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Associated Press
01-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Juniper Networks Demonstrates Strong Momentum in AI-Native Data Center Networking with Recognitions, Growth and Innovations
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2025-- Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), a leader in secure, AI-Native Networking, today announced its strong momentum and industry recognition in the data center networking market. The company achieved market leadership in the 800GbE OEM switching market in 2024* and is recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Center Switching, published on March 31, 2025. In 2025 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Data Center Switching report, Juniper also ranked #1 in Enterprise Data Center Network Build-Out and #2 in AI Ethernet Fabric Build-Out. Juniper's data center networking innovation continues, with new capabilities announced today that dramatically improve performance and economics for customers in the AI era. 'Juniper believes that our position in the latest Gartner reports underlines the strength of our core data center value proposition, which includes simplified AI-native operations, openness that avoids vendor lock-in, industry-leading performance and unparalleled reliability – all driving exceptional customer experiences,' said Praveen Jain, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Data Center & AI, Juniper Networks. 'Our data center team is firing on all cylinders with innovation and execution that supports the business needs of a diverse range of enterprise, AI and cloud provider customers globally.' A Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Switching This new report looks at the data center networking industry through a modern lens, including capabilities for handling new AI workloads. Gartner evaluates vendors based on capabilities such as fabric management, ease of administration, platform integration, among others. The Critical Capabilities for Data Center Switching report is a companion to the Magic Quadrant that evaluates and ranks vendors' solutions based on overall features, technologies and capabilities. In this report, Juniper scored the highest in Enterprise Data Center Network Build-Out, second highest in AI Ethernet Fabric Build-Out, and second highest in SONiC-Based Data Center Network Build-out Use Cases. Top Spot in 800GbE OEM Switching Market in 2024 *According to 650 Group's 2024 revenue shipment report published in March 2025, Juniper now commands a leading 44 percent share of the 800GbE OEM switch market, a critical enabler of the AI data center infrastructure. 800GbE is foundational to AI training, inference and storage clusters plus other high-performance computing (HPC) environments. Juniper was the first to ship 800GbE routing and switching platforms showing exceptional innovation and agility. Disrupting Networking for AI with Data Center Innovations Juniper's data center solution, which is a key part of the company's Mist AI-Native networking platform, continues to stand out on various fronts including ease of operations, performance, reliability and openness. This includes unique AIOps features for enhanced insights into application behaviors, multivendor intent-based networking for simplified fabric management, and an AI assistant, Marvis, that proactively identifies issues with recommended actions for resolution. Juniper continues to introduce performance and power optimization capabilities specifically for AI workloads to reduce job completion times, decrease power consumption and increase ROI. For example, Juniper introduced innovative AI Load Balancing (AI-LB) techniques like Dynamic Load Balancing (DLB) and Global Load Balancing (GLB) to address the evolving networking needs of AI workloads. Juniper continues to innovate in this area with the introduction of RDMA-aware Load Balancing (RLB), which improves Ethernet network performance even further by uniquely pinning RDMA flows to deterministic paths to predictably load balance traffic across the network. By dramatically minimizing congestion, consistently achieving near theoretical maximum performance and delivering in-order packets, this eliminates the need for specialized SmartNICs and expensive scheduled fabric architectures. Juniper also recently released LPO (Linear Pluggable Optics) for the Juniper Networks® QFX Series platforms that reduce optics power consumption by as much as 50 percent, enabling greater GPU scale and ROI. Juniper's investments in Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) will further increase bandwidth density and reduce power consumption in data centers, especially for critical applications like AI and HPC. 'The cost and scale of our AI services is governed by the performance and efficiency of our AI infrastructure. Juniper's AI-LB (AI Load Balancing) solution is the right technology to get the greatest AI network fabric throughput and thereby get maximum GPU utilization and performance from the AI infrastructure.' - Daniele Cesarini, Head of AI/HPC Architecture, CINECA Gartner Disclaimer Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Center Switching, Andrew Lerner, Simon Richard, Nauman Raja, Jorge Aragon, Jonathan Forest, 31 March 2025 Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Data Center Switching, Andrew Lerner, Simon Richard, Jorge Aragon, Nauman Raja, 1 April 2025 Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's Research & Advisory organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally, and MAGIC QUADRANT is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Juniper Networks is recognized as Juniper Networks in the 2025 Magic Quadrant for Data Center Networking Infrastructure report. About Juniper Networks Juniper Networks believes that connectivity is not the same as experiencing a great connection. Juniper's AI-Native Networking Platform is built from the ground up to leverage AI to deliver the best and most secure user experiences from the edge to the data center and cloud. Additional information can be found at Juniper Networks ( ) or connect with Juniper on X ( Twitter ), LinkedIn and Facebook. Juniper Networks, the Juniper Networks logo, Juniper, Junos, and other trademarks listed here, are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Additional Resources 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Networking: View Report AI Infrastructure Day, April 2025 View source version on CONTACT: Media Contact Kelsey Akerson Juniper Networks 408-936-8179 [email protected] KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: DATA MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTERNET HARDWARE SOURCE: Juniper Networks Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 05/01/2025 07:45 AM/DISC: 05/01/2025 07:46 AM
