PYXYA chooses ContrailSD-WAN from Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks has partnered with French managed service provider PYXYA to provide ContrailSD-WAN solution to meet growing enterprise demand for securebranch connectivity.

PYXYA, based in Lyon, France, is a disruptor to the traditional managed services model, one that provides an over-the-top (OTT) secure SD-WAN service using ContrailSD-WANonexisting network infrastructures.

 

Juniper's automation, multi-tenancy and role-based access control helped win the business over multiple vendors. It also aligned with PYXYA’s business model to support different tiers of providerswitha full range of services.

 

Marc del Fabbro, Chief Executive Officer, PYXYA, says, “We are a young, dynamic and disruptive entrant to the cloud supplier market. Our OTT model is a new approach to cloud service delivery and we have found the perfect partner in Juniper Networks. They came to us with a solution that had an open API enabling us to integratethe system into our environment, automate it, and customize it, so that we can differentiate our solution in the market. Our aim is to develop fresh and innovative solutions - such as SD-Branch - offering enhanced security, LAN, Wi-Fi and AI services to clients across multiple sectors. We are confidentthat Juniper Networks will accompany us every step of the way to our “AI-driven Networks” as a Service solution to quickly evolve the French WAN market.”

 

PYXYA’s goal is to be a service provider for enterprise customers as well as system integrators and managed service providers who act as resellers for its solution. It is also well-positioned to support government entities as it can provide local support with on-premises and cloud solutions – a common factor in providing secure hosting for highly sensitive public information and gaining public sector certification.

 

· PYXYA’s services are powered by Contrail SD-WAN, which includes Contrail Service Orchestration, the NFX150 Networks Services Platform (using integrated LTE to provide customers with mobile connection options)and the SRX300 Series Services Gateways.

 

· Contrail SD-WAN uses Contrail Service Orchestration to design, secure, automate and run the entire service life cycle across NFX Series Network Services Platforms, MX Series 5G Universal Routing Platforms and SRX Series Services Gateways, along with cloud endpoints protected by the vSRX Virtual Firewall.

 

As part of the partnership, PYXYA aims to leverage the broader capabilities of Contrail SD-WAN to move from SD-WAN to SD-Branch services in the future. PYXYA’s portal now allows control of the WAN infrastructure, as well as the universalization software of the universal PyBox. Its solution is evolving to integrate the management of local network infrastructures and Wi-Fi. The company intends tothen migrateits solution to manage allthe IT infrastructure of the site through the SD-Branch.

 

Contrail SD-WAN will enable PYXYA tomeet its existing and longer-term business objectives by providing customers with fully integrated, enhanced security offerings, managed LAN and integrated Wi-Fi, through Mist Systems, a Juniper Networks company. PYXYA will also use Mist’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) knowledge to enhance the overall client service delivery.

 

Sally Bament, VP of Service Provider Strategy, Juniper Networks, says, “PYXYA is a forward-looking service provider, taking an innovative approach to managed services. They allow customers the flexibility to leverage the infrastructure of their choice to offer over the top services,including SD-WAN and SD-Branch. This is a relatively new trend which we expect will continue to grow in the coming years. Companies like PYXYA provide a new kind of service model aimed at not just enterprise customers, but also systems integrators and other service providers, and I’m delighted they have chosen Juniper as their partner on this journey.”