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UXI agent keeps a watchful eye on your users' digital experiences by running synthetic tests and providing in-depth insights across networks, applications, and user devices.

​​​Creating a secure, high performance, always-on network designed for operational efficiency and growth begins with a modern infrastructure—and depends on network switches. Discover the power and simplicity of managing HPE Aruba Networking CX switches with HPE Aruba Networking Central management.

Enterprises experience a fully scalable and automated cloud experience when using the Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform to connect to the AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager, assuring secure branch-to-cloud and branch-to-branch connectivity.

Read how organizations can deploy, optimize and protect their branch, campus and remote and data center networks from a single pane of glass.

Explores Zero Trust methodology, how it applies to Network Security, and how Aruba can help implement security best practices.

HPE Aruba Networking Central NetConductor automatically configures LAN, WLAN, and WAN infrastructure from the cloud to deliver optimal network performance while enforcing granular access control security policies that are the foundation of Zero Trust and SASE architectures.

Learn how partners can help customers lower risk, accelerate ROI, and enable business outcomes through a network-as-a-service (NaaS) subscription-based consumption model. 

HPE Aruba Networking offers services for each phase of the network lifecycle to help you plan, design, deploy, operate and optimize your network.

Learn how HPE GreenLake for Aruba is a fresh way to sell networking solutions.

Prepare for the unexpected with a single point of visibility and control for your edge-to-cloud campus network. With a versatile range of high performance and secure connectivity options, provide enhanced user experience and protection for your enterprise.

Learn how network-as-a-service (NaaS) from HPE Aruba Networking can lower risk, accelerate ROI, and enable business outcomes through a subscription-based consumption model.

Learn how next generation of HPE Aruba Networking Central amplifies the value of unified cloud-managed networking and maximizes IT efficiency with an intuitive AI-powered experience. Next generation of Central unlocks the value of data, transforming the way operators interact with the network.

Recycling and re-using technology is not only good for the environment, but also good for your budget. Read how HPE Asset Upcycling Services can maximize end-of-use asset value and provide money back for other innovation projects.

For existing customers who use Aruba Central to manage Instant AP deployments, upgrading AP firmware to ArubaOS 10 (AOS 10) brings unparalleled enterprise-grade networking to AP-only networks. Discover the 8 steps to a smarter network.

Aruba Fabric Composer optimizes data center network fabric provisioning and application performance across virtualized compute and storage environments.

Selecting mobile communication technologies used to be simpler: Use wireless LANs to connect laptops, phones, and other devices in offices and campuses and use cellular to connect devices over long distances. But as wireless LAN and cellular technology evolved to meet the requirements of a digital-first world, U.S. federal IT leaders gained a slew of new choices: Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and 5G.

Esports activities in both K-12 and Higher Education are growing rapidly in this $1B+ industry. Making a program successful requires a solid network infrastructure that supports both players and fans and does not impact the rest of the academic curriculum. Aruba ESP helps students compete and increase learning.

Growth at the edge in the form of remote users and large numbers of new IoT devices has created unique challenges around onboarding, visibility and inherently, security. At the same time, continued migration of applications to the cloud has changed the way we approach network planning and related security requirements, since legacy networks were not designed to accommodate a cloud-first world. Learn how Aruba Edge-to-Cloud Security enables higher levels of security as your network expands.

Aruba premium support services provide 24x7x365 prioritized incident and proactive support with fast-track entitlement and rapid escalation for customers planning to build more branches, add more products, migrate from another vendor to Aruba, or migrate from on-premises to cloud. Aruba premium support services are stand-alone support offerings that supplement Foundation Care for Aruba.

Data Center networking fabric and security integration with the Aruba CX 10000 and Guardicore.

Learning environments are constantly changing. Every day, more schools and educational organizations are embracing digital learning by issuing student devices, creating smarter spaces for interactive learning and implementing campus safety initiatives.

This solution overview presents the challenges associated with gaining complete device visibility on the network. It explains how Client Insights can be used to attain full-spectrum visibility of all devices connected to both wired and wireless networks.

Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform addresses the challenges associated with backhauling cloud destined traffic to the data center, thereby reducing the cost of bandwidth connectivity from the data center to cloud providers.

