New architecture brings together latest networking innovations to
power and secure today’s cloud-enabled enterprise, all through a single
point of management
Juniper
Networks (NYSE:JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation,
today introduced Juniper
Networks® Unite, a new reference architecture that provides
simplified and secure network infrastructure solutions required to
modernize enterprise campus and branch networks into cloud-enabled
service platforms. Based on Juniper’s latest networking software,
systems and cloud services, Juniper Unite will deliver an agile and
secure network architecture for enterprises looking to quickly deploy
cloud applications and services through a single, easy-to-manage network
management platform.
Everything is moving to the cloud. From public to private and hybrid,
enterprises are making cloud their default operating model for
applications and services. This makes enterprise campus networks even
more critical as an on-ramp to cloud-based applications. “Network
infrastructure must be able to support emerging highly virtualized,
intelligent, application-aware enterprise and cloud-based communications
requirements. The multifaceted demands that new infrastructure and
application strategies place on the network cannot be overstated,” said
Danellie Young, research director and Bjarne Munch, principal research
analyst at Gartner, Inc1.
The Juniper Unite architecture provides the building blocks required to
modernize enterprise network infrastructure and support new deployment
and management paradigms, enabling customers to experience the same
automation and scale as in MetaFabric™-enabled
data center and cloud environments. With Juniper Unite, customers can
dynamically automate their network resources to meet their growing
business needs and support today’s operations while preparing for the
future.
News Highlights:
Comprised of enterprise switching, security, and routing products and
software technologies, as well as third-party solutions through the Open
Convergence Framework (OCF), Juniper Networks Unite provides a
simplified, automated and secure architecture to build and manage the
cloud-enabled enterprise. The latest technology innovations in the
architecture include Junos® Fusion Enterprise, enhancements to
Junos® Space Network Director as well as advancements to the
Juniper Networks EX9200 line of programmable Ethernet switches.
Juniper
also introduced today its latest security solutions as part of
Juniper Networks Unite, including Juniper
Networks® Sky Advanced Threat Prevention, new Juniper
Networks® SRX Series Services Gateways and significant modernization
of Junos®
Space Security Director. These security solutions will offer
customers the scale and automation required to defend against any threat
across enterprise networks.
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Junos
Fusion Enterprise, the Industry’s Only Software-Enabled
Switching Architecture, Delivers Single Point Network Configuration
and Management: A new open architecture, based on the 802.1BR
industry standard, that when combined with EX Series Ethernet
switches, will enable the configuration and management of the entire
distributed enterprise network as a single network entity. Junos
Fusion Enterprise will allow customers to collapse multiple network
layers, including an on-premises data center, into one simple, smart
and flexible cloud-enabled enterprise network.
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Junos
Space Network Director Centralizes Network Control and
Automation: With additions to Network Director, customers will be
able to seamlessly manage one or more Junos Fusion Enterprise fabric
groups, including full life cycle management, for simplified network
control and automation across the distributed enterprise.
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EX9200
Programmable Ethernet Switch Enhancements Increase Network
Performance: The EX9200 is the core aggregation device for Junos
Fusion Enterprise, making it central to any simplified enterprise
deployment. New modular line cards will provide customers with
expanded deployment options including 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)
connectivity.
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Open
Convergence Framework Provides Unmatched Customer Choice:
The Juniper Networks Open Convergence Framework integrates best of
breed technology for wireless local area network, unified
communications, and security, providing enterprise customers with
proven, reliable solutions based on their infrastructure requirements.
Juniper provides integrated offerings with leading wireless vendors
including Aerohive
Networks, Aruba
Networks and Ruckus
Wireless.
The Juniper
Networks Professional Services team will provide network assessment,
design, deployment, and education services to help enterprise customers
evolve their network architectures to meet cloud-based application and
services requirements.
Supporting Quotes
“As pioneers in the medical industry and with over 90 locations
worldwide, Varian needs a network that is reliable, easy-to-manage and
can keep pace with our ever-changing IT requirements. Juniper Networks’
EX Series Ethernet Switches already provide us with simple and secure
access to our mission-critical applications, making the potential of
Junos Fusion Enterprise evident to help further streamline control of
our network across our global locations.”
- Emmanuel Sabino,
senior network engineering manager, Varian Medical
“Our customers are in various stages of transforming their networks to
build a cloud-enabled enterprise. Juniper Networks has the solutions to
help customers successfully make the transition to a secure, agile,
automated enterprise IT environment that is based on open standards.”
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George Miller, vice president of sales, Integration Partners
"IDC research shows that growing numbers of mobile devices and business
applications are driving the network's importance to all aspects of the
business and will spur significant investments and innovations in
network infrastructure in both the datacenter and the enterprise. With
the introduction of Juniper Networks Unite and its Junos Fusion
Enterprise switching architecture, Juniper is showing a recognition of
the need to enable today's enterprise to achieve cloud-level scale,
automation, agility, and end-to-end visibility."
- Nolan
Greene, research analyst, Network Infrastructure, IDC
“Amid increasingly connected business environments, Juniper understands
our enterprise customers’ complex challenges across the network. The
introduction of our Juniper Networks Unite architecture gives our
customers the building blocks required to modernize their enterprise
campus and branch environments with simple, automated and secure
solutions that can harness the power of the cloud - transforming IT from
a business necessity into a powerful business asset.”
- Jonathan
Davidson, executive vice president and general manager, Juniper
Development and Innovation, Juniper Networks
1 Source: Gartner, Inc. “IT Market Clock for Enterprise
Networking, 2015,” (September 15, 2015) by Danellie Young and Bjarne
Munch
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