Aviz Network Copilot Demo with Cody McCain

Why It Matters

Embedding LLM‑driven automation into network operations accelerates incident resolution while preserving security, giving operators a scalable way to modernize legacy infrastructure.

Key Takeaways

• AI-driven NetOps builds on DevOps, adding predictive automation.
• Guardrails enforce security context for LLM actions on network devices.
• Aviz integrates with existing tools like ServiceNow, Arista, Dell switches.
• Custom agent SDK enables Python developers to create tailored workflows.
• Role‑based permissions control LLM usage and prevent token‑cost overruns.

Summary

The video demonstrates Aviz Network Copilot, an AI‑powered platform that brings large language models into network operations, showing how it can automate troubleshooting, configuration, and security tasks across multi‑vendor environments.

The presenter explains that AI in NetOps evolves from manual configuration through DevOps to AI, emphasizing guardrails that bind LLM instructions to network‑controller APIs, ensuring actions run under correct user roles. The demo walks through a ServiceNow ticket, root‑cause analysis of unreachable IP, VLAN changes on Arista/Dell switches, and firewall rule inspection, all orchestrated by the copilot.

Notable quotes include “Our job is not to replace existing tools but to enhance them” and “AI can surface data quality issues before you scale”. The platform showcases a private GPT‑OSS 120B model running on‑prem, fine‑grained role permissions, and a Python SDK that lets developers build custom agents leveraging built‑in network domain knowledge.

For enterprises, the solution promises faster mean‑time‑to‑resolution, reduced manual toil, and a path to embed AI while maintaining security and cost controls. By turning analytics into actionable decisions, Aviz positions itself as a bridge between legacy network management suites and next‑gen autonomous operations.

Original Description

Aviz Networks introduces the AI Networking Operations Center (NOC), a vendor-neutral, agentic AI platform designed to transform traditional network management. Unlike tools that merely append a Large Language Model (LLM) to an existing product, Aviz provides a private, secure, and interoperable framework that integrates with a customer's existing ecosystem. The platform is built on the FITS principles, Freedom, Integration, Tailorability, and Security, ensuring that enterprises can leverage AI without compromising data privacy or being locked into a specific hardware vendor or software controller.

The presentation features a deep dive into the practical application of Aviz's Network Copilot, emphasizing its role in accelerating root cause analysis (RCA) and achieving mean time to innocence. By integrating with tools like ServiceNow, the platform can automatically process inbound tickets, extract metadata like destination IPs, and query heterogeneous environments, including Arista, Cisco, and SONiC switches, without requiring the operator to know vendor-specific CLI commands. The system utilizes Agentic workflows where specialized agents, such as those for firewall log analysis or VLAN management, work hierarchically to solve complex issues. This approach allows frontline support staff to handle advanced troubleshooting tasks that previously required expert intervention, while maintaining a human-in-the-loop requirement for critical configuration changes.

Security and data integrity serve as the foundation of the Aviz architecture, with the platform offering the flexibility to run private, on-premise LLMs like the GPT-OSS 120B to prevent data leakage. The speakers highlight that the platform is designed with robust role-based access control (RBAC) and guardrails to prevent hallucinations or unauthorized actions, such as deleting global VLANs. Furthermore, the AI NOC addresses data hygiene by using AI to identify inconsistencies across disparate databases like IPAM and NetBox. By providing a Python-based SDK, Aviz enables organizations to build custom agents that mirror their specific business processes, ultimately moving network operations toward a more proactive, automated, and predictable future.

Presented by Thomas Scheibe, CPO, and Cody McCain, Director of Product. Recorded live at Networking Field Day 40 in San Jose on April 8, 2026. Watch the entire presentation at https://techfieldday.com/appearance/aviz-networks-presents-at-networking-field-day-40/ or visit https://TechFieldDay.com/event/nfd40 or https://AvizNetworks.com/ for more information.