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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
A New Term – “Cloudwashing”
I was reading an article in Network World yesterday and ran across an interesting new term called cloudwashing. Cloudwashing is when a vendor slaps the cloud label on existing products – Oh the shame. This is another classic example of marketing attempting to replace engineering with the latest buzzword.
The article goes on to explain how companies like Juniper don’t fall into this class by sticking to their core strengths and positioning themselves as enablers of the cloud. They do this by providing the underlying hardware and software just like they’ve been doing for enterprise and service provider customers for decades.
A good example of this can be found with QFabric. QFabric is a new switching architecture announced in March that creates a single logical switch connecting the entire data center. It replaces Spanning Tree which links access, aggregation and core switches. By flattening the three-tier network, QFabric reduces latency in the data center, where most of the networking communication happens between servers or between servers and storage.
When you get a minute, checkout the Network World article at http://bit.ly/u1ZK6O.
Junos Space In Action – JouleX – On stage with Kevin Johnson, CEO Juniper Networks
Junos Space is an Open Programable Platform that allows you to create network aware applications. JouleX leveraged the Junos SDK in their energy management solution to enable our joint customers to be more successful. By leveraging our REST based APIs, JouleX was able to bring their solution to market in weeks instead of months. Here’s a short video of Kevin Johnson and the CEO of JouleX discussing the JouleX solution.
The Firemon Risk Analyzer – Powered by Junos Space
FireMon demonstrated a prototype of their new Risk Analyzer solution running on Juniper Network’s Junos Space Platform at the JavaOne Conference this year. Juniper’s Space Platform is changing the way network management services can be delivered and is a powerful complement to Risk Analyzer’s ability to help enterprises configure their network correctly to reduce the greatest amount of risk.
Watch the video to learn more about the forthcoming joint solution and what Juniper executives think of Risk Analyzer’s capabilities.
Essar Group Selects Juniper Networks Secure Mobility Solution
Deployment of the Juniper Networks® Junos® Pulse Mobile Security Suite and Juniper Networks SA Series SSL VPN Appliances – initially in India – enables Essar to provide remote and mobile employees, customers and partners with anytime, anywhere secure SSL VPN access to corporate network resources and applications from a wide range of mobile devices. The Juniper Networks® Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite – which integrates mobile security, secure connectivity and mobile device management – supports the adoption of a “bring your own device” policy for Essar employees.
Read more about this win – http://www.juniper.net/us/en/company/press-center/press-releases/
The Network Operating System Evolution
Good paper just posted on the Juniper Developer Network (JDN) about the evolution of the Network Operating System. The paper discusses the requirements and challenges inherent in the design of a carrier-class network operating system (OS). Key facets of Juniper Networks® Junos® operating system, Juniper’s network operating system, are used to illustrate the evolution of OS design and underscore the relationship between functionality and architectural decisions. The challenge of designing a contemporary network operating system is examined from different angles, including flexibility, ability to power a wide range of platforms, nonstop operation, and parallelism. Architectural challenges, trade-offs and opportunities are identified, as well as some of the best practices in building state-of-the-art network operating systems.
Enjoy http://bit.ly/va0t9B
