Riverbed’s announcement of a new “Packet Mode Optimization” feature in RiOS 7 is puzzling. In many ways, it seems like more of a marketing ploy than a serious technology focus. Speaking of technology, I can’t help but be amused at Riverbed’s brand new tunnel-based architecture. Aside from the fact that a new architecture that hasn’t [...]
Japan, a Painful Reminder about Disaster Recovery
Apr 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
As we begin to move on from the shock of the destruction wrought by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami three weeks ago, we begin to focus on the recovery, both in human terms and in terms of business. The latter note – disaster recovery and business continuity – has been addressed by a number of [...]
What a Difference a Layer Makes
Mar 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The application layer of the OSI stack has long been regarded as the focal point for WAN optimization (WANop). Efforts to maximize application delivery existed here because this is where communication for the network is synchronized and all communications between applications is managed. But the times, they are a changin’. David Greenfield recently noted over [...]
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