Tracy Corbo, a networking analyst with Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), just blogged about the future prospects for Web security and WAN optimization specialist Blue Coat Systems, which was acquired by Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm, in February. She is optimistic, at least for the […]
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Network engineers are used to long hours and strenuous conditions, but at least most of us go home at some point. The Interxion team staffing the data center in the Olympics will be sleeping next to their computers in tiny pods supplied by Podtime, reports […]
Every industry has its own language. In most cases, if your comfort zone happens to be outside the space identified by that profession, you may find yourself empathizing with mono-linguistic tourists in a foreign country. Such is the case for those not firmly entrenched in […]
Stick around this industry long enough and you’re bound to hear the “same old-same old” posited as if it’s truly novel. Such is the case with this recent post by Lori MacVittie on the “epic failure” of standalone WAN optimization. It advises that to really […]
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. […]
Silver Peak continued its participation in the EMC Forums this week as the tour moved overseas for the month of September with its first stop in Frankfurt, Germany. The Forum’s first overseas stop brought with it an unexpected, although pleasant surprise – a spike in […]
Vegas may be known for gambling, but with today’s demands of data center consolidation, cloud computing and disaster recovery companies today can’t afford to gamble when it comes to their WAN performance. That’s why Silver Peak will be bringing a sure bet – its “WAN […]
Silver Peak’s momentum continues, and we are extremely honored and excited to be named to The Wall Street Journal “Next Big Thing” list for the second consecutive year! The Wall Street Journal’s Next Big Thing list ranks the top venture-backed companies across all industries, and Silver […]
Analyst support for Silver Peak’s data center class WAN optimization products continues to poor in. This time, Silver Peak has been awarded for having “strong value” and has been named “Best WOC Solution for Storage” by EMA (Enterprise Management Associates). In a recent report titled […]