In a world where network automation is dominating more and more of our technology, how can you make it work for your business?
Automation systems are becoming increasingly common across the board in the world of networks. With the ability to streamline processes, increase productivity, and reduce the space for human error, it’s no surprise that businesses are investing in this technology now more than ever. The capabilities of network automation also extend to providing closed-loop remediation of network issues, at-times, before they even occur. Enterprise customers are continuing to rely more heavily on their networks to operate, therefore issues like outages of service can have catastrophic effects on customer experience, and by extension, business success. Investing in network automation may seem like a big expense, but when your network forms the core of your business, ensuring its continuous agility and reliability is money well spent.
There are more reasons now than ever to automate your network processes, not least of all because of the April 2024 amendments to the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (PSTI). Cyber-security regulations which were once voluntary have now become mandatory, implementing requirements such as meeting minimum password expectations, as well as measuring your ability to provide information on reporting security issues to a specified point of contact. Breaches of these regulations can result in fines of up to £10M, or 4% of worldwide revenue – a financial loss not to be taken lightly. With that in mind, is there a better time to upgrade to an automated network?
Juniper Apstra – Your regulation compliance solution
Juniper Apstra is a multivendor automation solution, designed to build, deploy and operate data centre networks from a single pane of glass. Not only does Apstra simplify and automate your data centre operations, but it is also able to translate business intent and technical objectives into essential policy. The system is then able to continuously self-validate, and resolve issues autonomously, ensuring continued compliance with regulations. The closed-loop automation and assurance provided by Juniper Apstra powers your business with intent, providing you with actionable insights to meet your goals, with the peace of mind that you’re autonomously compliant.
Aiding you on your journey towards fulfilling the latest PSTI regulations is just one benefit of investing in the Juniper Apstra solution. One key operational feature of Apstra is its unique ability to rapidly recover from issues caused by human error. The Intent Time Voyager feature of this software makes for rapid resolution, by allowing the operator to move the entire state of the network forwards or backwards in time. With a few simple clicks you can restore your network to a specific point, rapidly reversing errors.
Additionally, Apstra has a unique ability to create a single source of truth (SSOT) in the intent datastore of the system, where all network moves, additions and changes are tracked and recorded. Usually, the internal network is designed by an architect, and then the ongoing management of the network is done by an operator.
The necessity to share information across two parties can lead to errors in communication and mistakes, which can cost your business both time and money to repair. The automated nature of Juniper Astra, coupled with its core SSOT absolves the risk of human error entirely, making your network faster and more efficient, whilst ensuring business continuity.
Digital transformation is underway everywhere, and network automation is the next step in advancing your business success. Juniper Apstra’s unique ability to identify configuration drift in real time can keep your business compliant, secure and protected, freeing you up to increase your efficiency elsewhere. Simplify your network operations, and invest in superior end-user experiences with Juniper Apstra.
Great News for existing Juniper Apstra customers, you may be eligible for a heavily discounted upgrade on your Juniper Networks QFX5100 line of Switches!
Refresh your hardware with higher speed switches and newer architectures to help you stay protected against network-level exploits. Security and compliance upgrades will enable you to detect and respond to threats more effectively, so you can stay compliant with regulatory requirements. Capacity planning and cost control will enable you to optimise the flow of network traffic, reducing latency by balancing loads across the network paths.
This promotion allows eligible customers to purchase a heavily discounted 3-year Apstra premium package, with QFX5120‐48Y hardware and related software. High speed hardware and high functioning operational efficiency, all at a heavily discounted rate. Request a quote today from the first Juniper Authorised Reseller to achieve partner assured designation.
Kubus win TWO Juniper Networks Partner of the Year Awards!
2024 already got off to an exciting start for all of us here at Kubus, and now there is further reason to celebrate as our longstanding relationship with Juniper accelerates further.
We are incredibly proud to share that we have received not just one, but two Juniper Partner of the Year Awards.
2023 Juniper EMEA Commercial Partner of the Year
2023 Juniper Global Commercial Partner of the Year
These awards represent our ongoing ability to drive innovative AI-Native Networking business solutions and provide exceptional attention to our customers’ experience. Our success as a Juniper partner is a result of the hard work and dedication of our committed team, who work tirelessly to deliver the best products, services and solutions to our Juniper customers.
“We are honored to have won these awards, it’s a huge testament to the team’s continued ability to exceed customer expectations. We will continue to ensure that our partnership with Juniper keeps growing and progressing, and I’m excited to see where this partnership takes us next.”
Andrew Humphrey, CEO, Kubus.
How does Kubus winning these awards benefit our customers?
- Risk Mitigation – we are quantifiably regarded as one of the most prestigious providers of the complete Juniper lifecycle.
- Breadth of Relationships – our longstanding relationship with Juniper is elevating to new heights with each coming year, allowing us earlier insights into new technologies, and a better communications channel to access the best networking solutions for your business.
- Continued Growth – we continue to rapidly progress as a business every year, and with our continued focus on development you can rest assured that you will receive not only the best solutions expertise from our team, but the most up-to-date products and services on the market.
“Juniper’s focus on leveraging the network to deliver exceptional user experiences is shared by Kubus, which is reflected in their performance over the past year. We are very pleased to recognize this with these awards.”
Dale Smith, Director of Channels, EMEA, Juniper Networks.
We haven’t received these awards because we sell our customers a box. We have succeeded because we provide our customers with a unique solution to their problem. We strive to not only meet, but exceed our customers’ expectations, offering a partnership and an ongoing relationship that goes beyond putting equipment into your inventory. We provide outstanding support, attention to detail, and unrivaled expertise to create smooth-running and sustainable network structures, safeguarding your business continuity.
