Data Center Networks

The Juniper Data Center Networks solution is a combination of networking automation software, AIOps, best-in-class routers and switches, and a distributed security services fabric. It helps you build crash-resistant networks and boosts reliability in networks of all sizes while enabling Zero Trust access control and policy enforcement across all network connections.

The solution is comprised of a wide range of products, including:

• Apstra Data Center Director software for highly reliable network automation and lifecycle management
• Data Center Assurance, a cloud-based suite of AIOps applications powered by the Marvis AI engine, the heart of Mist, Juniper’s AI-native networking platform.
• Marvis AI Assistant for Data Center, which brings additional insight via proactive actions and a conversation interface for seamless knowledgebase queries
• QFX, PTX, and ACX Series switching and routing platforms for best-in-class throughput and scale
• Juniper Connected Security distributed services fabric for creating a Zero Trust data center network

The Juniper solution addresses the biggest, most universal networking challenges that IT faces:

• Traditional CLI and DIY automation for data center management is difficult to scale and prone to network failures 
• As networks scale up, they become difficult to monitor, requiring real-time data analytics to ensure continuous validation
• There are shortages of skilled staff, and specialists must know the tools and CLI of several vendors
• Dated hardware is complicated to manage and not well suited for scaling
• Internal and external security incidents can cause expensive outages

The solution addresses the challenges described above in the following ways:

• Unreliable automation : Apstra Data Center Director automates and validates the design, deployment, and operation of data center networks from Day 0 through Day 2
• Monitoring at scale/analytics: Using a single source of truth, powerful analytics, and root cause identification, Data Center Director quickly pinpoints and resolves issues. It allows network operators to customize telemetry collection and explore and visualize the data with an easy-to-use, no-code Graph Explorer
• Skillset shortages: Apstra Data Center Director is the only multivendor data center automation software of its kind. It does away with a CLI and the need for vendor-specific skills so you can hire flexibly without vendor certification limitations
• Hardware management and scalability: QFX Series Switches deliver industry-leading throughput and scalability, the open programmability of the Junos OS, and a broad set of EVPN-VXLAN and IP fabric capabilities. Combined with the management prowess of Data Center Director, they’re an optimal choice in enterprise, service provider, and cloud provider environments
• Security threats: The data center solution works with the Juniper Connected Security distributed services fabric of physical, virtual, and containerized SRX Series Firewalls to deliver a Zero Trust experience. Protection extends across users, applications, and data wherever they are, in the data center, network edge, or the cloud.

A number of training and professional services are available to meet your needs, including recommendations on best products and live demos. To learn more, connect with your Juniper sales representative or contact us.

The Juniper Data Center Networks solution comprises power-efficient and expansion-friendly switches, next-generation firewalls, and fabric management that simplifies network management and scales up reliably.

All organizations looking to build, scale, or modernize their data centers should consider using the solution. We offer you the flexibility to grow and gain new management and cost efficiencies, all without sacrificing reliability.