What Aruba does
Aruba, wholly owned by HPE since 2015, covers enterprise wireless, wired switching, and SD-Branch/SD-WAN — the SD-WAN layer runs on EdgeConnect, the platform HPE brought in with its 2020 Silver Peak acquisition, all managed through the subscription-based Aruba Central cloud dashboard. It's built for larger, security-conscious enterprise networks with multi-site branch connectivity, not a single-site SMB deployment.
Where it fits
Network Infrastructure — enterprise wireless and multi-site branch networking where centralized cloud management and SD-WAN are the requirement, not just switch and AP hardware.
Typical deployments
Multi-branch enterprises needing centrally managed Wi-Fi across several sites, and SD-Branch/SD-WAN rollouts connecting distributed offices back to a head office or data center.
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