Juniper Networks, which develops and markets networking, agreed to acquire Apstra, an intent-based networking and automated closed loop assurance provider. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Adding Apstra’s intent-based networking and automated closed loop assurance advances our vision to transform data center operations. With the combination of Juniper and Apstra, customers get the best infrastructure and fabric management with integrated design, deployment and automated root cause identification and remediation to satisfy any Data Center environment. This is networking for the modern cloud era,” Rami Rahim, Juniper Networks CEO.