Beware! WAN Optimization Lemons Ahead

If you thought “lemons” were the stuff of used-car lots — think again. Apparently, even WAN optimization vendors will try to make a buck by selling old, end-of-life equipment to unsuspecting customers. Take Riverbed, for example. At one recent customer engagement, the IT team wanted a branch office acceleration solution that would last for about [...]

Say No to Rube Goldberg

I remember when my parents took me to the Franklin Institute of Science, where I was astounded by the museum’s wild and weird Rube Goldberg-like contraption. I’d shoot away at that pool ball, watching it roll through a maze of tubes and conduits, spinning wheels and gears, all just see it pour a cup of [...]