We are not only the first Juniper partner to achieve the Partner Assured designation, but we continue to be award winning providers of the complete Juniper lifecycle. To find out more about how we can design a unique, customized Juniper Networks solution for your business needs, get in touch today.
We’re Juniper Partner Assured!
What is Juniper Partner Assured?
Juniper hand-selects the partners they feel have continually elevated their customers to new heights. In Juniper’s eyes, these partners have shown exceptional knowledge, experience, and commitment as a partner.
Through our continued investment in and with Juniper over the past several years, we are proud to announce that we are Juniper’s first partner to gain the Partner Assured designation.
A word from Jim Banbrook (Sales & Marketing Director) on our recent designation:
We are very proud to announce that we have received Partner Assured designation with Juniper – a testament to all the continued hard work from the whole team here at Kubus.
What does it mean for our customers?
Some of the benefits for you as our customer:
- Elevated Investment in Juniper Practice – Juniper supports us with industry-specific training to enrich our solution knowledge through continual collaborative planning.
- Dedicated to Your Long-term Success – As you grow, we will too – constantly striving to serve you better.
- Ready for Anything – Extensive vertical and technical expertise, all supported by a robust Juniper go-to-market engine.
- Complete Lifecycle Management – With comprehensive skill sets across design, deployment, and operational delivery, we can deliver full lifecycle capabilities and management.
- Independently Validated – Our skills, solutions, and approach are certified by an external verification body for superior quality and reliability.
- Making Every Connection Count – We are continually strengthening our AI and technology expertise through increased resources to deliver speed, scale, and value directly to you.
We are championed, verified, and vouched for as having superior capabilities in managing the complete Juniper lifecycle. If you want to find out how we can help your business with finding the right Juniper tech for its needs, get in touch.
Kubus Offers Apstra from Juniper
We like to think of every business like a house – which as we know needs strong foundations – and as your business and reliance on your data grows so these foundations become more and more critical.
At Kubus your data is our business. We have spent 20 years supplying the technology that has given our clients the security and reliability to achieve their goals.
BUT every house needs to modernise (if it is to provide a safe, secure and easy to maintain environment). The ever-growing demands placed on data centres can put systems into overload, leaving them vulnerable to problems caused by an overstretched workforce or inappropriate hardware. No house needs that.
As a Juniper Elite Plus Partner we bring an agility born of real-world experience that makes us ideally suited to deliver revolutionary products and services, which is why we are proud to offer Apstra from Juniper.
Apstra is the only solution of its kind that works with many of the leading networking vendors, empowering you to automate and manage complex network environments regardless of location, vendor or topology, because no two houses are the same!
Kubus and Apstra Together
Kubus work with you to set the strategic intent, Apstra automates and validates the design, then oversees the deployment, and operation of your network. One source of data controlling the whole network, a single-source-of-truth, that can pinpoint and resolve issues quickly.
Apstra’s predictive insights averts outages and can even remove faulty devices from the data-path without impacting performance or connectivity. This allows you to repair and replace them safely with no impact to the network. A fully autonomous command and control centre that brings full automation at the click of a button, keeping your house in order, always.
Apstra’s record speaks for itself:
- reducing network delivery times by up to 90%
- reducing outages by at least 50%
- reducing operational costs by up to 80%
- investment payback in less than 6 months
Apstra provides future-proof business development for the reliable experience your customers deserve. We are proud of the long-term client relationships that are testament to our reliability, honesty and capability.
And we can’t wait to help turn your house into a powerhouse.
Kubus with Apstra.
Learn More About Apstra
Kubus and Juniper Networks have teamed up to deliver a 4-part series of Apstra webinars for those who want to learn more or dive deeper into the details:
Contact Us
Want to know more about Apstra and how we can help you get more from your network? No matter what stage you are at with network management and systems, we’ve got someone at your level who’ll be happy to discuss opportunities (or pain points) with you.
Kubus promoted to Juniper Elite Plus status
We’re now a Juniper Networks Elite Plus Partner! But what benefits does that bring?
Being the current Overall EMEA Partner of the Year, I thought our relationship with Juniper Networks was at its strongest, however considering our new partner status it seems I was wrong… not often I say that!
Kubus will be one of the first partners to be promoted from the existing top level Elite tier, to the new Elite Plus status, as recognition for our commitment to growth and outstanding service.
But I hear you ask, “What will Elite Plus mean to us?”, so I will try to explain this in a few sentences:
- We will have a dedicated team solely aligned to the Commercial and Technical needs of our existing and future Juniper customers. Whether your query is for pricing, lead times, configuration help, staging, proof-of-concept or migrations; in fact anything related to Juniper Networks, we will have a team of specialists able to respond quickly and accurately.
- Our team will have enhanced access into the Juniper Networks internal teams to ensure that any issue pre- or post-sale is resolved quicker than ever before.
- As one of the fastest growing Elite Partners in EMEA (if not the fastest) even before we became Elite Plus, imagine what we can achieve now?
As a value-added reseller it is always a challenge to prove your value, but at Kubus we believe in optimising the basics: great customer service. Our feedback only demonstrates this, highlighting our core strengths:
Turnaround time for technical assistance and quotes, in days rather than weeks. Communication within our teams, providing extensive knowledge about the equipment you want to discuss. The offering of a wide range of professional services to complement the equipment, so you can receive the kit in the state you want, wherever you want it across the globe.
If you are considering purchasing Juniper Networks technology for the first time, or are not fully satisfied with your current provider, then why not consider the Elite Plus, Overall EMEA Juniper Networks Partner of the Year that will put you first?
Andrew Humphrey
Kubus COO
