecture.
The MatSing partnership
Delivers Wi-Fi solutions at scale with industry-first Extreme Multi-Beam Wireless technology.
Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium
Rely on Extreme Networks for premium fan experience delivery.
Analyst Validation
Enterprise Networking Fabric is getting five-star reviews for simplicity and resilience.
Jim Frey
[Extreme's] platform capabilities and support model make it well suited for enterprises seeking robust, scalable WLAN solutions across high density venues and key verticals such as education, healthcare, and hospitality.
Brandon Butler
Why Extreme
Extreme delivers a unified architecture across switching, wireless, fabric, and cloud, enabling a consistent operational model from deployment through ongoing management. By consolidating visibility, automation, policy, and analytics into a single platform, organizations can reduce operational complexity, accelerate troubleshooting, and streamline network operations. Rather than integrating disparate products, customers benefit from an end-to-end solution built to operate as one.
Delivering the Industry's First AI for Networking Platform
Extreme Platform ONE uses proactive AI to simplify operations, reduce manual effort, and help IT teams resolve issues faster.
- Proactive issue detection and investigation
- Up to 98% faster issue resolution*
- Up to 90% less manual work**
- Reduced downtime
- Increased IT productivity
- Scalable operations without added headcount
The Challenge
IT teams are managing growing network complexity with fewer resources. Manual troubleshooting and reactive operations are no longer sustainable.
Customer and Partner Proof
New Perspective Senior Living
Onboarded nine communities in one week and cut caregiver response times by 50%.
Florida Gulf Coast University
Achieved 50%+ faster troubleshooting with Extreme Fabric and Extreme Platform ONE.
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Validates simplified Extreme Platform ONE operations with peace of mind around licensing and support.
Analyst Validation
Extreme Platform ONE is poised to have a significant business impact on enterprises managing complex networking environments, particularly around deployment flexibility and cost.
IDC
Extreme Platform ONE solution is at the leading edge of the market in terms of completeness and sophistication of AI for networking.
Enterprise Strategy Group
Why Extreme
Extreme Platform ONE with Extreme Agent ONE™ Coworker unifies your network in one intelligent platform—anticipating problems, guiding fast resolution, and automating routine work while your best people focus on strategic priorities. IT operations shift from cost center to competitive advantage.
Simplifying Secure, Scalable, Zero Touch Fabric
Extreme simplifies security and operations through automated access, consistent policy enforcement, and built-in network segmentation.
- Secure device onboarding
- Zero Trust policy enforcement
- Unified network security
- Fabric-enabled segmentation
- Reduced risk and complexity
The Challenge
Networks must block lateral movement while auto-onboarding devices, enforcing consistent identity-driven policy across all points of access (campus, cloud, remote), and maintaining sub-second failover in mission-critical environments.
Customer and Partner Proof
Analyst Validation
Extreme's competitive edge lies in the native convergence of zero trust security and access control directly within the network fabric and cloud management layers. By embedding security into the infrastructure itself, organizations can avoid integration failures and the high complexity typically associated with stitching together disjointed third‑party products.
Ron Westfall, Steven Dickens
Extreme Fabric: End-to-end Automation of Enterprise Network Configurations and Deployments
This Technical Validation from Omdia evaluates how organizations can benefit from using Extreme Fabric in their enterprise networks.
Learn MoreWhy Extreme
Extreme Platform ONE Security unifies Cloud NAC, Universal ZTNA, and fabric-enabled microsegmentation in a single identity-based architecture. Identity-driven policies and automated enforcement simplify operations, reduce complexity, and extend zero trust across wired, wireless, cloud, and remote environments. Automated microsegmentation limits lateral movement, while integrated visibility can accelerate deployments from weeks to hours.
Building Trust Through Choice, Control, and Sovereignty
Extreme delivers deployment flexibility, data sovereignty, and trusted governance through a unified management experience.
- Public, private, and on-premises cloud choice
- Consistent capabilities across environments
- Auditable data residency controls
- FedRAMP, BSI C5, and global framework alignment
- Transparency through our Trust Center.
Customers can deploy where they choose, govern data according to their requirements, and manage Extreme and third-party devices together while reducing complexity, avoiding vendor lock-in, and scaling with confidence.
The Challenge
Organizations need partners they can trust with their networks, data, and long-term success. Yet compliance and sovereignty requirements, multivendor environments, and forced operating models can create complexity, governance gaps, vendor lock-in, and migration risk.
Customer and Partner Proof
E.ON
Achieved 20% operating cost reduction after migrating to Extreme while gaining cloud flexibility and transparency.
Henry Ford Health
Delivered 25% operational cost reduction while supporting the security and reliability demands of a regulated healthcare environment.
Hippodrome Casino
Deployed 2x capacity with 84% fewer alerts after replacing a cloud-locked competitor, demonstrating the value of deployment flexibility and customer choice.
Analyst Validation
Extreme Platform ONE is poised to have a significant business impact on enterprises managing complex networking environments.
IDC
Why Extreme
Extreme Platform ONE earns trust through cloud choice, data sovereignty, and open integration across multivendor environments. Consistent capabilities and strict data residency controls protect customer choice, while Extreme Platform ONE Third-Party Management Engine (TPME) helps customers manage Extreme and third-party devices together and migrate on their terms.
Going to Extremes for Customers and Partners
Extreme combines industry-leading customer advocacy with flexible programs, simplified licensing, and expert support.
- 96% customer recommendation rate*
- Expert support and customer success
- Flexible purchasing and licensing
- Simplified subscription management
- Consolidated inventory visibility
- Better outcomes for customers and partners
The Challenge
IT teams are understaffed and the skills gap keeps growing. Customers want trusted, fully insourced support, simplified licensing, and commercial flexibility. Partners need margin predictability, deal protection, faster time to revenue, and a vendor that removes complexity rather than adding to it.
Customer and Partner Proof
Aldine ISD
Michelle Okoro at Aldine ISD reports “better support, better pricing, better licensing.”
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Andrew Smith at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust values “simplified licensing plus peace of mind.”
University of Florida
Matt Vincent, Assistant Athletics Director from the University of Florida exclaims, “The partnership with Extreme — my favorite part — is the customer service and support we get. It’s very rare these days… Extreme is always right there, they listen; they want to hear the good, bad, and the ugly.”
Logicalis
Richard Simmons, Director of Network Solutions at Logicalis, says Extreme Partner First delivers “a more transparent, predictable, and collaborative experience” that makes it easier to “plan ahead, execute effectively, and differentiate in a competitive market.”
Analyst Validation
Extreme Platform ONE is an exciting advancement for Extreme Networks. It is a truly AI-driven network management platform.
Shamus McGillicuddy
Extreme earns strong reviews from customers for its responsive support services.
IDC
Extreme Partner First
Extreme Partner First delivers a single global rebate model, unified deal registration, system-enforced partner protection, and a 48-hour target SLA for deal approvals. The Partner AI Sales Assistant helps partners quickly access sales information and close deals faster. The result: predictable margins, aligned incentives, and a program built to grow with your business.
Corporate credibility and analyst validation reinforce our commitment to customers, partners, and long-term success. Extreme earned CRN's 5-star Partner Program ranking for the 12th consecutive year.
Why Extreme
A ~9.5 CSAT score is backed by 100% insourced support, AI-assisted service automation, and direct access to designated experts through Premier Services. Built-in SLA accountability, flexible licensing, plus simplified subscription, inventory, and contract management reduce operational overhead, while flexible financing, buying programs, and Enterprise Agreements streamline purchasing and growth.