The modern day enterprise network has many forces at work, and almost all of them are creating more traffic in more places. Mobility makes it possible for one person to connect via many different devices through different types of networks. Real-time applications flood networks with large amounts of traffic that demands high priority. And the globalization of today's business climate means that networks must be available to branch offices in all parts of the world at any time of day.

Branch offices are important to the business. They need the same quality IT services as corporate headquarters and can't be treated as second-class locations. When branch offices lose connectivity, there is an immediate impact on the overall business. The fear is that providing excellent service to branch offices can also create a money pit. It is not just server consolidation that has made managing distributed networks more difficult. The move to Web browser-based applications has increased the size of each transaction. If that were not enough, the HTTP protocol has some inefficiency built into it that can make it slower than older client/server applications.

This E-Guide covers several WAN optimization topics including server consolidation, architectural challenges, application acceleration, accelerator placement, and more. Read on to learn more.