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With the introduction of new experience-first datacentre features , including simplified data collection and visualisation via graph databases , tighter flow data integration from multivendor switches and automated provisioning via Terraform , Juniper customers can continue to leverage Apstra .

“ As business demands intensify , organisations need accessible and intuitive solutions that enable IT professionals to manage datacentres with the utmost reliability by taking away the complexity ,”

Mansour Karam , VP Product Management , Juniper Networks said Mansour Karam , VP of Product Management at Juniper Networks .

It is a solution for intent-based networking and automated datacentre assurance with even more management capabilities that make private datacentres as flexible and agile to operate as cloud-based infrastructures .

Budget constraints , skills shortages and increasing complexity continue to drive the need for automated datacentre operations . As the pioneer of intent-based networking , Juniper Apstra provides exceptional value by automating and validating the design , deployment and operation of multivendor datacentre networks .

In addition , it provides a single source of truth for predicting , analysing and troubleshooting ongoing operations . With the latest release of Apstra software , Juniper customers and partners get even more value , which includes :

Simple data collection

Building on Apstra ’ s powerful , unique graph database , users can now easily customise intent-based analytics probes for telemetry and visibility into network operations , then easily explore and visualise the data using the new database query interface included in Apstra 4.2.0 . traffic flows traversing the network without the complexity and cost of a separate monitoring system .

When paired with Apstra ’ s telemetry and analytics features , these capabilities simplify and speed troubleshooting , enable better performance management , capacity planning and cost control , and improve security and compliance – regardless of vendor .

Automated network provisioning

Companies currently using the Terraform infrastructure-as-code , IaC platform to automate their public cloud deployments can now use the Terraform provider for Apstra to automatically push configurations to the datacentre through Apstra without any API programming .

By simplifying network operations , Terraform and Apstra accelerate the delivery of new services , giving organisations a datacentre solution modelled after the simplicity and agility of the cloud .

The easy-to-use , no-code user interface enables new users to easily query and explore the database while allowing experienced users to write customised graph queries .

Complete network visibility

Multivendor flow data through Apstra provides granular visibility for in-depth analysis and insights into the application

When these features are coupled with Apstra ’ s existing intent-based networking capabilities and Juniper Validated Designs , organisations can simplify and standardise datacentre architectures to achieve hyperscaler-like efficiencies . These latest capabilities further Apstra ’ s vision to deliver full lifecycle datacentre management with multivendor support through a powerful intent-based networking foundation . p

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