Juniper touts cloud-ready data center, AI, automation

Enterprise networks are focused on buying full-stack offerings that include key software components such as management, automation and AI but also routing, switching and security rather than a piecemeal approach. That trend is being driven by a post-COVID rethinking of network architecture but also the need to simplify the network and access to cloud resources, says Juniper Networks’ chief operating officer Manoj Leelanivas. “The idea that customers have to have a way to manage everything from the cloud is a big change for many enterprises, and the enterprise has changed,” Leelanivas said. “We have many more micro-sites, remote users, and branches that need to be managed. It really has become a network of diverse environments, which can increase complexity for large enterprises.”