How can FortiAIOps help optimize network performance in an SD-Branch deployment with FortiGate, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP?

FortiAIOps is designed to enhance network operations by applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to telemetry data collected from the SD-Branch environment, including FortiGate, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP devices. It analyzes this data to establish performance baselines, detect anomalies, and identify the root cause of network issues. Based on this AI-driven analysis, FortiAIOps provides actionable insights and specific recommendations to network administrators, enabling them to proactively optimize network performance and resolve potential problems before they impact users.

A. FortiAIOps provides recommendations for remediation; it does not autonomously disable network hardware, as this would be a disruptive and potentially service-impacting action.

C. FortiAIOps complements and provides insights for SD-WAN; it does not replace the need for foundational SD-WAN policies and routing configurations, which must still be defined by an administrator.

D. While FortiAIOps aims to be predictive and can automate some responses, it does not resolve all network issues without any human intervention. It primarily serves to assist administrators with recommendations.

1. Fortinet. (2023). FortiAIOps Datasheet.

Page 1: "FortiAIOps provides AI-based network assurance and management for Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN, SD-Branch, and Connected LAN solutions... It provides network operators with anomaly detection, root cause analysis (RCA), and predictive maintenance to reduce problem resolution time and increase user satisfaction." This supports the core function of using AI for analysis and issue identification.

2. Fortinet. (2024). FortiAIOps 1.3.0 Administration Guide.

Section: "Dashboard > Overview" (Page 10): The guide describes how FortiAIOps uses machine learning to model the network and identify anomalies. It details widgets that show "Network Health," "Impacted Sites," and "Top Recommendations," confirming its role in identifying issues and providing optimization suggestions.

3. Fortinet Product Page. FortiAIOps - AI for IT Operations.

Under the "Features and Benefits" section, it states: "Receive actionable recommendations to optimize network performance." and "Leverage AI/ML to get ahead of network issues with predictive insights and proactive remediation." This directly validates that its purpose is to use AI to provide recommendations for optimization.