You think a customer might be a good candidate for HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect. You are having a conversation with two network admins, who are key technical influencers.
What is one
good topic to discuss with these customers, based on their persona?
Correct Answer:
C
HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect is a secure SD-WAN solution that simplifies and accelerates the deployment and management of branch networks. It enables network admins to centrally orchestrate business policies, automate provisioning, and monitor network performance and security from a single dashboard1. It also reduces the time and cost of troubleshooting issues by using AI-powered insights and recommendations2. A good topic to discuss with network admins is how HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect can help them save time and resources, and improve their productivity and efficiency. References: 1: Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN | HPE Aruba Networking2: AIOps for IT efficiency | HPE Aruba Networking
What is one distinguishing benefit of HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer?
Correct Answer:
B
HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer is an intelligent, API-based, software-defined networking (SDN) orchestration solution that simplifies and accelerates leaf-spine network provisioning and day-to-day operations across rack-scale compute and storage1. It enables IT staff to manage a discrete set of switches as a single networking fabric, and to automate workflows and integrate with third-party frameworks2.
References: 1: Aruba Fabric Composer | HPE Aruba Networking2: Introducing Aruba Fabric Composer | Atmosphere 2021
Which customer challenge indicates a good opportunity for selling HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect solutions?
Correct Answer:
A
HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect solutions enable customers to leverage multiple WAN transport options, such as broadband internet, 4G/5G/LTE, and MPLS, to optimize bandwidth, performance, and cost. EdgeConnect solutions also provide dynamic path control, which automatically steers traffic to the best available path based on business intent policies and real-time network conditions. This way, customers can increase WAN bandwidth without increasing costs or complexity.
References:
•Selling HPE Aruba Networking Solutions, Rev.23.11, page 16: “EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform enables customers to use any combination of WAN transport technologies without compromising network or application performance. It supports MPLS, 4G/5G/LTE, and internet-based hybrid WAN data paths and a control plane that is automated and secured by Aruba Orchestrator management software to provide policy-based virtual network segmentation and acceleration of on-premise and SaaS cloud applications.”
•Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN | HPE Aruba Networking: "Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN | HPE Aruba Networking Home / Products / SD-WAN / EdgeConnect EdgeConnect SD- WAN The EdgeConnect SD
You are meeting with a customer's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and want to open a discovery conversation about HPE Aruba Networking Edge-to-Cloud Security solutions. What is one topic you should discuss?
Correct Answer:
B
HPE Aruba Networking Edge-to-Cloud Security solutions enable customers to automate and simplify network security operations and enhance Zero Trust protection across all network domains. By using HPE Aruba Networking Central NetConductor, customers can orchestrate and enforce granular, role-based policies that are consistent and aligned with business intent, regardless of where users and devices connect. This reduces the risk of human errors, misconfigurations, and security breaches that can result from manually defined and managed policies.
References:
•Selling HPE Aruba Networking Solutions, Rev.23.11, page 17: “Aruba Central NetConductor is a cloud-native network security service that automates and accelerates networking and policy orchestration across all network domains. It enables customers to define and enforce granular, role-based policies that are consistent and aligned with business intent, regardless of where users and devices connect.”
•Edge-to-cloud, Zero Trust, and SASE security | HPE Aruba Networking: “Aruba Central NetConductor automatically configures infrastructure to deliver optimal network performance while enforcing granular access control security policies that are the foundation of Zero Trust and SASE architectures.”
•HPE Aruba Networking Central NetConductor: Automate and Accelerate Networking and Policy Orchestration: “Aruba Central NetConductor eliminates the need for manual configuration and management of network policies, which can be error-prone, time- consuming, and inconsistent across network domains. It also reduces the risk of security breaches and compliance violations that can result from misconfigurations and gaps in policy enforcement.”
What is one feature that sets HPE Aruba Networking location-based services apart from the competition?
Correct Answer:
B
HPE Aruba Networking location-based services provide geographic context for applications
such as wayfinding, asset tracking, and marketing campaigns. One of the features that sets them apart from the competition is that the latest HPE Aruba Networking APs can automatically locate themselves using GPS and help automate the placement of APs on maps, eliminating the need for costly and error-prone manual surveys12.
References: 1: Location Services | Meridian, Tags & Beacons | HPE Aruba Networking2: Bring the ease and accuracy of GPS to indoor location services