Mid East Info
23-04-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
Cisco Secures Leadership Position in Gartner's Inaugural Magic Quadrant™ for Data Center Switching - Middle East Business News and Information
Recognition highlights Cisco's strength in delivering scalable, secure, and AI-ready data center networking solutions for a rapidly evolving digital landscape Dubai, United Arab Emirates– Cisco has been named a Leader in the inaugural Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Center Switching, recognized for its strong Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. Data center networking has undergone a profound transformation with the rise of AI. What once were simple data repositories with connectivity are now mission-critical infrastructures powering advanced applications across industries. As enterprises embrace AI, they face urgent challenges: How can they scale infrastructure to meet soaring demand? How can they maintain efficiency and security in an increasingly complex environment? For organizations aiming to lead in this AI-driven era, partnering with the right technology providers is not just beneficial—it's essential. At Cisco, data center networking is the cornerstone of a secure, full-stack AI strategy. The company vision is to deliver flexible, scalable networks with streamlined operations—maximizing bandwidth, minimizing latency, improving energy efficiency, and evolving in step with our customers' application needs. Mohannad Abuissa, Director of Solutions Engineering at Cisco Middle East, Africa, Türkiye, Romania, and CIS, said: 'Being recognized as a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Data Center Switching is a proud moment for Cisco and a testament to our commitment to innovation. As enterprises across the region accelerate their adoption of AI, they need modern, secure, and scalable data center infrastructure to match. At Cisco, we're enabling this transformation—delivering high-performance solutions that simplify operations, strengthen security, and empower organizations to stay ahead in an AI-driven world.' Over the past 18 months, Cisco has continued to deliver steady innovation across the portfolio: Focused on delivering high-performance: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches have played a key role in the industry, with a differentiated silicon strategy (Cisco Silicon One) in data center networks, enabling a shift from 100G to 400G and ultimately 800G speeds to support the insatiable demand for greater bandwidth and lower latency driven by modern applications like AI/ML, storage, and video. In addition, Cisco 8000 Series Routers, powered by Silicon One, offer the option of deploying SONiC-based systems for customers with diverse, custom needs. Simplified operations and management: Cisco Nexus Dashboard provides centralized operations for data center networks and services, delivering automation, policy orchestration, and real-time analytics across diverse NX-OS and ACI fabric environments. The unified dashboard scales effortlessly to meet the needs of the largest enterprises, while also offering cost-effective solutions for more modest deployments. By reducing complexity and enhancing visibility across both on-premises and hybrid cloud environments, Nexus Dashboard empowers customers to focus on accelerating innovation. Reimagined network operations: Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric is revolutionizing the way customers design, build, and operate data center fabrics. It is delivered as a service and helps customers to scale multiple fabrics globally with minimal expertise. Its cloud controller manages the network, so you don't have to. Automated software updates help to further reduce IT workloads. Soon, customers will be able to deploy full-stack clusters with Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric AI, which includes NVIDIA GPUs and VAST Data storage to provide a completely automated, ready-to-use, AI system. Infused security into the network: Security and networking come together with Cisco N9300 Series Smart Switches, powered by Cisco Hypershield and Nexus Dashboard. Customers get strong protection, high performance, and flexible, programmable features—all in a compact design. Cisco Hypershield makes security policy management easier with Security Cloud Control, a cloud-based platform that helps organizations define and manage security across their entire enterprise. SecOps teams can enforce consistent policies and streamline operations. Engineered digital resilience: By combining the industry's broadest network telemetry with Splunk's cross-domain analytics, Cisco delivers unmatched AI-driven insights—empowering a more resilient, intelligent digital infrastructure. As evidenced by recent partnership announcements, Cisco is well-positioned for strategic growth. Its data center networking solutions—powered by Silicon One and strengthened by robust ecosystem partnerships with NVIDIA and AMD—are redefining AI cluster management through the Nexus Dashboard platform. Cisco is meeting today's market demands while actively shaping the future of the industry. Backed by a robust portfolio across networking, security, and cloud management, Cisco leads with innovation and delivers measurable business impact for global customers and this recognition from Gartner reinforces the value and momentum driving its continued success.
