HPE/Juniper Acquisition Could ‘Be Bigger Than HPE Is Imagining’ Says Partners
Summary
There is momentum, and if they go and acquire Juniper and showcase their disruption to different customers and really integrate all their services, it could become something bigger than what [HPE] is imagining,” said Salim Gheewalla, vice president of marketing and alliances for Ottawa-based MSP giant Calian IT & Cyber Solutions. In addition to its AI chops, Juniper is bringing its large pool of MSP partners to the table, Gheewalla said. Steve Wylie, senior vice president and general manager, East Majors, for Irvine, Calif.-based solution provider Trace3, said he believes the deal is a proof point of the importance of AI and data center networks. “From my perspective, what this deal is indicative of is something we’ve been putting out there for a while, and that’s AI and networking infrastructure inside of the data center,” Wylie said. “They can become very disruptive, or they can become a noise like some others have done in the past.” Integration and delivering a seamless offering to partners and end customers will be critical, Gheewalla added.