Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Business applications and corporate information are the very heart of an enterprise. Just as we need clear arteries to deliver life-giving oxygenated blood to our hearts, corporate networks that connect remote employees, customers, and partners need optimum bandwidth utilization for fast, reliable delivery of applications and information exchange. The problem is, just as human arteries [...]

No WAN is an Island

“No man is an island, entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” The timeless metaphor by English poet John Donne provides many applications for reflection. Far from being islands, Wide-area-networks (WANs) actually interconnect islands of technology, such as data centers, branch offices and islands of individual mobile [...]

The Best Remedy for Latency

“Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.” – Mario Andretti I’m sure you’ve been in situations where you’re crunched for time; dashing to make an important meeting. But the simple three-minute walk to the meeting room takes 15 minutes as co-workers snag you along the way with questions, requests [...]

The Skinny on Fat Pipes (Part 2)

This is part two of our “The Skinny on Fat Pipes” discussion. In part one, we talked about how WAN deduplication plays a role in optimizing high-capacity WANs. Now, let’s discuss how to overcome packet loss and out of order packets in fat pipes. We will also touch on how to support large data center [...]