The pending $14 billion HPE-Juniper megadeal is expected to shake up the networking market and could impact incumbent players such as Cisco. At the same time, networking newcomers are continuing to disrupt the market with multi-cloud and private networking offerings as well as SASE.

Aviatrix Systems

Hybrid cloud network startup Aviatrix Systems carved out a niche for itself in the secure, cloud-first networking arena by offering visibility into complex, multi-cloud networks for enterprises asking for cloud-native networking offerings that support new ways of accessing applications through what the company refers to as Intelligent Cloud Networking. An added layer to this is generative AI, which often demands infrastructural changes to traditional networks. Aviatrix believes that this could be its time to shine with its secure cloud networking portfolio.

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company goes to market with partners and is seeking out solution providers that aren’t tied to the on-premises networking world. According to Aviatrix, the company has doubled its revenue every year since its start in 2018. Due to its sizable growth, the company last year brought on Doug Merritt, Splunk’s former CEO, as its leader to take the now-larger company to the next level, Aviatrix told CRN at the time.