Juniper Networks is combining some of its homegrown and recently-acquired technologies into a new set of software applications aimed at simplifying increasingly-complex network operations. The Juniper Paragon Automation portfolio, introduced on Friday in the US, will inject automation into multi-cloud, and soon, 5G environments, said Julius Francis, senior director of product marketing for Juniper. Businesses and end customers will benefit from a new operational approach to networking that prioritizes user experience, while easing network management for operators, especially as technologies like 5G will start to open up new bandwidth in the enterprise and services are popping up at the edge, Francis said.