I have experience with HPE wireless LAN and Aruba solutions such as SD-WAN. Aruba Access Points are definitely the leaders in the market for access points. We have been selling Aruba Access Points for more than four or five years now.
Aruba Access Points are the leaders in Gartner's, and while the product is slightly expensive compared to the competition, it gives a value proposition. There are multiple Chinese companies offering products at a throwaway price, but the quality of Aruba Access Points stands ahead.
The unique selling point of Aruba Access Points is the ClearPass technology which HPE has to offer.
I have utilized the AI-powered RF optimization feature in Aruba Access Points. There are multiple features, and the combined solution from the ClearPass is clearly a winner when we are selling with the access points because it has many solutions with and without controller. It all depends on what the customer is choosing, whether we are selling to enterprise or an SMB.
The integration with Aruba Central's cloud-native management solution has helped simplify network management and monitoring, and the integration is pretty straightforward.
I'm a very small entity to comment on that, but I don't see any challenges as of today with the product getting improved. The only improvement would be to increase the market share if they try to reduce pricing slightly, and that would be excellent.
We have been selling Aruba Access Points for more than four or five years now.
The scalability of Aruba Access Points is excellent.
I would rate technical support from Aruba an eight.
I have experience with other HP solutions. We are trying to pitch the new solutions from HPE, which includes HPE VMware Essentials, which has recently launched in competition to the VMware equation by Broadcom. Many customers are very unhappy with Broadcom, so we are exploring how we can position the newly launched HPE VMware Essentials. Although it's a new product that has to mature, people are accepting it.
I have worked with HP Integrity, StoreOnce, and HPE wireless LAN. They are already in our portfolio which we are promoting. HPE has done many acquisitions including a company called Zerto, which is the DR solution.
It is very easy to implement this solution.
Many customers have seen the ROI from this solution. Return on investment is definitely there, especially in medium-sized and enterprise customer segmentation. Even these days, small SMBs are ready to invest in a long-standing, durable product such as Aruba Access Points. They have something called the zero touch security model, and the security framework is pretty good. Because of this security framework, it helps implement a zero touch approach, protecting against unauthorized access and vulnerabilities.
Aruba Access Points perform excellently in environments with high user density. I can easily manage Aruba Access Points, and there is strong ecosystem and support. It's a comprehensive portfolio they support, with innovative form factors, aesthetic designs, and proven performance and reliability. The industry recognizes it.
In conclusion, Aruba is a brand of innovative technology, strong security features, scalable architecture, and user-centric design, making its access points a preferred choice for businesses looking to build robust, efficient, and secure wireless networks.
I rate Aruba Access Points 10 out of 10.