An analysts (Moor Insights) perspective on the role and benefits that AI can play by customers when choosing a NaaS management provider.

This document provides an overview of Aruba’s advanced threat defense capabilities within the Aruba SD-Branch solution.

The sustainability solution overview highlights the pathways to sustainability and how Aruba participates in HPE's sustainability initiative.

This solution overview provides an in-depth analysis as to how Aruba offers a best in class MSP offering in different industries and market opportunities.

ClearPass delivers device visibility, policy control, workflow automation and attack response all in one cohesive solution.

Aruba EdgeConnect enables customers to simplify PCI DSS compliance. It also helps them create business-driven networks where resources are deployed to match the business priority of every application.

For Instant customers, modernizing your network comes with amazing new benefits. By managing your APs with Central, you can use a cloud-native single point of visibility and control to improve scale, security, and automation - no matter how many sites you have.

ArubaOS Policy Enforcement Firewall (PEF) module provides identity-based controls to enforce application-layer security and prioritization.

This solution overview explains the Aruba ESP value proposition to potential and existing GSP partners and details out the competitive differentiators that make Aruba the right partner to build their managed services practice with.

Learn how Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN and best-of-breed SASE help organizations comply with data privacy laws including GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)

HIPAA compliance puts a lot of demands on covered entities and business associates. Learn how Aruba EdgeConnect helps to address the critical compliance areas with its unique features.

A view into the power and role of artificial intelligence for IT operations in solving today's network assurance challenges. Topics covered include built-in network performance optimization, visibility into devices, persistent user and IoT experience monitoring and closed-loop remediation.

U.S. Federal Government agencies operate in fast-paced environments that leave little room for error. By adopting a highly secure, high-performance, and reliable network solution - such as FedRAMP Authorized Aruba Central - IT can be confident that their employees, contractors, and clients will efficiently achieve mission objectives.

For Aruba Instant customers using AirWave today, modernizing your network comes with amazing new benefits. By managing your APs with Aruba Central, you can use a cloud-native single point of visibility and control to improve scale, security, and automation. Find out what's possible with a test drive through Central.

Deliver the in-office experience to hybrid and remote workers. EdgeConnect Microbranch extends SD-WAN services and Zero Trust and SASE frameworks to small offices, home offices, and temporary locations via the local Aruba AP.

The solution overview helps state and local governments build predictable and secure network infrastructure with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN.

Getting back to office? Deploy a single architecture from edge-to-cloud, eliminating network constraints with seamless integration across wired, wireless, WAN, and VPN infrastructures.

Monitor digital experience of users on Zebra devices and rapidly troubleshoot issues related to network and application performance, roaming, and voice calls with HPE Aruba Networking UXI agent for Zebra.

Learn how Aruba's Dynamic Segmentation extends Aruba’s foundational wireless capability of role-based policy to wired switches so the same security, user experience and simplified IT management can be enjoyed throughout the entire access layer.

The explosion of mobile devices has transformed hospitality. Travelers now enter hotels with multiple mobile devices and hospitality venues must give them a stellar Wi-Fi experience.

The solution overview helps law firms build a predictable and secure network infrastructure with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN.

A high-level overview of the Aruba CX Switching Portfolio that delivers enhanced IT operational efficiency and high availability from the access layer, to aggregation, to core, and to the data center.

Aruba has introduced the first self-locating access points to create a foundation for accurate indoor location. Our goal is to bring the ease and widespread adoption of outdoor GPS to indoor environments.

Learn more about wireless access points and what to consider when selecting one for your business.

The solution overview helps Federal Government sector build predictable and secure network infrastructure with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN.

The network is the foundation enabling today's hybrid workplaces. Learn how your organization can benefit from a unified hybrid workplace network operations model, simplifying network management, support, and security from single point of visibility and control for wireless, wired, and WAN infrastructure across campus, branch, remote, and data center locations.

Finding the right networking solution for midsize businesses can be tough, but it doesn't have to be. Aruba can help keep your data safe and your business in the fast lane, no matter how far and wide it grows.

Extend the WAN to home offices, small offices, and even temporary locations with EdgeConnect Microbranch. Our EdgeConnect Microbranch solution builds upon proven remote access point technology with new SD-WAN, cloud-based management, and SASE integration capabilities – without requiring an on-premises gateway.

