Juniper Networks

Juniper Data Center Fabrics

7.3 /10

What is Juniper Data Center Fabrics?

The Apstra System offers a new way of thinking about data center network operations. Start by specifying the outcomes you want, and the software will then set up the network, assure it runs as intended, alert you when brownouts or deviations occur, and manage changes and maintenance.

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Awards & Recognition

Juniper Data Center Fabrics won the following awards in the Autonomous Networks category

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4 Top Rated Features

2023

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2022

Juniper Data Center Fabrics Ratings

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86 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Juniper Data Center Fabrics?

0% Negative

6% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Abstraction

Explainability

Monitoring

Assurance

Single Source of Truth

Security

One-Touch

Intent Translation

Natural Language

Mitigation

Intent Lifecycle Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Juniper Data Center Fabrics Reviews

Brandon J.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Mastering Network Automation with Junos

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Juniper Data Center Fabrics from other similar products?

Their Junos OS, with its built-in automation capabilities, really sets it apart from other networking solutions

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

You can strip down the OS to just the components you need or add more functionality without bloating the system

What do you dislike most about this product?

There were times when I found myself double-checking commands because the syntax and structure were just so different.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I know it might feel tempting to just dive in and figure things out as you go, but trust me, spending that extra time up front to familiarize yourself with the system will pay off

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Inspires Innovation
Acts with Integrity
Transparent

Aasif Shafi A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Amazing Technology to enhance network efficiency.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Juniper Data Center Fabrics from other similar products?

The approach of data centric fabric in the network architecture by which the distance has been reduced within the data Centre results in extreme efficiency. By which it makes this product different from other products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The efficient way of deploying the network devices.

What do you dislike most about this product?

In large scale fabrics its very difficult to manage the network because of overhead of the network links.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I will recommend this product as it is the most best way to manage the network architecture of your organization and therefore increasing the efficiency and reliability in the network.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Alberta A.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Accurate and Modern Fund Accounting Software

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Juniper Data Center Fabrics from other similar products?

We used a combination of bulk emails, Dropbox, and password-protected documents to manage investors before Juniper Square launched more than a year ago. The experience for our investors was not just difficult but also subpar and disrespectful.The product stands out from other similar products because of its robust features that cater to the needs of fund accountants. It is comprehensive and user-friendly, with attractive visuals, as well as an intuitive interface.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

We previously maintained all of our investor data dispersed over unprotected Excel files before switching to the Juniper Square platform. The greatest feature of Juniper is that it gives us the tools we need to make our investors feel like we are more "institutional". The ability to customize the platform, create funnels and run fundraises is a huge factor that has made life easier for our fund accountants. It's also been great being able to track prospective investors as well as existing ones.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Very few flaws can be found in the excellent program. The team's rapid rollout of new features has been what has impressed people the most. The ability for Juniper to receive a lot of feedback and choose which new features to develop is one benefit of having a sizable and narrowly focused client base.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It took some time to figure out how to use the software to its fullest potential because it has a lot of features built in. However, the customer service is excellent and helpful, so if we had issues, we simply contacted the Juniper team and they gave us the necessary instructions.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Juniper Data Center Fabrics

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Juniper Data Center Fabrics Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Juniper Data Center Fabrics?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Abstraction Supporting different forms of expression of intents and being capable of refining the intent expressions to well-formed and exploitable expressions.

Explainability Resolution of conflicting intent, reconciliation of what the user wants and what the network can actually do and actually did.

Monitoring Observes the network and its exhibited behavior including events and performance outliers, performing measurements to assess delivered service levels.

Assurance Compare the actual network behavior that is being monitored and observed with the intended behavior that is expected per the single source of truth.

Single Source of Truth A single set of validated intent expressions and state information of the system.

Security Mechanisms and practices may consist in intent verification and validation; operations on intents by authenticated and authorized users only.

One-Touch The user expresses intent in one form or another, and then the system takes over all subsequent operations.

Intent Translation Translate user intent into courses of action and requests to take against the network, which will be meaningful to network configuration and provisioning system

Natural Language Speak the language of the user as opposed to requiring the user to speak the language of the device/network.

Mitigation Minimizing the effects of compromised intents aims at making the intent-based system operationally safe by providing checkpoint and safeguard mechanisms.

Intent Lifecycle Management Allow user intent to comes into being, undergo changes over the course of time, and perhaps at some point be retracted.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Juniper Data Center Fabrics Reviews

Brandon J.

Mastering Network Automation with Junos

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Aasif Shafi A.

Amazing Technology to enhance network efficiency.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Alberta A.

Accurate and Modern Fund Accounting Software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Abstraction

Explainability

Monitoring

Assurance

Single Source of Truth

Security

One-Touch

Intent Translation

Natural Language

Mitigation

Intent Lifecycle Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration