I’m not sure why this happens, but it seems that every few years, this industry likes to debate the death of certain markets. Application Delivery Controllers, particularly the tried-and-true hardware platforms, have been under attack before and seem to be again. To me, the concept that you could just build ADC functionality into another product [...]
Giving Thanks for the Future of SDDC
Nov 22, 2012 by 1 Comment
When I come back from an industry conference, I always like to see what members of the press have had to say about it. It’s interesting to compare the writer’s take to my own and see if we agree or differ on some of the prime messaging that occurred at the show. One synopsis of [...]
Data Center Appliances See Virtual Growth
Nov 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Is there anything currently server-based that will not be virtualized in the future? It is starting to look as if the answer is “Not a lot”, with analysts reporting that one of the last hold-outs for actual physical hardware – the market for data center load balancers and WAN optimizers – is starting to make [...]
Going the Distance Down Under
Sep 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Even as the world becomes “a smaller place” thanks to technology, organizations still can experience difficulties when their offices are spread out around the country, particularly when it comes to things like data replication for disaster recovery. This was the issue for Greg Rowe and Associates (GRA), a Perth, Australia-based planning practice offering services crucial [...]
Speeding Data Movement between all Sites
Jul 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The virtual revolution continues at Silver Peak with the introduction of three new virtual WAN optimization product models. Silver Peak extends its software portfolio for smaller sites with the VX-500, while also extending the offerings for data centers, regional offices and disaster recovery (DR) sites with the VX-6000 and VX-7000. The new virtual product models broaden [...]
Conserving Resources the WANop Way
Jul 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When we think of conservation, certain topics come to mind – the environment, social issues, protecting animals and plants and their habitats. We think about how we can protect and sustain them to ensure they always have a future. However, politicians, activists and societal leaders don’t seem to have any insight or concern about conserving [...]
Buzz at EMC World
May 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When it comes to “buzz” in the tech industry, you don’t get much bigger than the Cloud and “Big Data.” Since surveys show a third or more of companies are already working with cloud providers and analysts predict data storage could reach nearly 2.5 zettabytes (that’s 2.5 billion terabytes) this year, that buzz seems to [...]
Why Software-based Virtual WANop is Taking Off (Video)
May 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As a pioneer in virtual WAN optimization, we also like to pioneer how you get more quality information about virtual WANop and WANop in general. Taking a slightly different approach, this is the first of a new series of video blogs where I bring you closer to the Silver Peak community of product experts, partners [...]
I’ll Have Some WANop with That
Mar 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Good service is the core of good business, so it came as little surprise during the last decade that companies in the technology industry began moving toward service models to enhance their ability to serve their customers…and they all came with “catchy” acronyms. It began with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and then moved to Software [...]
A WAN Revolution
Feb 21, 2012 by 1 Comment
In 1787, during the very early years following the American Revolution, Thomas Jefferson expressed to another future U.S. President, James Madison, the belief that “a little rebellion now and then is a good thing.” While 225 years ago “rebellion,” or its synonym “revolution,” may have been a “good thing” only now and then, in today’s [...]
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