In today’s digital-first world, many large organisations find themselves in a race to expand their network infrastructure. Whether you're supporting a growing customer base, onboarding new business applications, or scaling your cloud strategy, the pressure is on to keep your data centre running smoothly.

But here’s the challenge: as your network grows, managing it becomes more complex, especially when it includes equipment and systems from multiple vendors.

This is exactly where Juniper's Apstra Data Centre Director steps in.

Managing a modern data centre often feels like juggling chainsaws. You’ve got switches from one vendor, firewalls from another, and maybe a few legacy systems still hanging around. Every device has its own interface, its own configuration rules, and its own quirks.

This patchwork setup can lead to:

• Operational silos
• Increased risk of misconfiguration
• Slower deployments
• Higher costs
• More downtime

At scale, these issues become major obstacles to innovation and efficiency.

Apstra Data Centre Director is an intent-based networking platform designed to take the pain out of managing large, diverse data centre networks.

Here’s what that means in real terms:

1. Define What You Want — Data Centre Director Does the Rest:
   Instead of manually configuring devices, you simply tell Data Centre Director what you want the network to do. Data Centre Director then automatically implements and maintains those configurations across your entire environment.
2. Manage Multiple Vendors Through One Interface:
   Whether you're running Cisco, Arista, Juniper, or a mix of all three, Data Centre Director lets you manage everything from a single dashboard. No more switching tools or hiring specialists for every platform.
3. Catch Problems Before They Happen:
   Data Centre Director creates a “digital twin” of your network — a simulated version you can use to test changes before they go live. This dramatically reduces downtime and surprise outages.
4. Assure Network Reliability, Automatically:
   The Data Centre Director constantly validates the state of the network against your desired outcomes. If something drifts — a configuration change or a failure occurs — Data Centre Director detects it and helps you fix it fast.

If your business is expanding, your network must scale without becoming a bottleneck. Data Centre Director helps you do just that by:

• Reducing human error and manual work
• Letting you make the most of your existing hardware (no forced rip-and-replace)
• Accelerating the deployment of new services or locations
• Lowering total operational costs
• Enabling your team to shift from reactive fixes to a proactive strategy

In other words, Data Centre Director gives you control, flexibility, and peace of mind — even in a complex, multi-vendor world.

IntegraDev, a leading application development firm, has faced significant challenges in managing its growing network infrastructure. Their existing network was cumbersome to manage, required skilled network engineers for every change, and posed risks during upgrades, often leading to outages. To continue supporting their business goals and enhance productivity, Integradev decided to upgrade its network system.

Integradev adopted Juniper Apstra for its user-friendly automation that enabled app developers to manage network services independently, reducing reliance on network engineers. By implementing EVPN-VXLAN on Juniper switches, they virtualised the infrastructure for flexible service provisioning via a GUI, minimising physical work. This streamlined approach significantly cut operational costs and boosted efficiency. Apstra’s self-service capabilities empowered faster service deployment, while its digital twin and time-voyager features enabled safe, efficient testing, upgrades, and rollbacks—minimising risk and accelerating development. 

To learn more, read the full case study here

Juniper's Apstra Data Centre Director is already helping enterprises around the world manage their growing networks with greater efficiency and confidence. If your organisation is scaling, don’t let complexity slow you down.

Contact us to learn how Apstra can streamline your infrastructure and future-proof your network.