Westcon signs distribution agreement with Juniper Mist

Value-added distributor (VAD) Westcon, the international technology distributor, has signed a distribution agreement with Mist Systems, a Juniper Networks company, in some EMEA countries.

Mist Systems offers a powerful artificial intelligence (AI) engine to provide full visibility and seamless automation for enterprise Wi-Fi and wired networks. Westcon is an existing distributor for Juniper Networks in EMEA.

“Juniper Mist’s advanced cloud portfolio is a great expansion of Juniper Networks’ solutions and services, and can influence the way enterprises manage their wireless and wired computing environments for years to come,” stated Rene Klein, senior vice president, Westcon Europe. “We are very excited to be a part of this journey. Our European business development experts bring a lot of experience to the table when it comes to Juniper’s portfolio and our go-to-market approach will allow us to bring significant value to this relationship. We really look forward to on-boarding our channel network for this innovative AI-based solution.”

Centred around a powerful native cloud platform, Juniper Mist’s solutions help companies to manage their wired and wireless networks efficiently and dynamically, and to automatically optimise many performance parameters across their network. Concise Service Level Expectations (SLE), which can be generated automatically or defined manually, enable a detailed monitoring of network status and user experience.

Juniper Mist’s cloud-based AI engine analyses user, device and application behaviour, and adapts network configurations and processes according to the results.

“Juniper Networks has been one of our strongest vendor partners in EMEA for many years – with a solid foothold in the secure networking market,” explained Marianne Nickenig, vice president, Networking and Collaboration, Westcon EMEA. “With the Juniper Mist platform, they are now adding an innovative Wi-Fi solution to improve user experience, for which many of our channel partners have been waiting. We are really excited to integrate this solution with our offerings and have set up a broad set of attractive value-added services which will help our partners ensure a smooth and successful kick-off.”

Sander Groot, head, Channels, EMEA, Juniper Networks, said Westcon is a long-standing, value-added distribution partner worldwide. “With an experienced team, strong standing in the market and dedication, Westcon can now also tap into Juniper Mist, which can open up exciting opportunities for our channel and customers,” Groot added.