HP recently acquired Juniper, and I'm not happy about that. Juniper is a brand, and HP acquired them because of Juniper's data center capabilities. Juniper is a leader in providing networking solutions for all environments. Also, the cost is higher for Juniper. If a customer has a budget of two lakhs, I can suggest Juniper products. But customers don't usually complain that Juniper products are too expensive. The main point I disagree with Juniper on is the price. Juniper should make the products more affordable.
I think for any corporate requirements, the tool has pretty much covered all the features. I don't think any improvements are needed in the tool currently. My company can still be considered as an early user of the product. As my company uses the product, we may come across some challenges with the solution. Though certain security features are integrated into the product, my company has to always look forward to tightening certain security functionalities in the solution. The aforementioned area can be considered for improvement.
Someone enrolled in the tool will deploy it in our organization. Later, I could not enroll in the account until they were unenrolled. Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process.
Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release. Better control over devices from vendors like Cisco and Aruba would enhance its network management capabilities.
The pricing is very high in the Indian market. Eight to nine OEMs are also available in the market, giving you their solutions for 70% less than Juniper's. They need to improve that if they want to cover their ROI. If Juniper could allow us to manage Mist plus a cloud-based firewall, it would be a better solution for the market because we could provide WAN assurance. We could also do more work on the firewall and security part.
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The solution's zero-touch configuration feature needs improvement. It should configure itself after connecting the access points. Also, they should include SD-WAN features to it.
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2023-04-26T20:32:04Z
Apr 26, 2023
The price could be better. That is relative to the market right now since it is such a valued Access Point and system to have in place. They can label it at that price, however, for smaller companies who want to use their system, it might be a little too much. It is on the more expensive side. Maybe if you already have a Fortinet system in place, that could be a cheaper option and more reliable for you. However, in the case of Juniper, dropping the price for smaller operations would be useful to expand their reach.
You can only get so far with it. If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited. You can alter the channels, and you can alter which bandwidth. However, it stops there. If you want to go deeper in, to do more customization, or have an office with special needs, it can be a bit tricky to get help from Juniper and to get them to do something in the background of the cloud to help.
Juniper Wireless Access Points work in conjunction with Juniper Mist Cloud Services and Mist AI to deliver premier wireless access capabilities. The Juniper Mist Edge extends microservices to the campus to bring agility and scale while enabling new applications at the edge.
Supporting multiple protocols would be beneficial.
HP recently acquired Juniper, and I'm not happy about that. Juniper is a brand, and HP acquired them because of Juniper's data center capabilities. Juniper is a leader in providing networking solutions for all environments. Also, the cost is higher for Juniper. If a customer has a budget of two lakhs, I can suggest Juniper products. But customers don't usually complain that Juniper products are too expensive. The main point I disagree with Juniper on is the price. Juniper should make the products more affordable.
I think for any corporate requirements, the tool has pretty much covered all the features. I don't think any improvements are needed in the tool currently. My company can still be considered as an early user of the product. As my company uses the product, we may come across some challenges with the solution. Though certain security features are integrated into the product, my company has to always look forward to tightening certain security functionalities in the solution. The aforementioned area can be considered for improvement.
Someone enrolled in the tool will deploy it in our organization. Later, I could not enroll in the account until they were unenrolled. Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process.
Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release. Better control over devices from vendors like Cisco and Aruba would enhance its network management capabilities.
The pricing is very high in the Indian market. Eight to nine OEMs are also available in the market, giving you their solutions for 70% less than Juniper's. They need to improve that if they want to cover their ROI. If Juniper could allow us to manage Mist plus a cloud-based firewall, it would be a better solution for the market because we could provide WAN assurance. We could also do more work on the firewall and security part.
Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement. We require a knowledgeable support executive to help us with the process.
The solution's zero-touch configuration feature needs improvement. It should configure itself after connecting the access points. Also, they should include SD-WAN features to it.
The price could be better. That is relative to the market right now since it is such a valued Access Point and system to have in place. They can label it at that price, however, for smaller companies who want to use their system, it might be a little too much. It is on the more expensive side. Maybe if you already have a Fortinet system in place, that could be a cheaper option and more reliable for you. However, in the case of Juniper, dropping the price for smaller operations would be useful to expand their reach.
I haven't had any issues with the product. The solution is expensive. That is why we have a very minor deployment.
Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage.
You can only get so far with it. If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited. You can alter the channels, and you can alter which bandwidth. However, it stops there. If you want to go deeper in, to do more customization, or have an office with special needs, it can be a bit tricky to get help from Juniper and to get them to do something in the background of the cloud to help.