Zawya
22-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Cisco recognized as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for data center switching
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Cisco has been named a Leader in the inaugural Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Center Switching, recognized for its strong Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. Data center networking has undergone a profound transformation with the rise of AI. What once were simple data repositories with connectivity are now mission-critical infrastructures powering advanced applications across industries. As enterprises embrace AI, they face urgent challenges: How can they scale infrastructure to meet soaring demand? How can they maintain efficiency and security in an increasingly complex environment? For organizations aiming to lead in this AI-driven era, partnering with the right technology providers is not just beneficial—it's essential. At Cisco, data center networking is the cornerstone of a secure, full-stack AI strategy. The company vision is to deliver flexible, scalable networks with streamlined operations—maximizing bandwidth, minimizing latency, improving energy efficiency, and evolving in step with our customers' application needs. Mohannad Abuissa, Director of Solutions Engineering at Cisco Middle East, Africa, Türkiye, Romania, and CIS, said: 'Being recognized as a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Data Center Switching is a proud moment for Cisco and a testament to our commitment to innovation. As enterprises across the region accelerate their adoption of AI, they need modern, secure, and scalable data center infrastructure to match. At Cisco, we're enabling this transformation—delivering high-performance solutions that simplify operations, strengthen security, and empower organizations to stay ahead in an AI-driven world.' Over the past 18 months, Cisco has continued to deliver steady innovation across the portfolio: Focused on delivering high-performance: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches have played a key role in the industry, with a differentiated silicon strategy (Cisco Silicon One) in data center networks, enabling a shift from 100G to 400G and ultimately 800G speeds to support the insatiable demand for greater bandwidth and lower latency driven by modern applications like AI/ML, storage, and video. In addition, Cisco 8000 Series Routers, powered by Silicon One, offer the option of deploying SONiC-based systems for customers with diverse, custom needs. Simplified operations and management: Cisco Nexus Dashboard provides centralized operations for data center networks and services, delivering automation, policy orchestration, and real-time analytics across diverse NX-OS and ACI fabric environments. The unified dashboard scales effortlessly to meet the needs of the largest enterprises, while also offering cost-effective solutions for more modest deployments. By reducing complexity and enhancing visibility across both on-premises and hybrid cloud environments, Nexus Dashboard empowers customers to focus on accelerating innovation. Reimagined network operations: Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric is revolutionizing the way customers design, build, and operate data center fabrics. It is delivered as a service and helps customers to scale multiple fabrics globally with minimal expertise. Its cloud controller manages the network, so you don't have to. Automated software updates help to further reduce IT workloads. Soon, customers will be able to deploy full-stack clusters with Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric AI, which includes NVIDIA GPUs and VAST Data storage to provide a completely automated, ready-to-use, AI system. Infused security into the network: Security and networking come together with Cisco N9300 Series Smart Switches, powered by Cisco Hypershield and Nexus Dashboard. Customers get strong protection, high performance, and flexible, programmable features—all in a compact design. Cisco Hypershield makes security policy management easier with Security Cloud Control, a cloud-based platform that helps organizations define and manage security across their entire enterprise. SecOps teams can enforce consistent policies and streamline operations. Engineered digital resilience: By combining the industry's broadest network telemetry with Splunk's cross-domain analytics, Cisco delivers unmatched AI-driven insights—empowering a more resilient, intelligent digital infrastructure. As evidenced by recent partnership announcements, Cisco is well-positioned for strategic growth. Its data center networking solutions—powered by Silicon One and strengthened by robust ecosystem partnerships with NVIDIA and AMD—are redefining AI cluster management through the Nexus Dashboard platform. Cisco is meeting today's market demands while actively shaping the future of the industry. Backed by a robust portfolio across networking, security, and cloud management, Cisco leads with innovation and delivers measurable business impact for global customers and this recognition from Gartner reinforces the value and momentum driving its continued success.
