6 | ALLIED TELESIS MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AMF AMF is an intelligent and scalable network management platform. It supports Allied Telesis switching, firewall, and wireless products, as well as a wide range of third-party devices—including video surveillance cameras and IP phones—for truly inclusive network automation. Reducing network running costs by automating and simplifying many day-to-day tasks, AMF allows skilled staff to be better utilized. Business Value Through Automation AMF delivers immediate value to businesses of all sizes, with centralized network management able to treat a network of any size as a single, converged entity. This reduces cost and complexity by delivering: ▶ Centralized management of many or all devices right across the network—locally or world-wide. ▶ Network automation, with zero-touch or one-touch backup, provisioning, upgrade, and recovery. ▶ Network intelligence reacts to changes in the network and automatically changes the topology. ▶ Smart commands allow network problems to be quickly identified and issues resolved. AMF saves time and money! Simplify Your Network Software Defined Networking (SDN) is moving networking towards the ideal combination of optimal network utilization and centralized management. An integral part of the Allied Telesis SDN solution, AMF delivers powerful management capabilities that are easy to use, and reduce the time and skill required to maintain the network. Configuration and firmware files are regularly backed up, network expansion is automated, and device recovery is fully zero-touch. Save time and reduce costs by up to 60% with AMF CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT Manage the entire network as a single virtual device. AMF AUTO-BACKUP Automatically backup the entire network daily for peace-of-mind networking. A M F M a s t e r AUTO-UPGRADE Upgrade the network with a single command. A M F M a s t e r AMF AUTO-PROVISIONING AND AUTO-RECOVERY Plug-and-Play additions or replacements. A M F M a s t e r AMF ? ? ? ?