The document describes demonstrations of Smart OmniEdge solutions including:
1) ExtremeCloud for managing wired and wireless networks across multiple retail stores and healthcare/education sites from the cloud.
2) ExtremeCloud Appliance for private cloud management of infrastructure for retail headquarters and education/healthcare sites.
3) Defender for IoT for securing medical devices that may be unmanaged, run old operating systems, and move between locations in a healthcare environment.
4) ExtremeManagement Center for network management.
The document provides an update on the ST2 community including the roadmap for upcoming releases between versions 2.8 to 3.0 which will include new features like Orchestra beta, metrics framework, and Python 3 support. It outlines plans to improve Kubernetes high availability and support for Ubuntu 18.04 as well as waiting on Red Hat for the release of RHEL 8 to decide support timelines. A demo of new web UI updates is provided.
The document discusses upcoming automation updates from Extreme Networks, including:
- Roadmaps for Extreme Workflow Composer and StackStorm that include adding Kubernetes support, a new web UI, and expanded OS support.
- Plans to overhaul the web UI and introduce a new workflow engine called Orchestra.
- Developing automation suites for embedded fabric automation and data center fabric provisioning.
- Developing new Ansible modules for configuring and managing Extreme networking devices like SLX, MLX, and VDX switches.