IT has always prioritized wireless network security due to BYOD, guests, and contractors requesting Internet access. Today, the growth of IoT devices is driving the need for wired networks to receive the same level of attention. This paper discusses security options for wired networks.

High level overview of Aruba ESP - the industry’s first platform with an AI-powered “sixth sense” that is designed for the new requirements of the Intelligent Edge.

The solution overview helps Oil and Gas sector build predictable and secure network infrastructure with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN.

Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform) is the network foundation for every step of the guest journey.

Increase operational efficiency in the professional services sector with a modern and flexible network.

Enterprise momentum behind digital transformation and the continued rise of cloud-hosted applications challenge the effectiveness and need for a traditional router-centric WAN architecture.

The solution overview helps manufacturing and industrial sector accelerate digital transformation with non-stop data access secured by ZTNA and SASE.

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) brings simplicity, cost savings, and intelligent device control to the access layer. Learn how the IEEE 802.3bt industry standard for high power PoE opens up new use cases.

The mission of Federal Government agencies leaves little room for error. Employees and customers depend on stability for the vast number of services delivered. Aruba solutions deliver a reliable and secure network experience.

The solution overview helps financial services industry build a predictable and secure network infrastructure with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN.

The solution overview helps Hospitality industry build a predictable and secure network infrastructure with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN.

The solution overview helps healthcare industry build a predictable and secure network infrastructure with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN.

The solution overview helps retail industry build a predictable and secure network infrastructure with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN.

Aruba EdgeConnect Multi-Cloud Connect makes it easier for enterprises to securely connect any WAN site to public cloud and SaaS providers. Aruba automations Edgeconnect connectivity to AWS, Google and Azure backbones and also ensures all EdgeConnect application-aware capabilities enhance cloud-hosted applications from any network.

Explore key use cases for the Aruba Network Analytics Engine (NAE), which provides network operators with distributed analytics for faster troubleshooting and resolution of network-impacting issues.

This service brief describes SD-WAN Assist professional services options.

Increase bandwidth and future-proof your Edge with HPE Smart Rate for multi-gigabit performance over existing cabling.

EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform provides flexibility for service providers to develop tiered managed services & map individual or groups of applications to specific business overlays that can be customized for each enterprise.

Service Provider Use Case that enables service providers to offer an EdgeConnect-powered SD-WAN service that automate the granular steering of apps to the correct destination based on security policies.

Learn how to ensure great patient experiences and WAN cost savings.

Automated integration between Check Point Harmony Connect (formerly CloudGuard Connect) and EdgeConnect.

EdgeConnect High Availability architecture.

Mobile first responder backpack using EdgeConnect US, powered by batteries, using two LTE services to deliver patient vital statistics in the field.

Summary of SD-WAN use cases in the Healthcare industry with EdgeConnect.

How EdgeConnect path conditioning overcomes the effects of packet loss to deliver excellent real-time voice and video performance, even across consumer-grade broadband.

How deploying EdgeConnect in the cloud improves UCaaS quality of experience.

Describes our API integration with Microsoft 365 to automatically keep address tables up to date to always deliver the best Microsoft 365 performance.

How Orchestrator Global Enterprise supports Enterprises with thousands of locations.

Aruba Proactive Engineering Services allow your organization to more quickly achieve digital transformation and meet business goals with services that ensure your Aruba wireless and wired networks deliver peak performance at all times.

Aruba ClearPass QuickStart Service helps you ramp up on the next generation of ClearPass security solutions and also to assist in the preparation for operational support.

Aruba Campus Switching QuickStart Service accelerates the implementation of baseline Aruba CX switch features into any environment, so that organizations can more quickly take advantage of next-gen Aruba CX switches.

How EdgeConnect with Aruba Boost WAN Optimization accelerates transmission of medical images such as Xray, CT scan and MRI.

How EdgeConnect helps healthcare organizations deliver an excellent Telemedicine quality of experience.

How EdgeConnect can accelerate bringing a new healthcare clinic online.

Enterprises implementing an SD-WAN solution have a range of options for designing, procuring, deploying and managing ongoing operations.

