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The AT&T Foundry, UT Dallas and Juniper OpenLab Hackathon Update
Later today the students will start building applications using the Junos Space SDK to monitor real-time traffic, aggregate data for operators and dynamically provision network elements based on what they have learned. These are real life examples of problems and opportunities that customers face daily.
I’m always amazed at what these students come-up with and their ability to think outside of the box. Hal summed it up correctly yesterday when he alluded to the magic that occurs when a student goes to the whiteboard and starts the discussion with the simple phrase “what if.” My hope is that these students walk away from this event with new insights on what is possible.
Who knows we may have the next AT&T or Juniper Distinguished Engineer in the crowd or better yet maybe the next Pradeep Sindhu or Alexander Graham Bell participating this week.
Keep checking back throughout the week for more updates on what is happening at the event.
OpenLab: Junos Center for Innovation
Juniper’s first OpenLab, based in central New Jersey, is a center for software excellence to drive new network innovation across an entrepreneurial IP networking ecosystem embracing our customers, partners, universities and other industry organizations. We’ve been testing out the new facility for a couple of months now and will be holding the official grand opening in June.
OpenLab ‘s focus is on igniting the development of new network-integrated software applications as enabled by our suite of programmable software platforms. In concert with our progressive software mission, OpenLab will serve as a key instrument in enhancing the network’s value as a strategic and competitive asset for our customers.
If you would like to learn more about this incredible resource visit our website at https://developer.juniper.net/content/jdn/en/community/openlab.html.
Juniper Networks Buys Mykonos Software for $80M
Web applications are among the largest unprotected attack surfaces, and the frequency of attack is increasing. To address this growing area of concern, Juniper is acquiring Mykonos Software.
Read more below.Web applications are among the largest unprotected attack surfaces, and the frequency of attack is increasing. To address this growing area of concern, Juniper is acquiring Mykonos Software.
Read more at http://bit.ly/wgWKQB
Juniper acquires some people and products of BitGravity
Juniper has acquired some people and products of BitGravity. Read more at http://bit.ly/ynsfnV.
Using the Right Tool for the Right Campaign – Interesting Data Around QR code Usage
I love to use social media. In fact my daughter calls me a social media junkie.
I was recently asked to review a marketing plan where the target audience was mixed (male and female) 38+ years old. The original planned called for the heavy use of QR codes as a primary driver of traffic. Why? Because a “social marketing” expert felt this was cool. The problem with the proposal was the marketing team had not done a good job in understanding the demographics of who actually uses the technology. Comscore released an interesting study on the use of QR codes last summer that would have greatly helped this team if they had done a little upfront research.
The study found that in June 2011, 14 million mobile users in the U.S., representing 6.2 percent of the total mobile audience, scanned a QR code on their mobile device. The study found that a mobile user that scanned a QR code during the month was more likely to be male (60.5 percent of code scanning audience), skew toward ages 18-34 (53.4 percent) and have a household income of $100k or above (36.1 percent). The study also analyzed the source and location of QR code scanning, finding that users are most likely to scan codes found in newspapers/magazines and on product packaging and do so while at home or in a store.
The report reflects that QR Codes would be useful in a defined segment targeting mainly males who are between the ages of 18 to 34 who have smartphones.
NET-NET – While I love QR codes – it was clearly the wrong tool primary for this campaign (good secondary tool perhaps). Don’t assume that just because something is the latest buzzword it will help you reach your desired goal. There are so many great tools out there today – just make sure that you are using the right tool for the job at hand.
Read more about QR Codes usages at http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/8/14_Million_Americans_Scanned_QR_or_Bar_Codes_on_their_Mobile_Phones_in_June_2011
Tesla – The world’s coolest high-performance car is also a device on the new network
Tesla is a total rethink of the car—and the car company. So when given the choice, they did a total rethink of the network. And that’s how the world’s most revolutionary car became an endpoint on the new network.
Aggressive growth is part of Tesla’s plan, and the modularity of Junos delivers unparalleled reliability and scalability. Innovation is the key to Tesla’s success, and Junos Space opens a new world of possibilities with streamlined app development and third-party solutions.
The New Network is here, and it’s coming at you fast—with zero emissions. Read more about Telsa’s solutions at http://www.juniper.net/us/en/solutions/stories/tesla/?utm_source=customer_stories&utm_medium=interactive&utm_campaign=stories.
Test drive Junos at http://www.juniper.net/us/en/products-services/junos-developer/.
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Google Vnext
Is it just me or does it appear that Google is getting ready to seriously unleash the next wave of interesting products, innovation and business models. It started with the change at CEO. You know have Larry back in charge and with that came an entire host of executive changes including the promotion of VicG who has been rumored to be working on a super secret project around social. Yesterday Marissa Mayer announced their new location strategy which makes total sense. Can you say big revenue opportunity? It just seems like these guys have their mojo back in a big way.
The Juniper Day One Book Series – Why Couldn’t College Have Been This Simple?
The Day One book series are available for FREE download in PDF format using the book links below. Some books also feature a “Copy and Paste” edition for easy copying of Junos configurations. I think you will like this series. I love the one on Navigating The Junos XML Hierarchy. Enjoy and happy coding.
http://www.juniper.net/us/en/community/junos/training-certification/day-one/
Reinforcing our technology story with great marketing campaigns
Juniper is pouring millions into an all-out marketing blitz designed to cement the company as a channel and technology marketing powerhouse.
Blog Neglect – Virginia Tech – Juniper – .NET
I’ve been so busy with my move and building the new organization at Juniper that I have totally neglected my blog. Bad Eddie (:-}). So here’s a recap of what’s been going on. The number of partners using Junos continues to grow at a rapid pace. We recently joined the Eclipse Foundation and have the Junos Space SDK fully integrated into the Eclipse IDE.
Nagi has created a couple of cool applications using Junos Space and .NET – Ah the power of web services.
This week we are at the Juniper Partner Conference and the team is actively participating in events around the world (telling the Junos story).
Finally my daughter Lauren will be attending Virginia Tech in the fall. She will be a 3rd generation Hokie and future software geek (love it).
Now that you are updated – I will try harder to keep the blog current.
