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• Juniper switching boss talks technology challenges, Cisco Nexus 6000

  By Jim Duffy | 23 April, 2013 19:21

  Jonathan Davidson took over Juniper campus and data center switching when the two previously separate business units were combined following the departure of founding engineer R.K. Anand. Davidson has a service provider routing background at Juniper and Cisco, which is no coincidence -- after five years in switching, Juniper has been unable to mirror the success it had in its first five years in service provider routing. But it did start from zero and surpassed at least six other incumbent vendors to attain the No. 3 position in the market. The company has more than 20,000 switching customers cultivated through organic development, Davidson notes. And as Juniper moves forward amid a forklift upgrade facing its EX core switch base and after an initial misfire on the QFabric data center switch, it's focusing on customer demands for simplification, agility and automation. Davidson discussed some recent and future developments in Juniper enterprise switching.

• Skeptcism follows Cisco-IBM led OpenDaylight SDN consortium

  By Jim Duffy | 09 April, 2013 15:17

  If you're skeptical about the intentions of the OpenDaylight SDN consortium, you're not alone.

• Where do Cisco's network security plans go from here?

  By Ellen Messmer | 21 March, 2013 16:07

  Despite its leadership position in most enterprise security product areas, Cisco faces a number of technological and competitive challenges to stay out in front.

• Juniper security products use device-fingerprinting as way to detect, block attacks

  By Ellen Messmer | 25 February, 2013 12:00

  Juniper Networks today rolled out a battalion of security products and services to protect corporate networks, stating that when it comes to defensive measures, security attacks can be better prevented by determining device-fingerprinting rather than blocking attacks based on IP address.

• Juniper routers open to attack

  By Jim Duffy | 04 February, 2013 20:06

  A flaw has cropped up in Juniper's router operating system that can cause the systems to crash and reboot.

• Check Point, Juniper, Stonesoft shine in low-end network firewall test

  By Ellen Messmer | 29 January, 2013 18:05

  NSS Labs today released test results of performance, management and security capabilities in a dozen low-end network firewalls, with Check Point, Juniper and Stonesoft earning top technical scores.

• Startup NetCitadel aims to orchestrate security management controls in virtualized nets

  By Ellen Messmer | 29 January, 2013 12:05

  Startup NetCitadel today launched with a product called OneControl intended to automate what might otherwise be manual research and changes related to configuring firewalls, switches or other gear when virtual-machine (VM) workloads are spun up or down in enterprise data centers or cloud environments.

• Juniper CEO Johnson talks software, the company's recent challenges and key future directions

  By Jim Duffy and John Gallant | 18 December, 2012 15:28

  Juniper Networks had a challenging 2012 as new product cycles were slow to take hold and global economic conditions took a toll on sales. The company also undertook a restructuring that saw 500 positions cut and the departure of four executive vice presidents. As the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company looks to re-energize its business, particularly with an eye towards enterprises and data centers, CEO Kevin Johnson shared his lessons learned in leading Juniper since 2008, as well as what's ahead for the company in a discussion with IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy. In this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Johnson also shared his thoughts on the hot topic of software-defined networks (SDN), Juniper's role in enabling cloud and competing against the industry's 800-pound gorilla, Cisco.

• Cisco vs. Juniper: How different are their SDN strategies?

  By Jim Duffy | 07 February, 2013 20:15

  On the surface, Cisco and Juniper's SDN strategies seem to have sharp contrasts if recent announcements are any indication.

• Good Job

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 27 July, 2011 11:58

  “If I need you to be a channel account manager, and I say ‘this is how you do it,’ chances are you’ll hate it,”

• Networks go green and save money

  By Robert L. Mitchell | 22 April, 2010 07:37

  Servers get most of the glory when it comes to energy management, but networking gear is about to catch up.