November 21, 2012 10:56 AM
Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
IP networking, WAN, WAN appliance, WAN optimization, WAN optimization controllers (WOCs), WAN performance, web content optimization, web performance, wide area networksAll network protocols were not created equal; nor were they designed for every network type in mind. When it comes to the wide area network (WAN), any issue with a protocol, no matter how small, is magnified as...
October 29, 2012 10:24 AM
Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
Networking, WAN, WAN appliance, WAN optimization, WAN optimization controllers (WOCs), WAN performance, wide area networksFor years, the WAN optimization market targeted enterprise customers. In most cases, adding WAN optimization controllers (WOCs) at branch offices cost less than adding more...
September 24, 2012 9:21 AM
Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
application delivery controllers, bandwidth, latency, network virtualization, Networking, virtual WAN optimization, WAN appliance, WAN optimization, WAN optimization controllers (WOCs), WAN performanceWAN optimization comes in many flavors and form factors. Two of the most hotly debated options are hardware and software—or
August 27, 2012 11:24 AM
Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
application delivery controllers, virtual WAN optimization, WAN, WAN appliance, WAN optimization, WAN optimization controllers (WOCs), WAN performance, WANs, wide area networksLife was once simpler for the network architect: Corporate data was located in a data center that belonged to the company, and end users used to work at the headquarters or branch office. If end users complained about a stalling application, a deathly-slow file download or an eternal backup, IT...
March 28, 2011 10:15 AM
Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
branch office, network access, remote workers, Security, WAN, WAN optimization, WAN performance, wide area networksA glimmer of a recession rebound and a favorable international market spark businesses into to expanding and creating new office locations across the globe. Remote offices are forecasted to increase 5% in 2011 and spike upwards thereafter. This
March 16, 2011 12:31 PM
Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
bandwidth, network management, QoS, WAN performanceThe U.S. military has temporarily blocked access to 13 popular streaming-media websites -- including YouTube, Pandora, ESPN, Amazon -- across its entire .mil WAN in an attempt to free up bandwidth for...
January 13, 2011 11:13 AM
Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
WAN, WAN optimization, WAN optimization controllers (WOCs), WAN performance, WANsA renewed interest has pumped up the WAN optimization controller (WOC) market according to multiple sources, including Gartner's Magic Quadrant 2010 for WAN optimization controllers.
Evidence of this can be seen in the increased...
August 27, 2010 4:48 PM
Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
Security, WAN, WAN performance, WANsLast week, news writer Jessica Scarpati reported that employees at Schur, a printing and packaging company based in Horsens, Denmark, were using public peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing services, instead of the...
June 25, 2010 4:41 PM
Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
application delivery controllers, jobs, WAN, WAN jobs, WAN optimization, WAN performance, WANsNow that businesses have become more comfortable spreading offices across the globe, IT departments manage many more remote offices and mobile workers. As much as IT makes distances in the world feel smaller, no one is a miracle worker. The longer the distance, the longer traffic takes to send....
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