Juniper Networks Warrior: A Guide to the Rise of Juniper Networks Implementations

This book is a collection of case studies where a team of Juniper Consultants fix problems and show their work. The problems are real and the solutions interesting. I enjoyed reading each case and seeing how they fit everything together.Were this a blog reading each new case would be a bright point in my day. If this book was a collection of articles from said imaginary blog I'd buy it again. I certainly don't regret purchasing it. It has a sense of authenticity that vendor documentation and examples are frequently lacking.Unfortunately, and perhaps this is a product positioning problem, I didn't buy it looking for a good read.I saw "Juniper Network Warrior" and thought of the O'Reilly book  Network Warrior  which is as close to a mentor in a book as a ISP NOC person could hope for. I was looking for a Juniper analog of that book so I could save some time searching the Juniper docs. Alas this book isn't it.They key here is to notice the Juniper logo alongside the O'Reilly logo and parse the title as "Juniper Networks" Warrior. It should have been called Real-world Juniper Networks.

I bought this item as a suggestion on the side of the page when I bought the recently released book on MX routers. I was actually blown away with it as I sat on the plane on my way home for Christmas.Almost every IT book I've ever read has been right to business, talking about technical issues and configuration and protocol behaviors. This book takes time to take a step back and breathe. Why? Because you're on the outside, you're a consultant and you need to roll with the punches.The author describes a number of different situations in which he or his team were brought into to implement a solution or resolve an issue. Most of the time it's a multi-vendor situation, and sometimes even in the face of others who refuse to change their design or stray from another manufacturer.What is this book? It's a journal you can use to learn from another person's experience, and it's well worth your time as a network engineer or even a manager. On top of that, it does include technical configuration examples.

I really enjoy reading this book the layout is fantastic and easy to follow and not get bored with the endless streaming of technical details.I do not have a background in Juniper, have worked with some MX routers and am studying for the JNCIA to support Juniper products in the future and get a feel for Junos and the depth that books covers is great for exposure to Juniper and open up my eyes to the breadth of the Juniper product line.I recommend this book to all levels of techs and no matter their background, do not be afraid to get this book and start reading.

Not in the same league as Gary A. Donahue's Network Warrior. I'm not referring to Cisco vs Juniper but the writing and information style.

Good book - it helped me get certified.

I really like this book. I have held a number of different posts in networking, and can related to the analogy of a 'Network Warrior'. Heck, the title even rhymes with my blog title, right? This is a no-none-sense, practical-approach, real-world-example kind of a book. This book assumes you are familiar with the technologies discussed, or at least have some passing knowledge, and dive directly into the design, trade-offs, and implementation details. I personally enjoyed this approach. The configuration syntax is not nearly as important as the design implications and result. This book also touches on Layer 8 and Layer 9 (money and politics) when facing networking projects, that is a reality of any network engineers.The bottom line is that if you are deploying a project similar to any of the examples, especially using Juniper gears, this book is probably worth its weight in gold for you. It will probably save you time and effort right away. But even if you are not using Juniper gears described in the book, it is still worth your while to see the design process, be familiar with the product offerings from Juniper, and be prepared to have this tool in the bag if needed.I would highly recommend this book to any inspired 'network warriors'.

Yes, it's a specialized title. Yes, it's on Juniper Networks. This guy who wrote this book is a senior network engineer who offers some first-person ideas and notions on this subject matter.For those of you out there who have a need for more on Juniper Networks, this is a good title for this information.....The author looks at problems that MIGHT arise with Juniper and other technicalities that could happen. It's a very unique approach.

This would be more interesting for someone new to Juniper or intermediate-scale networking, but for me it was largely old hat, and I thought at some points the writing was too verbose. There seem to be a lot of generalities about how the author views himself as an IP network consultant, and the intersection of tech and the politics of business, but I did not feel like these stories were portrayed in an actionable way for me as the reader.