{"id":2210,"date":"2017-11-20T09:48:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2018-02-20T09:58:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T14:58:37","slug":"a-look-at-gartners-2017-critical-capabilities-report-for-wireless-networking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/a-look-at-gartners-2017-critical-capabilities-report-for-wireless-networking\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at Gartner&#8217;s 2017 Critical Capabilities Report for Wireless Networking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/a-look-at-gartners-2017-critical-capabilities-report-for-wireless-networking\/untitled-79\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2018\/02\/Untitled-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A Look at Gartner&#8217;s 2017 Critical Capabilities Report for Wireless Networking\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2018\/02\/Untitled-5-300x150.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2018\/02\/Untitled-5.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2212 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2018\/02\/Untitled-5.jpg\" alt=\"A Look at Gartner's 2017 Critical Capabilities Report for Wireless Networking\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2018\/02\/Untitled-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2018\/02\/Untitled-5-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2018\/02\/Untitled-5-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2018\/02\/Untitled-5-540x270.jpg 540w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2018\/02\/Untitled-5-162x81.jpg 162w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2018\/02\/Untitled-5-360x180.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gartner recently unveiled their latest\u00a0Critical Capabilities\u00a0report for Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure, which including 16 vendors evaluated on six criteria. The vendors provide some or all of the core hardware and software for wired access network switches, network service applications and WLAN, such as wireless access points and virtual controllers.<\/p>\n<p>Gartner defines\u00a0Critical capabilities\u00a0as \u201cattributes that differentiate products\/services in a class in terms of their quality and performance.\u201dThe analyst evaluated vendors&#8217; effectiveness in meeting customer needs involving on:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bullets-yes\">\n<li><strong><span id=\"a1189067611\" class=\"annotate\">Unified wired and WLAN accessed through a &#8220;single pane of glass&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span id=\"a-1248635148\" class=\"annotate\">Wired-only access network refresh or new build, with requirements either for a wired-only network or for expanding- or refreshing-only wired switching<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span id=\"a-1503403977\" class=\"annotate\">WLAN-only refresh or new build, reflecting requirements not only for the wireless elements of a unified access network but also for a &#8220;wireless-first&#8221; environment where the WLAN is the primary or predominant first connection to the enterprise network<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span id=\"a-1808538810\" class=\"annotate\">Performance stringent applications, for deployments that require high availability or must support latency-sensitive applications, using either a cloud-based or on-premises management solution<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span id=\"a441020596\" class=\"annotate\">Multivendor networking environment to address enterprises that must manage a mix of vendor infrastructure<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span id=\"a956488586\" class=\"annotate\">Remote branch office with corporate HQ to address organizations with widely distributed offices in addition to a central corporate office<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"a-950444137\" class=\"annotate\">The Critical Capabilities research differs from the\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"a263877902\" class=\"annotate\">&#8220;Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"a1077568314\" class=\"annotate\">by focusing on product and service capabilities, rather than the vendor&#8217;s position, vision and execution in the market for enterprise networks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s report included:<\/p>\n<p>HPE, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mist.com\/\">Mist Systems<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerohive.com\/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu9akw9-02QIV3IWzCh09KwhvEAAYASAAEgLkW_D_BwE\">Aerohive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.extremenetworks.com\/\">Extreme Networks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/\">Cisco<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huawei.com\/us\/\">Huawei<\/a>,\u00a0Riverbed,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brocade.com\/en.html\">Brocade<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.h3c.com\/\">New H3C<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-enterprise.com\/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5evYquC02QIV2YqzCh1MigqkEAAYASAAEgLfAfD_BwE\">Alcatel Lucent<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortinet.com\/\">Fortinet<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mojonetworks.com\/\">Mojo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dellemc.com\/en-us\/index.htm?CID=313622&amp;st=dell+emc&amp;VEN1=sGyUXsnxu%2C231269606322%2C901qz26673%2Cc%2C&amp;VEN2=e%2Cdell+emc&amp;LID=5937746&amp;DGC=ST&amp;ACD=1230921248720561&amp;VEN3=811003879833063432\">Dell EMC<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.juniper.net\/us\/en\/\">Juniper<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/us.dlink.com\/\">D-Link<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliedtelesis.com\/\">Allied Telsis<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>Below are some key takeaways from this year&#8217;s WLAN Critical Capabilities Report.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span id=\"a-784012302\" class=\"annotate\">Vendor capabilities can vary widely between the most prevalent six use cases for enterprise wired and wireless LAN deployments.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span id=\"a-2052836604\" class=\"annotate\">Network service applications (such as access control, policy enforcement and location services) are a key aspect of determining a vendor&#8217;s fit for your use case, versus the &#8220;speeds and feeds&#8221; of standards-based switches and wireless access points.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span id=\"a892607245\" class=\"annotate\">Consolidation among large infrastructure vendors has placed some established access network product portfolios under new ownership, potentially changing ongoing enterprise customer service, support and product integration.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/page.arubanetworks.com\/enw-gartner-critical-capabilities-wired-wireless-lan-access-infrastructure.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Read the full 2017 Critical Capabilities Report for Wired and Wireless LAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking for more? 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