For a global company connecting multiple remote offices, it means overcoming wide area network (WAN) bandwidth, distance and quality challenges. This was the case for EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of precision systems for processing wafers for the semiconductor, microsystem and nanotechnology sectors. EVG deployed data acceleration software from Silver Peak to accelerate data and [...]
If Content Is King, The Network Is The Queen
Apr 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The game of chess requires a keen awareness of the positions for all the pieces, both yours and your opponent’s. Chess requires patient planning and vision; each piece has a different value, and some are more strategic than others. Of most importance is maintaining the safety of the king, by controlling squares on the board. [...]
SMTC Keeps Global Data Flowing
Apr 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
SMTC (Nasdaq: SMTX) is a global electronics manufacturing services provider that has more than 2,000 employees who rely on a variety of centrally-hosted applications including ERP, Windows-based file sharing, and remote desktop (RDP) connections. Like many other companies similar in size to SMTC, increasing data volumes and a congested MPLS network were impeding the company’s long-distance [...]
Network Performance: Size Doesn’t Matter!
Mar 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s true. When it comes to network performance, size doesn’t matter… or at least, the size of the business doesn’t matter (traffic volumes are another question/column). According to new data from AMI, Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) are rapidly moving to the cloud to meet storage, infrastructure, security, software application, and collaborative communication needs. The [...]
It’s All About The RPO
Feb 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I read with great interest a recent article by InfoWorld contributing editor Matt Prigge titled, “When WAN optimization really boosts network performance.” In general, I agree with the bulk of Matt’s comments — storage vendors are getting better at replication over long distance, some WAN optimization products don’t benefit from every type of replication — [...]
Video: WAN Optimization for Next-Gen Data Centers
Jun 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Here is a great video of Silver Peak vice president of product management Damon Ennis talking about the new NX-10K appliance, the industry’s first multi-Gigabit WAN optimization appliance for next generation data centers and the industy’s highest-capacity WAN optimization appliance. This will be instrumental in helping customers “future-proof” the WAN for cloud and virtualization architectures [...]
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