Scott answers these questions and explains why Juniper Networks acquired Peribit and Redline Networks in the enterprise application acceleration and WAN optimisation areas. He argues that the network should act as a resource and a source of intelligence to optimize the behavior and the performance of an application.
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Scott Kriens is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Juniper Networks, Inc. Since joining the organization in 1996 at the company’s inception, Kriens has grown Juniper Networks into an organization of almost 3000 people serving thousands of customers in more than 75 countries worldwide. Today, Juniper Networks’ customers include the top 25 global carriers and 8 of the top 15 Fortune 500 companies.
Kriens’ entrepreneurial spirit has earned him several awards, including recognition for his achievements in the world of Internet technology at Ernst & Young's first-ever World Entrepreneur of The Year™ awards and the 2000 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Kriens was named one of Forbes’ Top Tech Execs in 1996, one of Business Week’s top 25 Managers in 2000, and, more recently, one of the “25 Most Powerful People in Networking†by Network World.
Prior to joining Juniper Networks, Kriens was a co-founder and officer of StrataCom, Inc. in 1986, where he served as vice president of sales and operations, establishing and developing relationships with StrataCom's first customers, including those who built the first Frame Relay and ATM networks in the industry.
Kriens also serves on the Board of Directors of VeriSign, Inc., and Equinix, Inc.
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