Solution brief An AI-Native Network Powering Public Sector Innovation
By Insight Editor / 10 Jun 2026 / Topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Cybersecurity , Networking
Key takeaways
- HPE Mist delivers AI‑native networking and security through one cloud platform. It unifies operations, automation, and policy enforcement to improve performance and reduce risk.
- Marvis AI automates troubleshooting and daily network tasks. This helps public sector IT teams save time, lower operational costs, and focus on higher‑value work.
- Insight Public Sector pairs public sector expertise with HPE Mist to modernize legacy networks. Agencies gain a secure, scalable foundation that supports always‑on citizen and student services.
Optimize network operations and security with HPE Mist.
Outdated infrastructure erodes public trust.
Local governments and educational institutions feel pressure to modernize their digital infrastructure. As they continue to operate legacy networks and siloed systems, they face an operational disadvantage, causing time-consuming manual workloads, security gaps, and unsatisfactory user experiences. Yet citizen and student services must be reliable, secure, and always on to maintain public trust and deliver the mission-critical services they rely on. To meet the public’s needs and expectations, network modernization should be considered vital.
Our solution
HPE® Mist™, delivered by Insight Public Sector, is an AI-native solution for managing and optimizing network infrastructure and security. HPE Mist uses a single cloud platform and the Marvis AI engine to unify AI-native operations; a comprehensive client-to-cloud portfolio spanning enterprise, service provider, and cloud provider domains; and critical AI-native security to deliver intelligent defense and proactive risk mitigation. This innovative structure is the foundation for real-time insights, smart recommendations, a simplified and scalable system, and greater cost-efficiencies.
Features & benefits
By unifying networking and security, HPE Mist enables consistent management, policy enforcement, configuration, operations, and administration across a common cloud with a shared intelligence layer. HPE Mist uses AI to monitor network activity, analyze performance, and send automated responses across wired, wireless, SD-WAN, WAN, and data center environments.
AI-driven monitoring and analytics
Continuously collects and analyzes telemetry data to detect issues early and improve service quality.
Unified cloud architecture
One platform to support consistent management across diverse network environments.
Integrated networking and security
Binds connectivity and protection inside a shared policy framework to reduce risk and complexity.
Automated operations
Supports task automation for simplified management across the network and frees staff for high-value work.
Outcome
Insight and HPE want government agencies and educational institutions to feel empowered to move beyond the limitations of their legacy networks to achieve greater consistency, efficiency, and control. With Mist, automation saves teams valuable time, and AI-driven insights help quickly identify and address security concerns. All the while, network performance accelerates and becomes more reliable, supporting the always-on access that citizens, students, and staff expect and helping deliver critical services with greater timeliness and confidence.
Protect sensitive data.
Traditional siloed security tools struggle to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated threats to government and school data. HPE Mist’s integrated networking and security approach features a centralized policy framework, AI-native threat detection, SD-WAN, Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Unified Zero Trust Network Access (UZTNA). By layering Zero Trust, identity and access management, and data protection, networks are better protected and able to keep critical services running.
Simplify operations with Marvis AI.
Marvis® AI Assistant, a layer of HPE Mist’s AI-native platform, supports overburdened IT teams by automating routine tasks, accelerating troubleshooting, providing answers, recommending actions, and conducting analysis. As agencies reduce daily network management requirements, they can focus more on higher-value tasks and lower operational costs.
A future of possibility
For state and local governments and educational institutions, HPE® Mist™ becomes a foundation for more innovative and ambitious projects. Mist supports use cases such as:
For government and communities:
- Predictive analytics
- Smart city sensors
- Traffic optimization
- Utilities monitoring
- Emergency response
For education:
- Tracking student engagement
- Forecasting resource needs
- Smart campus operations
- Smart classrooms
- Data-intensive research
Insight + HPE
With decades of public sector experience, Insight helps agencies modernize foundational infrastructure to deliver more responsive and resilient public services. By pairing Insight’s assessment, design, and implementation expertise with the HPE Mist AI-native platform, agencies gain a secure, scalable foundation that’s easier to manage, more resilient during disruptions, and ready for a future of new digital initiatives that elevate citizen and student services. From strategy and funding alignment through deployment and support, Insight and HPE Mist help you maximize the value of your network investments.
Why Insight Public Sector?
Insight Public Sector, a division of Insight Enterprises, a Fortune 500 Solutions Integrator, helps federal, state, and local government agencies and educational institutions solve complex technology challenges. With 35+ years of deep technical expertise and robust industry partnerships, we combine the right hardware, software, and services to drive real transformation.
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