A. The cost to the business when network issues interfere with user productivity

Answer DescriptionHPE Aruba Networking Central with AIOps is a cloud-native network management platform that leverages artificial intelligence to provide insights, automation, and security for wired, wireless, and SD-WAN networks1. A good topic to discuss with a business decision-maker is how HPE Aruba Networking Central with AIOps can help reduce the cost of network downtime, improve user experience, and optimize network performance2.

References: 1: HPE Aruba Central | HPE Aruba Networking2: AIOps for IT efficiency | HPE Aruba Networking

B. Finding network connectivity and performance issues before they impact business-critical apps.

Answer DescriptionHPE Aruba Networking Central with AIOps is a cloud-native network management solution that leverages artificial intelligence to provide full-stack insights for enhanced root cause analysis, impact assessment, and recommendations. It helps IT teams simplify network operations and improve productivity by reducing manual tasks and proactively identifying and resolving network issues before they affect users and business applications.

References:

•Selling HPE Aruba Networking Solutions, Rev.23.11, page 13: “Aruba Central is the cloud-native, single pane of glass for managing Aruba ESP. It provides a simple, secure, and cost-effective way to manage and monitor Aruba wired, wireless, and SD-WAN infrastructure, as well as Aruba security and location services.”

•Selling HPE Aruba Networking Solutions, Rev.23.11, page 15: “Aruba Central with AIOps provides AI-powered full-stack insights for enhanced root cause analysis (RCA), impact assessment, and recommendations. It helps IT teams simplify network operations and improve productivity by reducing manual tasks and proactively identifying and resolving network issues before they affect users and business applications.”

•HPE Aruba Networking simplifies IT operations with AIOps-driven cloud management and new network-as-a-service capabilities available on HPE GreenLake: “To alleviate time spent on network troubleshooting and optimization, the HPE Aruba Networking Central cloud network management platform has been re-designed to simplify operations and improve productivity by leveraging artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) to reduce manual tasks, so stretched networking teams can focus on more strategic and higher-value projects.”

•HPE Aruba network platforms gain AIOps, Agile NaaS: “The next generation of HPE Aruba Networking Central will leverage artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps), providing AI-powered full-stack insights for enhanced root cause analysis (RCA), impact assessment and recommendations.”

A. It applies machine learning to large data sets to identify issues and recommend fixes or optimizations automatically.

Answer DescriptionAruba ESP (Edge Services Platform) is a cloud-native platform that leverages artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) to simplify and improve network operations across all edges. It uses machine learning to analyze data from various sources, such as network devices, users, applications, and security events, to provide insights, recommendations, and automation for network optimization and troubleshooting.

References:

•Selling HPE Aruba Networking Solutions, Rev.23.11, page 15: “Aruba Central with AIOps provides AI-powered full-stack insights for enhanced root cause analysis (RCA), impact assessment, and recommendations. It helps IT teams simplify network operations and improve productivity by reducing manual tasks and proactively identifying and resolving network issues before they affect users and business applications.”

•Introducing Aruba ESP: “Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform) is the industry’s first cloud-native platform designed to automate, unify, and secure the Edge — using AI to spot and fix problems before they impact your business.”

•What is Aruba Edge Services Platform (ESP)? - Comport: “How Does Aruba ESP Work? Aruba ESP has the capability to analyze unstructured data that users, devices and applications provide across all of a network’s domains. This data is then used to curate contextual information about identity, location, applications in use and security posture to become hyper-aware of a network’s operations.”

D. Being under pressure to prove regulatory compliance

Answer DescriptionHPE GreenLake for Aruba is a network-as-a-service (NaaS) solution that enables customers to consume HPE Aruba Networking solutions as a service with HPE GreenLake for Networking. It provides customers with the flexibility, scalability, and security of a cloud-like experience, while reducing capital expenditures and operational costs1. One of the characteristics that indicates a good opportunity for this solution is being under pressure to prove regulatory compliance, as HPE GreenLake for Aruba helps customers meet compliance requirements such as SOC 2 Type 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR by providing secure and auditable network services23.

References: 1: Network as a Service (NaaS) solutions from HPE Aruba Networking2: Fortifying the digital frontier with NaaS SOC 2 Type 2 certification3: HPE GreenLake for Aruba partner benefits

D. Non-IT experts can install HPE Aruba Networking devices at new sites, and HPE Aruba Networking Central will automatically discover and configure them.

Answer DescriptionHPE Aruba Networking ESP solutions are designed to simplify and accelerate the deployment and management of branch networks. They enable non-IT experts to install HPE Aruba Networking devices such as access points, switches, and gateways at new sites, and HPE Aruba Networking Central will automatically discover and configure them using zero-touch provisioning12. This reduces the time and cost of setting up new branches, and ensures consistent and secure network policies across all sites3.

References: 1: Aruba Central for Cloud-managed networking | HPE Aruba Networking2: Aruba EdgeConnect MicroBranch | HPE Aruba Networking3: Retail Networking Solutions | HPE Aruba Networking

D. Ask about how much visibility the customer currently has into the network.

Answer DescriptionHPE Aruba Networking network management solution is a cloud-based platform that provides AI-powered insights, automation, and security for wired, wireless, and SD-WAN networks1. A good way to open the conversation is to ask the customer about their current network visibility, such as how they monitor network performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize user experience. This can help to identify their pain points and show how HPE Aruba Networking network management solution can address them.

References: 1: Management and Operations | HPE Aruba Networking

B. The latest HPE Aruba Networking APs can locate themselves with GPS and help automate the placement of APs on maps.

Answer DescriptionHPE 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

B. HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect MicroBranch

Answer DescriptionHPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect MicroBranch is a secure SD-WAN solution that extends the benefits of HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect to home offices and small offices. It enables employees to connect to the corporate network from their own devices, and provides consistent security, performance, and quality of experience for cloud and SaaS applications1. It also simplifies and automates the deployment and management of home office networks, and integrates with HPE Aruba Networking Central for cloud-based visibility and control2.

References: 1: Aruba EdgeConnect MicroBranch | HPE Aruba Networking2: Aruba Central for Work From Home Initiatives At-a-Glance