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I think we all need to step back and look at the bigger picture.

Aruba is stepping in and replacing the APs and switches. This also means that Aruba will also replace ISE.

But wait, there's more: Cisco's SD-WAN and SD-Access. The Pentagon is not "sold" on Cisco's flavour of SD-WAN/SD-Access instead choosing HP/Aruba's variety.

Cisco cannot afford to lose more of these high-profile clients to HP/Aruba.