Juniper Networks and Google Cloud to Power AI-Driven Campus and Branch Networks
'At Google Cloud, we're committed to providing our customers with the most advanced and innovative networking solutions. Our expanded collaboration with Juniper Networks and the integration of its AI-native networking capabilities with Google's Cloud WAN represent a significant step forward,' said Muninder Singh Sambi, VP/GM, Networking, Google Cloud. 'By combining the power of Google Cloud's global infrastructure with Juniper's expertise in AI for networking, we're empowering enterprises to build more agile, secure and automated networks that can meet the demands of today's dynamic business environment.'
AIOps key to GenAI application growth
As the cloud expands and GenAI applications grow, reliable connectivity, enhanced application performance and low latency are paramount. Businesses are turning to cloud-based network services to meet these demands. However, many face challenges with operational complexity, high costs, security gaps and inconsistent application performance. Assuring the best user experience through AI-native operations (AIOps) is essential to overcoming these challenges and maximizing efficiency.
Powered by Juniper's Mist AI-Native Networking platform, Google's Cloud WAN, a new solution from Google Cloud, delivers a fully managed, reliable and secure enterprise backbone for branch transformation. Mist is purpose-built to leverage AIOps for optimized campus and branch experiences, assuring that connections are reliable, measurable and secure for every device, user, application and asset.
'Mist has become synonymous with AI and cloud-native operations that optimize user experiences while minimizing operator costs,' said Sujai Hajela, EVP, Campus and Branch, Juniper Networks. 'Juniper's AI-Native Networking Platform is a perfect complement to Google's Cloud WAN solution, enabling enterprises to overcome campus and branch management complexity and optimize application performance through low latency connectivity, self-driving automation and proactive insights.'
Google's Cloud WAN delivers high–performance connections for campus and branch
The campus and branch services on Google's Cloud WAN driven by Mist provide a single, secure and high-performance connection point for all branch traffic. A variety of wired, wireless, NAC and WAN services can be hosted on Google Cloud Platform, enabling businesses to eliminate on-premises hardware, dramatically simplifying branch operations and reducing operational costs. By natively integrating Juniper and other strategic partners with Google Cloud, Google's Cloud WAN solution enhances agility, enabling rapid deployment of new branches and services, while improving security through consistent policies and cloud-delivered threat protection. 0 0
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