Juniper Networks

Juniper Data Center Fabrics

Composite Score

7.4 /10

CX Score

7.7 /10

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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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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+90 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

5% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Abstraction

Monitoring

Single Source of Truth

Security

Explainability

Assurance

One-Touch

Natural Language

Mitigation

Intent Translation

Intent Lifecycle Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Juniper Data Center Fabrics Reviews

Lina R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Jan 2025

The Backbone of Our Network: Juniper in Action!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Juniper Data Center Fabrics from other similar products?

One of the most impressive aspects is its robustness in handling high traffic. In our facility, we have dozens of IoT devices monitoring equipment, real-time production data being uploaded, and remote teams accessing systems simultaneously. Juniper ensures that data flows smoothly, no matter how intense the demand

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I particularly appreciate how configuration and updates are handled. Their zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) practically eliminated manual intervention during setup, which saved us hours, if not days, during the initial rollout. Beyond that, the telemetry features are a lifesaver. The real-time monitoring and predictive analytics make troubleshooting proactive rather than reactive. It’s the difference between quickly identifying a minor issue or being blindsided by a major outage.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The documentation for advanced customization.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Since implementing Juniper, our network uptime has been stellar, and latency across the data center has noticeably dropped. This has directly impacted production efficiency by ensuring that systems—whether monitoring equipment or controlling automated workflows—communicate without delay. Scalability has also been a breeze; adding more leaf switches as our network grows has been as straightforward as plugging in a power cord.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Casey G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Jan 2025

Building the Backbone of Financial Data Centers

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Juniper Data Center Fabrics from other similar products?

Its use of EVPN-VXLAN for fabric architecture is a major differentiator, as it simplifies network automation and orchestration for complex environments like financial systems requiring low latency and high reliability

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

We used the Apstra intent-based networking feature to define and deploy a fabric in record time, cutting weeks off our usual setup process. The ability to make changes with confidence, knowing the system will validate them, is a huge win.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The initial configuration process can feel daunting, especially for engineers unfamiliar with EVPN-VXLAN

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you’re building or scaling a financial data center, this solution is a strong contender. Invest in training for your team to fully understand its architecture and automation features

Pros

Efficient Service
Caring
Security Protects
Reliable

Brandon J.

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

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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

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

+90 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 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

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

Juniper Data Center Fabrics Reviews

Lina R.

The Backbone of Our Network: Juniper in Action!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Casey G.

Building the Backbone of Financial Data Centers

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Brandon J.

Mastering Network Automation with Junos

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Abstraction

Monitoring

Single Source of Truth

Security

Explainability

Assurance

One-Touch

Natural Language

Mitigation

Intent Translation

Intent Lifecycle Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization