IBM deploys Juniper’s QFabric System to solve Big Data

Juniper Networks has announced that IBM Research Accelerated Discovery Lab is using Juniper Networks QFabric System, SRX Series Services Gateways and MX Series routers to deliver high-performance network connectivity. Supporting IBM Research's initiative to accelerate the insight discovery process and research timeline for Big Data analytics projects, Juniper's solutions will provide a solid networking foundation that delivers the immense computing capacity and advanced analytics capabilities necessary to tackle some of the challenges in the scientific and business worlds.

The combination of Juniper's industry-leading SRX Series high-performance security gateways and the QFabric single-layer, flat network system will provide a simplified and security-rich data center infrastructure that helps support the Accelerated Discovery Lab's requirements for security, performance and scale.

Laura Haas, IBM Fellow & Director, Technology and Operations, Accelerated Discovery Lab, IBM Research, stated, The Accelerated Discovery Lab brings clients and IBM researchers together to quickly transform Big Data into actionable insights when tackling some of world's biggest challenges in the areas of genetic research, public health and energy conservation. This solution, integrated with Juniper's security and routing, enables high-performance access to applications and virtualized workloads, regardless of where the data resides.

We value our long-standing partnership with IBM and this latest deployment is a great example of how Juniper's innovative technology helps enable Big Data analytics to solve some of the toughest health and scientific challenges of our day, said Mike Marcellin, SVP, Strategy and Marketing, Platform Systems Division, Juniper Networks.

In addition, the Accelerated Discovery Lab has implemented Juniper Networks MX Series routers, to withstand the demands of the most bandwidth-intensive environments.