Bob Muglia is joining the ranks of Juniper Networks. The former president of Microsoft's $15 billion server and tools business 
is taking on the newly created role of executive vice president of Juniper's Software Solutions Division.
Muglia will oversee Juniper's end-to-end software strategy and lead the newly formed division, reporting directly to Juniper CEO Kevin Johnson. Juniper has a well-planned strategy in mind to tap Muglia's talents. By centralizing its software business under Muglia's leadership , Juniper hopes to sharpen its focus on systems and software as the two core engines of corporate growth.
"We are excited to have a leader of Bob's caliber coming on board to lead Juniper's software initiatives, and I'm confident that his vision, management savvy, and technical expertise will bring tremendous value to our organization," Johnson said. "As we continue to execute on our growth strategy centered on systems and software, we look forward to Bob playing a central role in extending our leadership position in network -powered software solutions."
Muglia's Mutual Respect
Juniper considers its software business a key differentiator for the company, and one that drives customer adoption of its various solutions. With Muglia at the helm of the new division, the company plans to drive even greater momentum in its software business.
Over the past 23 years, Muglia has served in leadership positions across all of Microsoft's business groups, including developer, Office, mobile devices, Windows NT, and online services. As president of the server and tools business, he was responsible for infrastructure software, developer tools, and cloud platforms, including products such as Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and the Windows Azure platform. During his tenure, revenues increased 50 percent.
"I have long respected Juniper for its disruptive approach to solving the toughest networking problems and for its networking vision that is simple, open and programmable," Muglia said. "I am thrilled to be joining Kevin and his team and look forward to contributing to the company's continued success and momentum in the marketplace."
Juniper's Software Bet
Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT , said software and services are going to provide the differentiating factor for hardware vendors moving ahead. Although commoditization is an issue that networking industry players have been able to largely skirt, he said, now is the time for Juniper to make some moves in those areas as well. (continued...)
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