Juniper Networks has announced that Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad, one of Malaysia\'s largest financial enterprises, has installed a complete data center and office network infrastructure from Juniper Networks. By deploying Juniper Networks’ EX Series Ethernet Switches and a range of security devices in its purpose-built premise, Hong Leong Financial Group will enjoy high-capacity, low-latency network performance along with low operational costs.
“Rather than moving our legacy network switching equipment to the new site, we wanted to employ the latest technology to improve performance, simplify both our network architecture and operations and position the network for growth,” said Hong Kean Yong, Group Chief Information Officer of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad. “The Juniper Networks solution enabled us to cut the network down to two layers, which has obvious CapEx benefits and is much easier to manage. Having a single network operating system running across our switching infrastructure also makes a big difference in our operational costs.”
The Hong Leong Financial Group deployed Juniper Networks EX8208 Ethernet Switches at its new data center, delivering the port densities, scalability and high availability needed to ensure low-latency response from mission-critical systems at all times. Juniper Networks EX4200 Ethernet Switches, deployed in a Virtual Chassis configuration, act as a combined core network and aggregation layer while EX3200 Switches, deployed in wiring closets, provide access for users and IP-enabled devices.
The EX Series is fully-compatible with Juniper Networks UAC solution, delivering an extra layer of security at the Hong Leong Financial Group by first authenticating users and performing virus checks and enforcing precise, end-to-end security policies that determine who can access what network resources as well as quality-of-service policies to ensure delivery of business processes.
