For the IT personnel responsible for deploying, maintaining and supporting these networked applications, there is an increasing requirement to get the highest performance out of network equipment, while simplifying the complexity that causes excess overhead and unnecessary costs. However, there is hope. Download this white paper to learn how to achieve efficiencies and competitive advantages through affordable, yet feature-rich WAN optimization technologies.
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Costs associated with deploying, maintaining and supporting WAN infrastructure for reliable application delivery can be dramatically reduced. Specialized WAN Optimization Controllers with link aggregation, load balancing and failover are here to help.Today, applications delivered over the Internet are commonplace even among small-to-medium sized enterprises (SME). While deploying applications over the Internet is becoming easier, there are still many concerns about ensuring reliability, performance and security when applications go across the wide area network (WAN). In many respects, today's WAN networks are similar to the "Wild-west" in the United States in the 1800's - mail delivery was slow at best, not very secure, and The days of a single there were risks around every corner. One of the main challenges with applications traveling across Internet connection are the WAN is trying to keep up with the exponential increase of users accessing these applications over. Many organizations remotely. Not only does this introduce security concerns, but remote users still demand the same are quickly recognizing level of reliability and performance as they experience when connecting to applications within their LAN.that redundant link access at a reasonable price is For the IT personnel responsible for deploying, maintaining and supporting these networked applications, there is an increasing requirement to get the highest performance out of network something they need. equipment, while simplifying the complexity that causes excess overhead and unnecessary costs.Poorly performing and failing network links cause organizations to pay dearly each year. Without the proper controls, these issues will continue to lead to loss of business/revenue and declining customer satisfaction. The resulting consequences are unacceptable when you consider it costs ten times more to acquire a new customer than it does to keep a current one. However, there is hope. WAN Optimization Controllers that offer WAN link aggregation, load balancing and failover provide a fast, easy and affordable solution to these challenges.
Managing WAN infrastructureThe maintenance of continuous and economical network infrastructure is a challenge for any organization. The delivery of critical business applications over the Internet (WAN) faces many obstacles, including ISP outages, traffic spikes, bandwidth-intensive applications, large data file requests and hackers trying to attack critical data, applications and network infrastructure. When outages occur, the losses and business flow disruption can be staggering.Maintaining reliability and high-performance within a remote environment requires specialized WAN optimization capabilities. Today's challenge is to cost-effectively address all these problems, while ensuring reliable and fast delivery of business-critical applications from the headquarters (or datacenter) - over the WAN - to remote locations.
WAN optimization controllers bring network cost savingsSpecialized WAN Optimization controllers (WOC) that provide WAN and ISP link aggregation, load balancing and failover provide link reliability, economize network bandwidth, provide flexible scalability and offer additional layers of network security - while streamlining network IT costs.These devices simplify the management of multiple, diverse links. As mentioned earlier, among other things, traffic spikes, bandwidth-intensive applications and service provider issues adversely affect network delivery. According to a recent Infonetics survey, service providers accounted for more than 30 percent of network downtime costs. Clearly, it raises the question as to why any organization would risk having their sites connected by a single ISP, particularly with solutions available for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to protect their critical data against unplanned business interruptions for a fraction of what it previously cost.The days of a single Internet connection are over. Many organizations are quickly recognizing that redundant link access at a reasonable price is something they need. Just do a simple calculation of what it would cost for an 8 hour outage at peak business hours. (8 hours per year is the average outage time for a T1 connection within the US). Once you've come up with a number that you feel comfortable with, looking a... [download for more]
