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ALSO CALLED: Networks, W A N, Wide Area Networks
DEFINITION: A wide area network (WAN) is a geographically dispersed telecommunications network. The term distinguishes a broader telecommunication structure from a local area network (LAN). A wide area network may be privately owned or rented, but the term usually connotes the inclusion of public (shared user) networks. An intermediate form of network in terms of geography is a metropolitan area network (MAN).
WAN Reports
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WAN Clustering FAQ
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Please review this presentation transcript featuring Andrew Burton, Editor of SearchDisasterRecovery.com, and Jeff Boles, Senior Analyst with the Taneja Group. The transcript documents their discussion about WAN clustering. Find out exactly what you need to set up a WAN cluster and what vendors offer WAN clustering support.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009


E-Guide: WAN Optimization – The multi-layered, intelligent approach
sponsored by Peer Software
EGUIDE: In a series of three articles, this E-Guide introduces technology from Peer Software – designed to optimize file availability and collaboration across the WAN.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009


Remote Branch Office Trends
sponsored by SonicWALL
PODCAST: In this podcast, an industry expert discusses how the recession has affected branch office growth; what’s driving change in branch offices, and how to over cover the never-ending challenge of branch office security.
Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 17 Nov 2009


The Evolving Branch Office
sponsored by SonicWALL
EGUIDE: With nearly 90% of companies operating a virtual workplace and large percentages of employees working away from home office or the primary data center, IT must support ever-increasing numbers of remote and virtualized workers. This E-Guide details the security and optimization best practices for various types of branch offices.
Posted: 13 Nov 2009 | Published: 13 Nov 2009


Tips and Tricks: Managing Converged Networks with PacketShaper
sponsored by Blue Coat
WEBCAST: On today's converged networks -- where data traffic competes with latency-sensitive applications such as VoIP, video conferencing, and virtual machines -- only the greediest survive and thrive. Watch this webinar to learn about bandwidth issues, network resource allocation, and real-time applications management.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 05 Nov 2009


Maximizing Enterprise Backup and Dedupe Performance for Greater ROI
sponsored by FalconStor Software
WEBCAST: Disk-based backup systems fundamentally change the way we do backup and recovery. But the key is to treat disk as disk and not as tape. Solutions need to recognize the intelligent features of disk and take advantage of those features. This webcast explores how to leverage the advantages of disk for best possible backup performance and maximum ROI.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 04 Nov 2009


Top points to achieving a fast ROI in Enterprise Backup and DR with Symantec, FalconStor and Hitachi Data Systems
sponsored by FalconStor Software
PODCAST: Disk-based backup systems fundamentally change the way we do backup and recovery. But the key is to treat disk as disk and not as tape. Solutions need to recognize the intelligent features of disk and take advantage of those features. This podcast explores how to leverage the advantages of disk for best possible backup performance and maximum ROI.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 04 Nov 2009


Distributed IT Infrastructures: Alternative Approaches
sponsored by VM6 Software
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper outlines the benefits derived and the costs associated with virtualization in the Remote Offices/Branch Offices, in the classic model versus the proposed model.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009


Voice and Video: Breaking the Bandwidth Barrier
sponsored by Blue Coat
WEBCAST: This webcast takes a look at the bandwidth issues that inevitably come up with the use of voice and video conferencing over IP. It covers issues like voice quality metrics, tips and tricks for improving voice quality, and the similarities between managing video and voice content. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 22 Oct 2009


Application Delivery Networks -- Enabling Video Ready Networks
sponsored by Blue Coat
WHITE PAPER: This paper takes a look at some of the advantages of video conferencing in terms of both cost savings and time savings, explains some of the problems and challenges in making video conferencing work, and gives advice for making the network ready to accommodate video conferences.
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 | Published: 22 Oct 2009


Enhanced Caching of Static Flash Video: Smoothing Popularity Based Traffic Bursts
sponsored by Blue Coat
TECHNICAL ARTICLE: The proliferation of user-generated content and video sharing sites has made for a constant source of new material. However, the bandwidth demands of such media often congest WAN links. One approach is to just block flash video. This technical brief presents an alternate approach that can allow video and business critical applications to co-exist.
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 | Published: 22 Oct 2009


Hitachi Consulting Sees Its Way to Application Control with Blue Coat
sponsored by Blue Coat
CASE STUDY: With two data centers serving 24 offices in the U.S., Europe and India, Hitachi Consulting required a solution that could provide visibility into the applications running on the network while selectively accelerating business critical ones. Read on to learn about the solution they found.
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 | Published: 22 Oct 2009


