Juniper Bolsters its Intent-Based Networking with Release of Apstra 4.0
Summary
Apstra was a pioneer in IBN and adds to the collection of recent acquisitions, which include Mist Systems and 128 Technology, for Juniper that has enabled the company to become a much stronger enterprise vendor. Digital transformation in the enterprise is driving new requirements for networks to be operated as a unified system and the company has jumped all over this trend. Apstra 4.0 includes updates to not only help network teams deploy and integrate, but also bring cloud-like operations to the data center. In addition to connectivity templates, Apstra 4.0 supports tags that label network components to distinguish where data should be flowing. The extensions and integrations are likely to benefit mid-sized organizations most by simplifying deployment and operations as they build modern data centers.