Sep 11, 2026 · 59 min · 11 segments
In this sponsored episode, Kyle Baxter and Sridhar Katere from HPE join Drew to talk about automating enterprise data center networks. They discuss how HPE integrates its Apstra and Mist products to…
Sridhar KatereGuest
Kyle BaxterGuest
Drew Conry-MurrayHostSo I wanna level set because we are talking about two key products in the portfolio for data center operations, Apstra and Mist.
Can you give us a high level overview of each just so we have some context for the rest of the conversation?
Both were startups that were founded by industry experts that were at other big vendors that looked at the solutions that were out there and what teams were building and decided there has to be a better way.
Myst was looking at campus networks where you're looking at wired and wireless devices and how do you manage that complexity when you have users trying to connect and devices and complex radio frequencies that you're trying to sort through in a wireless environment.
And Apstra was also looking ahead of its time and what can we do in the data center for building it in a better way.
But what the team and the founders figured out is there's a better way of designing and managing networks with what we call intent-based networking.
And intent-based networking is truly building networks based on what is your intended outcomes, focusing on the outcomes you want to achieve with your network, not the how and the nitty-gritty details that don't really provide the right outcomes.
And we'll talk more about how they've merged together and really bring a differentiation solution.
So I wanna level set because we are talking about two key products in the portfolio for data center operations, Apstra and Mist.
Can you give us a high level overview of each just so we have some context for the rest of the conversation?
Both were startups that were founded by industry experts that were at other big vendors that looked at the solutions that were out there and what teams were building and decided there has to be a better way.
Myst was looking at campus networks where you're looking at wired and wireless devices and how do you manage that complexity when you have users trying to connect and devices and complex radio frequencies that you're trying to sort through in a wireless environment.
And Apstra was also looking ahead of its time and what can we do in the data center for building it in a better way.
But what the team and the founders figured out is there's a better way of designing and managing networks with what we call intent-based networking.
And intent-based networking is truly building networks based on what is your intended outcomes, focusing on the outcomes you want to achieve with your network, not the how and the nitty-gritty details that don't really provide the right outcomes.
And we'll talk more about how they've merged together and really bring a differentiation solution.
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