We deploy the solution on UCPs. The solution is used for the edge and can be used for Vista, low bandwidth links, session failover, or smooth session failovers, and can be deployed on public clouds. Juniper Session Smart Router can save up to thirty percent of bandwidth and database usage.
Pre Sales Engineer at Atlas Communications Technology
AI-based, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is especially Session's smart, application-aware, AI-based."
- "Juniper Session Smart Router can improve the integration for Wi-Fi devices and add additional Sassy deployments."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The solution is especially Session's smart, application-aware, AI-based. It has artificial intelligence and AI ops interface through Mist Cloud. Juniper Session Smart Router is a complete edge-to-cloud stack, with an access point. We can have a complete stack built around Juniper SD-WAN, switches, Wi-Fi, and the cloud. This complete stack can scale up from small branches to large, hundred-gig deployments.
What needs improvement?
Juniper Session Smart Router can improve the integration for Wi-Fi devices and add additional Sassy deployments.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for three years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is extremely stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is highly scalable by default zero ZTNAs built into the product.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing is straightforward and not per device. It is a simple bandwidth-based license and the orchestration comes bundled with the solution by default. We can add additional features if we wish; for example, if we want a cloud-based controller, there are certain licenses available. It is quite simple. I understand that it can be deployed on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
What other advice do I have?
I give the solution a ten out of ten.
Depending on the use case, whether we are in retail, banking, IT, or manufacturing, the deployments may differ depending on if we are on a digitization journey or moving workloads to the cloud. This solution is very good because it is scalable across all use cases, saving 30 percent of the bandwidth in its transport diagnostic and database. The solution is session-aware, rather than relying on external-based technology, so everything is seen as a session. We can run our SLA metrics on the session, rather than per source to destination, providing complete visibility of the session. Juniper Session Smart Router is also big in zero trust access. All in all, whatever we need is available, with a single pane of glass to see all the features. This makes it a great solution and it is easy to deploy, with both cloud-based environments and on-prem orchestration available.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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