Top 5 Reasons to SwitchSimplify Your Network for the Digital Age

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Top 5 Reasons to Choose Juniper Networks EX Series Switches

1Simple Operations: Enterprise networks

include multiple layers of products and

technologies. Managing these networks is

labor-intensive and complex, exposing users

to human error that accounts for up to 35% of

downtime. The Cloud-Enabled Enterprise helps

organizations simplify their networks so they can

embrace digital transformation. The EX Series

switching portfolio improves performance while

reducing the complexity, cost, and training needed

for network operations. How? In an enterprise

campus network, Juniper’s unique Virtual Chassis

technology allows up to 10 interconnected EX

Series switches to operate as a single, logical

device offering up to 480 ports. When applied to

a traditional multitier enterprise network, Virtual

Chassis reduces the number of managed devices

by up to 90%. Juniper’s Junos® Fusion Enterprise

technology further expands simplified scalability

by supporting up to 6,000 ports across multiple

wiring closets and buildings, all as part of a single,

logical device. Fewer logical switches to manage

means more time to grow your business.

“For Merit, education is job #1.

Twelve four-year public universities

govern Merit Network, cementing

the network’s role as an education

enabler. With Juniper Networks, we

are constantly improving the

network and building out the

infrastructure to provide cutting-

edge support for higher learning

and K-12 education.”- Elwood Downing

VP, Business Development and Community Networks

Merit Network

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Top 5 Reasons to Switch - Simplify Your Network for the Digital Age

2Simple Portfolio: Finding the right switch

for your specific needs can be difficult when

presented with so many options. The EX

Series switching portfolio is tailored to meet every

enterprise switching need, supporting everything

from access to aggregation to core deployments.

For each use case, Juniper offers clearly

differentiated entry-level, midrange, and high-end

switches; simply use the Network Product Selector

to quickly find the right switch for your network.

Furthermore, Juniper Networks Junos operating

system runs across all Juniper products, including

the EX Series switches. This means you can deploy

any EX Series switch and be assured of consistent

operations and management.

See how Juniper’s enterprise networking solutions compare to other vendors’.

3Support Business Agility: In 2015, global

cloud application adoption increased

by 71%, nearly tripling in some industries

since 2014. As this trend continues, enterprises

need to have the right infrastructure to support

these cloud-based applications. Furthermore,

applications such as video and Unified

Communications and Collaboration (UCC) require

networks that are agile, scalable, and reliable.

Juniper’s Cloud-Enabled Enterprise solution is

future-proofed, letting businesses adapt to ever-

increasing bandwidth requirements. Juniper’s

Junos Fusion Enterprise and Virtual Chassis

technologies enable the EX Series switching

portfolio to scale on demand reliably, allowing your

network to grow at the pace of your business.

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Closet A1 Closet B1

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EX3300Virtual

Chassisx10

EX3300Virtual

Chassisx10

EX4550Virtual Chassis

Core

Building 1

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Figure 1: Small to medium-sized enterprise with Virtual Chassis technology

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4 Automation and Programmability:

Manual network configurations are

vulnerable to human error, accounting for

nearly 68% of total cost of ownership (TCO).

But the issues associated with manual network

configuration extend beyond TCO; they also

increase time-to-provision, require engineering

resources and training, and increase the likelihood

of network downtime. In order for businesses

to keep up with dynamic market changes, the

network must be agile and programmable. EX

Series switches are built to simplify network

operations with a number of automation and plug-

and-play features. Zero touch provisioning (ZTP)

means that newly deployed EX Series switches

are automatically provisioned with the appropriate

software and configuration file based on device

type. The EX Series switching portfolio also works

with published APIs, allowing you to choose

best-in-class technologies that address all of the

business needs for your campus and branch—from

UCC, WLAN access technology, and third-party

network access policies.

Top 5 Reasons to Switch - Simplify Your Network for the Digital Age

EX9200Aggregation

Devices

EX3400/EX4300SatelliteDevices

Closet 1 Closet 3 Closet 5Closet 4 Closet 6Closet 2

Figure 2: Junos Fusion Enterprise deployment.

“Juniper Networks has

helped advance our

performance at the race

track by allowing our crew

chiefs and engineers to

receive real-time data

quicker than ever before,

in addition to the

improvements at the

race shop.”- Jim Foley

CTO, Joe Gibbs Racing

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5Security: The rise of cloud-based

applications in enterprises introduces more

security risks inside businesses. A full 75% of

cloud applications fail to comply with data privacy

and security mandates, making cybersecurity the

main concern for enterprise IT professionals. The

EX Series switches are built with security in mind;

as part of Juniper’s Software-Defined Secure

Networks (SDSN), which gives you end-to-end

network visibility to secure the entire network, EX

Series switches act as active points of detection

and policy enforcement. This allows you to go

beyond perimeter firewall security, enabling you

to leverage your network infrastructure as a single

enforcement domain, with each switch acting as an

enforcement point. For regulated environments that

require hardware-based encryption such as federal

government and financial services deployments, the

EX Series switches provide Media Access Control

Security (MACsec) encryption.

TechTarget explains three major challenges to securing your network.

Additional Resources

For more information, visit the Cloud-Enabled

Enterprise page on www.juniper.net.