December 2020

650 Group Take: Juniper’s Announced AcQuisition of Apstra – A Move to Software, Day 2 Operations, Automation

On December 7th, Juniper’s announced its plan to acquire Apstra.  The deal is expected to close in 1H’20. Apstra, founded 2014, boasts numerous customer success stories in large enterprises, service providers, and even reaches into the mid-sized customer segment.  Cutting down complexity by automating data center operations is an immediate… Read More »650 Group Take: Juniper’s Announced AcQuisition of Apstra – A Move to Software, Day 2 Operations, Automation

Aruba HPE Expands CX Data Center/Campus switch Lineup — Intros Fabric Composer

tAruba HPE has taken a forward thinking approach to data centers and virtualized infrastructure while rounding out its solutions.  Extending Greenlake into the campus and extending Aruba into the data center. The company this week has added new entrants to its family of CX Ethernet switches for Leaf and Spine network… Read More »Aruba HPE Expands CX Data Center/Campus switch Lineup — Intros Fabric Composer

Disaggregated SP Router Market – Strong Market Adoption as we head into 2021

Disaggregation has been around in the networking space for nearly a decade, especially in hyperscalers data center Ethernet Switches.  The insatiable demand for bandwidth, control, and cost reductions drove the white box from the Google science project to the dominant consumption model for Ethernet Switching in the hyperscalers.  The high-scale… Read More »Disaggregated SP Router Market – Strong Market Adoption as we head into 2021