There might be additional features that would be beneficial to have in the Juniper Contrail SD-WAN solution, including potential design improvements and UI/UX issues that have been observed.
Implementing new branches or changing existing ones in Juniper Contrail SD-WAN wasn't as straightforward as with other solutions like Meraki SD-WAN, which is almost plug-and-play with its zero-touch provisioning. In Juniper Contrail SD-WAN, it was more challenging. This difficulty stemmed from the orchestrator not handling the entire process. Sometimes, provisioning would depend heavily on devices, leading to issues and getting stuck. If something went wrong, you often had to reset the entire configuration. While I'm not sure if it's more stable now, making changes was quite hard during the time I was working with it.
Sr Pre-sales Network & Security Consultant at SNB Technologies
Consultant
Feb 5, 2024
Areas for improvement in the Juniper Contrail SD-WAN solution include the on-premises deployment process, which can be challenging for customers compared to cloud deployment. Additionally, integration with the Mist cloud service could be improved.
Network Infrastructure Lead (ITS1) at a government with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
May 30, 2023
We haven't seen anything that can be improved on the demo part since we are using the equipment for PoC. The only issue was the switch we got, which was a little problematic because it was PoC equipment, and we had a little problem with that. Switches provided as a part of PoC equipment can be an area to be improved.
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Mar 24, 2021
The training could be better. When it comes to the demo dashboard capability, I feel like it could be much easier for our customers to use. Our last customer complained about this. Fortinet comes with an additional next-generation firewall — it's an add-on to the initial implementation. Juniper doesn't really provide a next-generation firewall; the add-on function is just not there either. That's something that should be improved on.
Juniper Contrail SD-WAN offers automated provisioning and advanced routing, simplifying network operations with layer four to seven protection, cloud deployment ease, and visibility enhancements.Juniper Contrail SD-WAN transforms networks into software-defined infrastructures, allowing centralized orchestration of applications across branches. It reduces MPLS costs and supports flexible scaling. Integration with Mist Cloud and session smart routers adds competitive capability. While branch...
There might be additional features that would be beneficial to have in the Juniper Contrail SD-WAN solution, including potential design improvements and UI/UX issues that have been observed.
Implementing new branches or changing existing ones in Juniper Contrail SD-WAN wasn't as straightforward as with other solutions like Meraki SD-WAN, which is almost plug-and-play with its zero-touch provisioning. In Juniper Contrail SD-WAN, it was more challenging. This difficulty stemmed from the orchestrator not handling the entire process. Sometimes, provisioning would depend heavily on devices, leading to issues and getting stuck. If something went wrong, you often had to reset the entire configuration. While I'm not sure if it's more stable now, making changes was quite hard during the time I was working with it.
Areas for improvement in the Juniper Contrail SD-WAN solution include the on-premises deployment process, which can be challenging for customers compared to cloud deployment. Additionally, integration with the Mist cloud service could be improved.
The solution is expensive. Its support can be better.
We haven't seen anything that can be improved on the demo part since we are using the equipment for PoC. The only issue was the switch we got, which was a little problematic because it was PoC equipment, and we had a little problem with that. Switches provided as a part of PoC equipment can be an area to be improved.
When it comes to sales of the solution they need to work on marketing and awareness. Solution is best in the market.
The training could be better. When it comes to the demo dashboard capability, I feel like it could be much easier for our customers to use. Our last customer complained about this. Fortinet comes with an additional next-generation firewall — it's an add-on to the initial implementation. Juniper doesn't really provide a next-generation firewall; the add-on function is just not there either. That's something that should be improved on.