IBM ties up with Juniper

With a view to helping customers to improve mobile experiences, address increasing Internet of Things (IoT) application demands and uncover new opportunities gleaned from Big Data, IBM and Juniper Networks have jointly planned to provide real-time network behaviour insights.

IBM and Juniper Networks have designed a new solution in which Juniper Networks MX Router Service Control Gateway (SCG) integrates with IBM Now Factory analytics. The new technology integration enables the optimization of network operations, as well as the customization of service experience based on who is using the network and the applications being run, taking into account the device’s capabilities and location.

Bob Picciano, Senior Vice-President, IBM Analytics, said, “Integrating predictive analytics directly into the stream of data processing – and embedding it into the network of CSPs – will help to ensure the reliability of the network and improve customer engagement. Juniper Networks’ focus on cloud-based analytics complements IBM’s strategy to apply analytics capabilities to help organizations sense, predict and respond to opportunities.”

The combination of Juniper Networks MX Router SCG, Juniper Contrail and IBM Now Factory will allow for complete visibility of subscribers and VPN behaviours, for CSPs to offer scalable automated services based on actual data. Juniper Networks will utilize IBM analytics capabilities to better understand data flows and self-configure to automatically update and optimize network operations and the subscriber experience whether subscribers are watching videos or using business applications. IBM Analytics capabilities, such as real-time and predictive insights, will also be integrated in Juniper Networks Cloud Analytic Engine (CAE) and switching solutions to enhance the quality of experience and application performance by predicting and remediating anomalies such as latency before they occur.

This new initiative will leverage IBM Now Factory, InfoSphere BigInsights for Hadoop, InfoSphere Streams, Cognos, PureData for Analytics, Watson Analytics and SPSS capabilities. IBM Analytics capabilities will be marketed by Juniper Networks as an integral component of its carrier-grade routers, switches firewalls and SDN solutions. In addition, IBM’s QRadar continues to deliver integrated security intelligence and vulnerability management for Juniper clients.