Discover how Aruba ESP delivers network modernization

[TechExperts]

Does your network need better simplicity, speed, and scale? Then It’s time to explore advances in modern, agile network infrastructure and operations.

Speed, innovation, and agility are three hallmarks of modern network infrastructure and operations. Yet, many existing legacy networks and processes may not be able to keep up at the accelerating speed of digital business. To address this, many IT organizations are taking a continuous modernization approach and updating areas with the biggest impact to the business and/or IT.

To bridge the modernization gap through advancements in technology and services, Aruba announced new innovations to simplify and strengthen networks, IT operations, and security at our recent Atmosphere 2022 event themed “Making Connections Anywhere” including:

• Aruba Central NetConductor which uses cloud-native services to dramatically simplify provisioning and automate network configurations while consistently enforcing Zero Trust and SASE security policies
• The industry’s first self-locating indoor Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E access points with built-in GPS receivers as well as Open Locate, a proposed new industry standard for sharing location information from an access point to a device
• Eight new standardized HPE GreenLake for Aruba Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offerings designed to provide greater simplicity and speed of deployment

Atmosphere’s network modernization sessions also explored the use of AI, ML, automation, and a rich set of telemetry features to optimize networks, identify issues, and fix problems before they impact businesses or their users. These AIOps features are a key component of network modernization and part of Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform), the industry’s first cloud-native platform designed to automate, unify and secure the Edge.

Aruba ESP is enabled through Aruba Central, the cloud-native network management platform with AI-powered insights, workflow automation and network security that empowers IT to manage and optimize edge-to-cloud networks from a single pane of glass.

 The Aruba ESP platform and architecture are built around 4 key layers.

• CONNECT is the unified infrastructure physical and software defined layer featuring wired, wireless and SD-WAN solutions for campus, branch, remote, data center and IoT networks.
• PROTECT is the integrated network security layer that includes granular visibility and access control, Zero Trust and SASE frameworks.
• ANALYZE AND ACT is the AIOps software layer that leverages modern technologies of analytics, automation, cloud, AI and ML to continuously optimize, orchestrate and troubleshoot networks. Aruba AIOps powerfully enhances network operations with for example a 95% accuracy in identifying the specific root cause of network issues and a 90% faster issue resolution.
• ACCELERATE is the Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) layer offering flexible IT resources, consumption, financing and asset recycling that adapt to changing customer business needs.

If you missed Atmosphere, we invite you to join us to learn about Aruba ESP and our newest innovations at the HPE Discover 2022 Edge-to-Cloud Conference in Las Vegas and online June 28-30. Aruba experts will be available to help you explore advances in modern, agile network infrastructure and operations to deliver better results with simplicity, speed, and scale

Robin Witty

About the author:

Robin Witty is a senior edge marketing manager at Aruba with over 15 years of experience in technology, networking, and security. Working at start-ups to large enterprises, Robin held strategic roles across products, marketing, finance, and business development at organizations such as Aruba, McAfee, and Apple. At Aruba, Robin focuses on connecting market trends and customer needs with technology solutions.

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