It's no secret that mobile and remote workers now make up a huge chunk of the workforce, but many companies lack the connectivity and consistent access to applications to give these workers the ...

With WAN optimization having transcended "niche" status as a market segment, solution providers are looking to ally with the vendors who will not only keep the technology from becoming a commodity, ...

Expect more from WAN optimization than just optimization Here is a review of how these WAN optimization controllers evolved with an eye toward understanding the various functions these appliances ...

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WAN optimization in a large enterprise is a nascent and headline-grabbing market. Still, IT managers are faced with the burning question: Is it really worth the investment? The technology uses ...

Poorly performing WAN links continue to be the bane of many network administrators. Wherever there is a WAN link, there will be performance degradation caused by latency and chatty protocols. Simply ...

As the enterprise becomes more dispersed and applications continue to greedily gobble up precious WAN bandwidth, IT struggles to find ways to coax just a little more performance out of its existing ...