“The over-all point is that new technology will not necessarily replace old technology, but it will date it, by definition. Eventually, it will replace it. But it’s like people who had black-and-white TVs when color came out. They eventually decided whether or not the new technology was worth the investment.” – Steve Jobs WAN optimization [...]
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 [...]
Danger! Overload!
Jul 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“I have a theory about the human mind. A brain is a lot like a computer. It will only take so many facts, and then it will go on overload and blow up.” – Erma Bombeck. Actually, the same thing holds true for the communication pipelines that drive today’s electronic commerce and business-to-business communications. Virtually [...]
Optimizing the Data Center
Jun 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
At a time when most data centers are bursting at the seams – short on space, capacity, performance and power – more is being demanded of them. With the gap steadily increasing between budgets and resources and existing and new demands, organizations have to do more with less. One way of doing so is to [...]
The Best Remedy for Latency
Jun 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“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 [...]
Caution: Merging Traffic Ahead
Mar 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I dread merging traffic signs. We all know what happens when the road we’re merging with another road: traffic congestion. It’s logical, right? When 30 cars on one road converge with 50 cars from another, a backup is eminent. (The 101 and 280 interchange in the Bay Area is a perfect example.) Network traffic experiences [...]
Too Good To Be True? Nope!
Mar 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Have you ever heard of something that sounded so good, it must be “too good to be true”? So you checked it out, and sure enough, it was as good, or even better, than you expected. Can you imagine getting cool, new technology that could cost tens-of-thousands of dollars – for free? This same technology could [...]
Revitalizing an aging WAN
Feb 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Nu Skin Enterprises is a leader in skin care and nutrition. A global direct selling company, it operates in more than 50 markets worldwide, with over 2000 employees. More than 825,000 independent distributors place orders on the Nu Skin website or by contacting regional call centers throughout the world. The company has data centers in [...]
Liberating WAN optimization
Feb 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Today’s IT initiatives, such as data center consolidation, cloud computing, and disaster recovery share a common notion — all presume a well-performing WAN. Unfortunately, the growing use of these services are being limited by WAN infrastructure burdened with bandwidth limitations, latency, and unreliable packet delivery. Applications running across these networks often under-perform, aggravating customers and raising [...]
Is data center consolidation causing bloating and congestion?
Jan 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you answered “yes,” well, I’ve got the remedy. If your enterprise is feeling the ill effects of poor WAN performance, you may assume it’s a bandwidth problem. If you invested in more bandwidth and a bigger pipe to ease the pain, and the problem persisted, the problem may be due to packet loss, latency [...]
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