Engage with Aruba experts during this WLAN QuickStart service to quickly deploy the latest Aruba WLAN technology. Discover the benefits quickly, learn best practices, and be prepared to transform your environment at your own pace.

The new generation of collaborative workplaces, a surge in IoT devices, and the #GenMobile workforce are leading us to the million dollar question — is the IT infrastructure ready?

Aruba ClientMatch is a patented RF technology designed to optimize client experience by improving connectivity and roaming decisions. As an enhanced feature of Aruba Adaptive Radio Management, ClientMatch is part of Aruba's AI-powered mobility solutions designed with key machine learning principles.

24x7 Technical Support complements the hardware and software features from the product warranty providing you priority access to the Aruba technical Assistance Center (TAC).

SMBs planning a switch upgrade - Here’s what to consider when determining the best switch for your business.

Aruba Fabric Composer’s integration with VMware can discover and visualize the virtual network infrastructure both within hosts and with the physical network infrastructure those hosts are connected to. This seamless integration lets VMware administrators manage their VMware-centric infrastructure using native vCenter.

Aruba CX Switching delivers a number of SDN-ready capabilities that help IT improve network agility and operational efficiency.

Aruba has aligned our offering to support the Quadruple Aim of Healthcare. By leveraging the industry's first AI-Powered and cloud-native platform, Healthcare can deploy any user, device, or Medical IoT across any variety of deployment types.

Aruba AirMatch is designed to optimize network performance by quickly adapting to system-wide RF conditions. It goes beyond Aruba's Adaptive Radio Management technology by utilizing AI machine learning principles to automate RF optimization across the entire network.

This solution overview describes how Aruba wireless access points can be used as an IoT platform by supporting various communication methods: 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5, Zigbee, and USB.

Aruba IoT Connect for Azure reduces the complexity of ingesting IoT sensor data into the Azure IoT cloud to streamline the deployment of Azure IoT managed services and IoT applications and reduce risk.

Aruba Instant combines simplicity with business-class networking to meet the needs of IT and the business. By integrating controller functionality directly within the access point, Aruba delivers a solution that is easy to deploy and manage.

This solution overview is focused on data center environments, which have some distinct needs compared to campus and branch. Our solution is built around Aruba CX switches and meets three major needs: automation, analytics, and availability.

Aruba Global Services simplifies and accelerates the network technology life cycle, enabling your network to scale with better predictability and cost-effectiveness. Read this overview to learn about the services that we offer.

Retailers are looking for a competitive edge that will help enhance shopper and staff experiences, improve operational efficiencies, and drive revenue. This document is their IT guide to delivering digital and IoT innovation that matters.

Campuses are essentially small cities, and new Internet of Things (IoT) devices are flooding into labs, buildings, and facilities, forcing IT to find ways to secure IoT network communications.

Boost your hospital’s health by integrating secure Wi-Fi, role-based access control, and mobile apps into one seamless solution.

IT requires an architecture flexible enough to scale with the pace of business demands today, and Aruba SD-Branch combines best-in-class wireless and wired infrastructure and management features with cost saving SD-WAN capabilities.

Follow Aruba’s 5 simple rules to make sure you have an intelligent, dependable, and secure cloud-based network that can keep your business in business.

Explore the key components of a modern, next-gen network that will help you overcome the growing IT complexity stemming from IoT, mobile, and cloud initiatives.

New Aruba AirPass roaming services and Air Slice SLA management services further enhance the integration of the network and customer edges by enabling seamless roaming from 5G to Wi-Fi along with guaranteed quality of service, all cloud-managed by Aruba Central.

This tech brief provides an overview of Aruba Air Slice, an SLA-grade application assurance technology designed to optimize the connectivity experience for latency-sensitive applications such as AR/VR, mobile UC, and more.

This solution overview describes the use of Dynamic Segmentation in Higher Education to create Simple and secure access for students, faculty, and staff - that unify wired and wireless networks.

This document shows how Aruba's portfolio fits in the Healthcare HIMSS INFRAM model.

As students and staff engage with their mobile devices to study, teach and socialize, they most likely aren’t thinking about their connection nor the foundational network infrastructure that is behind that connection. See how ArubaOS 8 enables network reliability and operational simplicity for higher education.

