The market for WAN optimization is thriving as enterprises continue to deliver a larger variety and volume of applications to remote end users. Once a market leader with its 2005 purchase of Peribit Networks, Juniper Networks’ WXC series appliances now fall short of expectations as a leading edge, or cost leading, WAN optimization solution.

Vendor Overview

Among its many acquisitions over the years, Juniper purchased market leader Peribit Networks in 2005, expanding its existing foothold in the WAN optimization market. There is a general feeling that Juniper has since failed to fully leverage this acquisition; however, Juniper Networks is still a trusted name in the networking industry.