Eight Pitfalls to High-Quality Video Conferencing
sponsored by Blue Coat
WHITE PAPER: According to a recent Nemertes study, a whopping 75% of companies polled indicate they're putting greater emphasis on video conferencing this year. This confirms our ever-growing trend towards the time- and cost-savings of video conferencing. To successfully deploy video conferencing services, avoid these eight common mistakes.
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 | Published: 22 Oct 2009


Choosing a Content Delivery Method
sponsored by AT&T Corp
WHITE PAPER: Delivering high-demand content to a large number of end-users that are spread out geographically can be a difficult task. Long distances between content and users can cause latency, jitter, and reductions in audio/video quality. Read this paper to find out if a cache-based content delivery network is appropriate for your network.
Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Published: 19 Oct 2009


Security and WAN optimization: Getting the best of both worlds
sponsored by Blue Coat
EGUIDE: As the number of people working outside primary office locations increases, the challenges surrounding security and optimization are becoming more prevalent. This E-Guide details how to maximize the potential of the Wide Area Network while keeping out security threats at all locations.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009


WAN Clustering FAQ podcast
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
PODCAST: Storage networks provide the link between the servers that need data and the storage systems that store that data. Too often, however, storage networks are just considered the connective tissue in the storage environment and are often overlooked when greater performance, scalability or new services are needed.
Posted: 07 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 07 Oct 2009


Riverbed Steelhead Product Family
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
DATA SHEET: What's the Riverbed difference? Speed. Scalability. And simplicity. Discover it for yourself and get the facts about the entire family of Steelhead solutions from Riverbed. Companies of all sizes depend on the Riverbed Steelhead product family to accelerate the performance of applications over the WAN.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


The True Cost-Savings Story Behind WAN Optimization
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
ANALYST REPORT: Looking for solid data behind the cost-savings story of WAN optimization? In this paper, NetForecast analysts interviewed customers who have deployed this solution, and the results show that this technology has significant strategic business value to companies.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Riverbed Raises the Ante Again in WDS with RiOS 5.0
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
ANALYST REPORT: Do your remote workers have a desire for higher performance computing? In this paper by the Taneja Group, learn how Steelhead appliances from Riverbed, with its enhanced RiOS 5.0 operating system, provides a number of improvements across major areas of WAN optimization, delivering LAN-like functionality to your WAN.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Cutting Costs with WAN Optimization
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Did you know it’s possible to cut IT costs without impacting day-to-day IT operations? In fact, when you download this whitepaper from Riverbed on cost-savings through WAN optimization, you’ll discover how businesses of all different sizes have realized a return on investment in just a few months.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Re-architecting Disaster Recovery Solutions Leveraging WAN Optimization Technology
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Disaster Recovery (DR) is a critical component of IT and risk mitigation strategies, and compounded in difficulty by ever growing data volumes, distributed computing, and new technologies.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Centralized Data Backup: Proven Strategy for WAN based backup
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: With a growing number of branch offices, an increasing number of servers, and a high priority on reducing cost, backup is getting even harder to manage. Download this paper and learn about a proven strategy for combining WAN-based backup with WAN optimization solutions.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Disaster Recovery: Eliminating Tape and Trucks
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER: Disaster recovery and remote office replication are top-of-mind issues for IT professionals, with frequent natural disasters underscoring the fallibility of tape-based backup strategies. This paper highlights the advantages of deduplication technology in disk-to-disk backup and wide area network (WAN) replication.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009


Proactive WAN planning: Meeting demands today, future-proofing for tomorrow
sponsored by Blue Coat
PODCAST: Join Tim Scannell, editor of SearchEnterpriseWAN.com, and Bojan Simic, expert in application performance management, WAN optimization, network management, and application delivery, as they discuss how to effectively manage and balance WAN performance with security safeguards on local and wide area networks.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 18 Sep 2009


Implementing Unified Communications (UC): How to Minimize the Pitfalls and Capitalize on Business Benefits
sponsored by Avaya
WHITE PAPER: As Unified Communications (UC) moves increasingly from promise to implementation, questions arise about the best ways to establish UC solutions. This paper describes effective approaches to unifying communications, the importance of optimizing your network infrastructure and how embracing converged communications can increase business productivity.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Sep 2009

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