As workplaces become more digital, and the adoption of mobile and cloud applications grows, the network must meet the rising demand for secure, high-speed network access. It’s time to embrace the value of the cloud.

Identify your needs and learn the top use cases for adopting 802.11ac technology today.

Today’s mobile demands have put pressure on the WLAN compared to a decade ago. This paper proposes a new architecture, Single VLAN Design. This design reduces the complexity of WLAN architecture, and addresses the challenges associated with VLAN pooling.

As the trend towards a more flexible, productive network topology continues to grow, the challenge is how to incorporate the strong security and control that a mobile- first architecture requires to cover both wired and wireless connectivity. How does the networking and security team define one policy and set of controls that follows the user or device whenever and wherever they connect? Learn how Aruba Network Access Control combined with Aruba Switching Solutions address these challenges.

Aruba offers the only cloud-managed Wi-Fi solution that delivers enterprise-class performance and reliability, while eliminating the up-front setup and management costs.

Aruba combines domain expertise with data science to deliver a highly tuned, autonomous mobile network, using machine learning and AI to improve IT efficiencies and user experiences.

Aruba applies machine learning to a broad range of networking and security to set the standard in delivering AI powered secure and autonomous networks.

Midsize businesses are dependent upon mobile technology, and their networks must provide similar performance, security, reliability, and scalability typically found in large-scale enterprise networks.

This overview helps provide the answer to "What is 802.11ax" and why you should consider Aruba when designing a next generation network for today’s new edge – one that’s AI-driven, secure, and designed for mobile and IoT.

The challenge of wayfinding in hospitals and mobile technology as an answer.

Aruba ClearPass and AirWatch deliver secure mobility for mobile devices on any network.

Digital learning provides a richer learning experience for both students and educators. A robust wireless infrastructure provides everyone with problem-free connectivity to the network.

In this paper, we’ll discuss how and where new generation endpoint compliance should be enforced as well as additional considerations that are critical for ensuring a secure network.

Healthcare is facing an increase number of mobile users and medical devices. Is your IT staff ready to bring them on the network?

Aruba delivers to SMBs a simple and affordable network infrastructure that can be supported with limited IT resources — while still providing the reliable connectivity required by today’s business environment.

Using ImageWare’s GoVerifyID mobile application, Aruba ClearPass customers can authenticate users via traditional methods and supplement network access with biometrics via a selfie, spoken phrase, or swiping their fingerprint to gain access.

Aruba's education solutions deliver an integrated wired and wireless portfolio with industry-leading network and security management capabilities.

Aruba switches offer an integrated wired and wireless foundation that combines robust performance, security and application optimization with simple and intuitive network management.

Aruba’s asset tracking solution allows organizations to track high value assets using their existing Aruba WLAN infrastructure and BLE-based Aruba Tags. This increases staff efficiency, reduces equipment costs and improves customer satisfaction.

As a security provider, Aruba has consistently introduced ground-breaking innovations in the areas of encryption, physical hardening, remote access, and embedded firewalls to ensure that user, system and device traffic can be trusted.

The smart digital workplace requires a network foundation that provides more than just traditional connectivity for a diverse environment of wired and wireless end-user and building IoT devices.

An overview of Aruba's next generation networking architecture for the software defined enterprise is designed to be mobile first and deliver a network that is open, secure, and autonomous.

Education is the third most targeted vertical in terms of security breaches. Learn how to securing the network amidst BYOD and IoT.

The Aruba Mobile Engagement solution enables new location-aware services and personalizes the visitor experience.

Smartphone-carrying patients and visitors can help hospitals run more efficiently. See how healthcare facilities can take advantage of location-based and Wi-Fi-based mobile engagement to engage with patients and visitors and boost satisfaction scores.

Mobile unified communication (UC) applications like Microsoft Office 365 is ideal for both enterprise environments and small to midsized businesses (SMBs), boosting business productivity, employee collaboration, and process innovations.

Security incidents continue to happen, yet focusing on and investigating the threats that really matter is very challenging. In this use case, you’ll learn how Aruba IntroSpect UEBA helps analysts more efficiently recognize pending attacks and more quickly investigate incidents by leveraging diverse network and security data sources for machine learning-based analytics, providing unmatched visibility.