Aruba Continues to be a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Wired and Wireless LAN Access

Aruba Excels in Completeness of Vision

We are excited to share that, once again, Gartner has recognized Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, as aLeader, positioned furthest overall for its completeness of vision, in the 2017 Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure.[1]

The Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure gives Gartner's view of the market based on the vendors' ability to anticipate and integrate transformational technologies or approaches delivering on the future needs of end users. This spans networking components from the infrastructure hardware (APs, switches, controllers) to the software layer (network service applications that span security, management, monitoring, location services, network assurance and beyond).

According toGartner's Magic Quadrant positioning, as a leader, HPE (Aruba) executes well against our current vision and is well positioned for the future.

(Source: Gartner, October 2017[1])

现在是12^thconsecutive year[2]that Aruba has been positioned as a Leader in the market, including the priorGartner Magic Quadrant for the Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure. We believe this consistency, unmatched by any other vendor, is proof of Aruba's innovation, vision, and ability to deliver peace of mind for our customers. We also believe that ourCustomer First, Customer Lastphilosophy has enabled us to stand apart from our competitors, delivering robust solutions that our customers appreciate. Our customers' positive experience is reflected in HPE Aruba's position.

Aruba Mobile First Architecture为客户提供了市场领先的网络，位置服务，分析和安全解决方案，使他们能够提取新的见解并从IT资产中推动更多业务价值。这些解决方案不仅有助于用速度和规模安全地连接用户，设备和事物，而且这些交互中的数据还用于推动这些上下文体验，并自动化响应和补救。Aruba的解决方案不仅用于移动员工队伍，而且还解决了人们和企业如何与连接的“事物”，有线和无线访问网络互动，以为客户，IT，运营技术人员和数字工作场所提供更好的体验。Aruba的解决方案有助于它超越成本中心，成为成为商业资产。通过机器学习，分析和automation是使客户能够将网络扩展到未来的关键因素。随着移动设备和IoT设备的涌入，我们看到了无线和有线网络之间对创新的需求，并将我们的知识从无线网络应用于有线访问开关，以便它们可以有效地满足新应用程序的挑战和有线IOT的挑战设备。

Figure 2: Aruba Mobile First Architecture

Our Mobile First networking strategy, which focuses on delivering contextual experiences for the digital workplace in the union of people, places and things, drives our leadership in vision. TheCustomer First, Customer Last方法在我们的组织使us to accelerate our execution in the market and help our customers succeed in their businesses.

[1]Gartner Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure, Tim Zimmerman, Christian Canales, Bill Menezes, 17 October 2017.This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

[2] Aruba's 12 years of placement includes HPE (Aruba) in the Magic Quadrant for the Wired & Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure from 2015-2017 (3 years), Aruba Networks in the same Magic Quadrant from 2012-2014 (3 years) and in the Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure from 2006-2011 (6 years).