Juniper named a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader in Data Center Switching

Juniper Networks is named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Center Switching. Download the Gartner Magic Quadrant Report and Critical Capabilities Report to find out why.

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Gartner also named Juniper #1 in Enterprise Data Center Network

MQ for Data Center Switching report

Juniper thrilled to be named a
Leader by the Gartner Magic Quadrant

Juniper Networks is named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Switching. Hot on the heels of our AI cloud service provider solution launch, Juniper was also recognized with the highest or second highest scores in all three Use Cases in the 2025 Gartner Critical Capabilities report.

Our all-around strong data center portfolio drives incredible real-world results for customers:

 Up to 90% lower OpEx

 Up to 85% faster deployment

 Up to 10x better reliability

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Ranked highest or second highest in all Use Cases

Juniper was recognized with the highest or second highest scores in three out of three Use Cases in the 2025 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Data Center Switching report.

  • Enterprise Data Center Network – 1st
  • AI Ethernet Fabric – 2nd
  • SONiC-Based Data Center – 2nd

What customers are saying

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Industry: IT services

“We have experienced seamless scalability and operational efficiency with Juniper's data centre networking solution. With Juniper's solution, our provisioning time was reduced from 8-12 hours to 30 minutes, significantly improving service delivery timelines. Overall, our experience has been very positive.”

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Industry: Telecommunications

“Juniper switches are renowned for their robust performance and reliability, making them a top choice for many ISPs, enterprises and data centers. The switches excel in high performance and scalability, enabling smooth and efficient network operations.”

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Industry: It services

“We highly rate Juniper switches for their reliability, scalability, and for the flexibility of Junos OS, which offers strong automation throughout with Apstra.”

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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Data Center Switching, Andrew Lerner, Simon Richard, et al., 31 March 2025

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