Juniper to Power ionstream.ai Workloads: Will the Stock Benefit?

Zacks
10 Jan

Juniper Networks, Inc. JNPR recently revealed that ionstream.ai has selected it to provide cutting-edge data center switching and automated solutions for its AI-managed services. This partnership follows a rigorous selection process, with the AI pioneer recognizing Juniper’s AI Data Center solution as the best fit to support its GPU as a Service and AI workloads. 

With the rapid evolution of AI technology, ionstream.ai aims to simplify the complexities of AI infrastructure management. Their innovative services, including AI Infrastructure as a Service, are designed to enable businesses to navigate the AI transformation smoothly and leverage cloud-based solutions.

Reasons Behind Choosing JNPR

Juniper's state-of-the-art AI Data Center solution is a core component of ionstream.ai's managed AI service offerings. As part of Juniper’s AI-Native Networking Platform, the solution leverages a spine-leaf architecture powered by 800G QFX5240 switches that are built for the advanced networking requirements of large-scale clusters. Managed through Juniper’s intent-based networking software Apstra, the solution streamlines operations by providing key capabilities such as multivendor switch management, ultimately maximizing network utilization. 

The solution further boosts GPU performance with RDMA over Converged Ethernet version 2 and leverages Ethernet VPN technology to secure multi-tenant environments. This makes Juniper’s networking solution a powerful and reliable choice for AI-driven networks, offering low-latency connectivity, high throughput and simplified fabric management.

These advanced attributes of Juniper AI Networking solution allow clients and partners to effectively minimize management complexities and lower the deployment time of AI clusters by up to 85% while reducing operating costs by up to 90%.



Increasing Client Base to Drive JNPR's Performance

With a strong presence in more than 100 countries, this leading provider of networking solutions and communication devices is expected to benefit from an increasing customer base. This will likely enable the company to generate higher revenues in the upcoming quarters. Improving financial performance is likely to propel the stock upward.

JNPR’s Stock Price Performance

Shares of Juniper have gained 2.1% over the past year compared with the industry’s growth of 29.5%.


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JNPR’s Zacks Rank and Stocks to Consider

Juniper currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
 
Some better-ranked stocks in the broader industry have been discussed below:

Ubiquiti Inc. UI presently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

The company’s highly flexible global business model adapts to changing market dynamics, enabling it to overcome challenges while maximizing growth. 

The company’s effective management of its strong global network of more than 100 distributors and master resellers improved its visibility for future demand and inventory management techniques. In the last reported quarter, Ubiquiti delivered an earnings surprise of 20.9%.
 
InterDigital, Inc. IDCC sports a Zacks Rank of 1 at present. It has a long-term growth expectation of 17.44%.

IDCC pioneered advanced mobile technologies that enable wireless communications and capabilities. The company designs and develops various advanced technology solutions for digital cellular, wireless 3G, 4G and IEEE 802-related products and networks.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. KEYS sports a Zacks Rank of 1 at present. In the last reported quarter, it delivered an earnings surprise of 5.10%. Keysight is expected to benefit from the growing proliferation of electronic content in vehicles, momentum in space and satellite applications and rising adoption of driver-assistance systems globally.













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