Case Study: Juniper Networks achieves network automation with Puppet

Bridging the Two Worlds: IT and Networking

Juniper Networks was facing the challenge of automating complex network changes at scale, especially top-of-rack switch tasks like port and VLAN assignments that often slowed server and application rollouts. The company looked to Puppet and Junos OS to help bridge the gap between IT automation and network operations.

Puppet, using a Puppet for Junos OS solution built with the Junos SDK and XML API, enabled Juniper Networks to treat Junos devices like managed nodes and synchronize network changes with server deployments and rollbacks. This helped reduce coordination delays and supported software-defined infrastructure, giving teams a more automated and scalable way to manage the network.

Juniper Networks

Jeremy Schulman

Global Solutions Architect