Juniper Networks continues to innovate and breaks down four barriers to embrace the era of digital convergence

[51CTO.com original article] The 2017 Juniper Networks Innovation Forum was held in Beijing on June 2. Perhaps because Children's Day had just passed, Norman Lam, President of Juniper Networks Greater China, said in his opening speech that the IT industry is a young industry. Although Juniper Networks has been in the IT industry for 20 years, it still has the mentality of a child who dares to think, dares to do, and is creative.

Juniper Networks Global CEO Rami Rahim also described the future of the IT industry from a child's perspective. In his speech, he said that if children walk into a supermarket with VR glasses, the supermarket will become different. Children can participate in a game - how to buy a dinner for the family under a fixed budget, and must meet the specified amount of nutrients. Obviously, this is learning through experience, rather than learning by rote in the classroom. "If we can integrate all the knowledge of augmented reality to help children achieve an immersive learning atmosphere and experience, it will be the best gift we can give to children."

In fact, the situation described by Rami Rahim is not too far away from us.

　　Embracing the digital convergence era

In the medical industry, people have begun to use smart technology to manage patient health, medical records, and monitor patient conditions. In the financial industry, cloud computing, the Internet, and big data are refreshing traditional applications and helping people make better decisions. In the retail industry, Amazon uses artificial intelligence technology and IoT sensors to help buyers achieve a seamless shopping experience online and in physical stores...

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Rami Rahim emphasized that all the changes mean a new era - the "digital aggregation" era is coming. He pointed out that in this era, services will become more comprehensive and automated; and as people's acceptance and adaptation to new technologies accelerate, many new technologies will subvert traditional industries. In addition, cloud services have made many impossibilities possible, and people have higher requirements for cost-effectiveness.

　　Horizontal development breaks four major barriers

So when will the era of "digital convergence" really be integrated into our lives? Rami Rahim believes that two major constraints must be resolved first: network computing speed and storage. He explained that the user experience depends on the performance of the product, and in performance, how to quickly process, calculate and store is the key.

In fact, before the arrival of the digital aggregation era, there are four major barriers in the IT industry that need to be given sufficient attention, because with the rapid development of IT technology, they will soon be broken.

First, how to break the curse of Moore's Law? "In the past 20 years, Juniper Networks has been innovating around network speed, storage and customer applications." He pointed out that from the perspective of the entire industry, vertical development has almost reached an extreme, and Juniper Networks began to think about how to provide better applications through horizontal development. "Juniper Networks designed SDN through underlying design and some hardware and physical methods, achieving all-round development from the physical network to overcome the slowdown of Moore's Law."

Secondly, do not look at automation with a fearful attitude, but try to understand the value of automation. Rami Rahim said in his speech that the economic benefits brought by automation are huge, and the trend of replacing manual labor is inevitable. Automation can help humans save time and spend more time on self-innovation. He introduced that Juniper Networks is the leader in the field of automation, using programmability to promote the development of the industry. In the future, Juniper Networks will also use various modern technologies including machine learning and big data analysis to build a more effective network, an adaptive network, a resilient network, and a predictive network.

Thirdly, in the era of digital convergence, interoperability is a big challenge. In order to provide customers with better performance and services, interoperability is needed from the application layer to the network layer. Juniper Networks hopes to break down barriers at different levels and allow customers to obtain truly effective *** packet automation without sacrificing interoperability.

***The barriers of trust need to be broken. We must admit that the security of existing networks is far from meeting future needs. Current security is feasible within a certain range, and it is not secure enough outside of that range. In the era of digital aggregation, it is necessary to ensure that every part of the entire network is secure enough to keep pace with the overall network security level, not just relatively secure in areas covered by firewalls. Juniper Networks proposed the SDSN solution, which transforms threats from unknown to known, and works with clouds, firewalls, controllers, and switches to form a very secure network.

Two dimensions of network innovation

When asked by reporters what Juniper Networks innovations were in 2017 compared to last year, Rami Rahim said that Juniper Networks' innovations have two dimensions:

The first is to improve the dimension and performance of network expansion. He told reporters that since 2016, Juniper Networks has launched a group of new products around the data center switch market, hoping to extend the length of the entire IP network through this product.

Another dimension is automation. Juniper Networks meets greater customer needs through automation, while also making its own services more agile and reaching end users faster. In addition, Juniper Networks also improves cost-effectiveness and manages large and complex devices and networks.

He gave an example and told reporters that Juniper Networks launched a machine learning platform product that can provide better solutions for network and cloud services, helping them to better utilize existing resources in the network. It not only optimizes network operations, but also ensures that cloud services never go down, bringing very good performance to end users.

In the interview with ***, Rami Rahim concluded that Juniper Networks' ongoing innovation is very exciting, not only because Juniper Networks is participating in building the future, but also because Juniper Networks has the opportunity to influence and change the world in which human beings live, so that its innovative achievements can benefit everyone.

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