What should you explain about HPE Aruba Networking ESP?

You are discussing a network upgrade with a mid-sized customer. The customer is worried about future-proofing the network.

What should you explain about HPE Aruba Networking ESP?
A . The customer will need to replace APs to migrate from a mid-sized to an enterprise architecture; however, HPE Aruba Networking offers buy-back incentives.
B . HPE Aruba Networking makes it easy for customers to obtain enterprise-level features on existing switches; the customers must simply purchase Enterprise licenses.
C . The customer can easily expand from a mid-sized to an enterprise deployment using the same HPE Aruba Networking Central management platform.
D . HPE Aruba Networking can guarantee the customer access to future Wi-Fi standards through software upgrades rather than hardware upgrades.

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Answer: C

Explanation:

HPE Aruba Networking ESP (Edge Services Platform) is a cloud-native platform that unifies infrastructure, security, policies, and AI-powered management across all network domains. It is designed to scale from small to large deployments, and to support customers’ evolving business needs and technologies. HPE Aruba Networking Central is the single pane of glass for managing Aruba ESP, and it provides a simple, secure, and cost-effective way to manage and monitor Aruba wired, wireless, and SD-WAN infrastructure, as well as Aruba security and location services. Customers can use the same HPE Aruba Networking Central platform to manage their networkregardless of the size, complexity, or location of their network.

References:

• Selling HPE Aruba Networking Solutions, Rev.23.11, page 12: “Aruba ESP is a cloud-native platform that unifies infrastructure, security, policies, and AI-powered management across all network domains. It is designed to scale from small to large deployments, and to support customers’ evolving business needs and technologies.”

• Selling HPE Aruba Networking Solutions, Rev.23.11, page 13: “Aruba Central is the cloud-native, single pane of glass for managing Aruba ESP. It provides a simple, secure, and cost-effective way to manage and monitor Aruba wired, wireless, and SD-WAN infrastructure, as well as Aruba security and location services.”

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