Network Acceleration and Optimization
Sending large amounts of data over distance can be costly and time consuming. Unfortunately, it's also necessary for a myriad of IT functions including remote office backup, outsourcing, data center moves, and cloud computing models. Increasingly cost sensitive business models are forcing more and more companies to find ways to ...
Is cloud computing real? Yes. When you sort through the hype and evaluate collective industry R&D efforts, cloud computing options may arrive sooner than most believe. In fact, smart CIOs are already assessing their workloads against business needs and analyzing where each workload should run—locally or in the ...
There is an interesting debate happening in the networking industry that centers around branch office equipment. ESG Research points out that branch office servers and applications are moving to the data center and this move is driving more investment in WAN optimization technologies from Blue Coat, Cisco, ...
Published on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 at 9:27 am | No Comments »
Authors: Bob Laliberte | Tony Palmer |
Introduction
This report documents ESG Lab hands-on testing of HP-branded Emulex Universal Converged Network Adapters (UCNAs) and explores how a converged infrastructure can enable users to realign traditional technology silos into adaptive pools that can be shared, optimized, and managed as a service.
Background
Organizations are in the process of transforming their data ...
Authors: Bob Laliberte | Tony Palmer |
"This is one area where they may have had a gap in their portfolio before," Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Bob Laliberte said.
via Riverbed Steelhead 7050 uses solid-state drives to boost WAN performance.
In general terms, spending on networking equipment will be better than last year but not nearly as fruitful as earlier this decade. In this type of climate, networking vendors must be extremely careful with their marketing dollars and invest in the right market segments. Data from ESG’s ...
Jon Oltsik, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group explains that “today, WAN optimization has evolved from being seen as a tactical implementation to providing a strategic view of the network.”
via WAN Optimization Outlook « Data Center Knowledge.
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Click here for the full ESG Research Report: 2010 IT Spending Intentions Survey.
In the past, WAN optimization deployments were fairly tactical, undertaken when network issues stalled the performance of a key application, according to Jon Oltsik, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.
via Riverbed strengthens ties between monitoring and acceleration gear - Network World.
This week, F5 Networks announced delightful Q1 financial results to Wall Street. Company revenue was up 11%, topping Wall Street estimates; the company hired nearly 100 new employees; and F5 now has a market cap in excess of $4 billion. Share price actually jumped 3% after the announcement.
These results say ...
