SearchEnterpriseWAN: Wide area networks news, advice and technical information

Got experience running a WAN? Cloud computing may not be so scary

Jessica Scarpati — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:07:41 EST

If you operate a WAN, cloud computing may not be as big a leap as you think. Riverbed's chief scientist explains why wide area network admins may already be prepared for the cloud.

WAN performance monitoring offers insight into WAN optimization ROI

Tessa L. Parmenter — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:30:08 EST

Wide area network (WAN) optimization ROI seems simple: avoidance of network upgrades. But WAN performance monitoring tools can ensure that administrators get the most bang for their WAN optimization buck.

Exinda Networks' WAN bandwidth optimization accelerates public library

Tim Scannell — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:40:08 EST

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library found a solution to its growing network user base and shrinking budget: WAN bandwidth optimization. Using Exinda Networks' 7700, the library managed to allocate traffic like video and social networking during peak hours and accelerate WAN speeds.

Prepare the WAN: Cloud computing may hurt WAN performance

Jessica Scarpati — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:02:29 EST

Riverbed Technology's chief scientist discusses the dynamic between WAN performance and cloud computing.

Vyatta's 3500 open source router could fit in enterprise data centers

Kate Gerwig — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:50:18 EST

With its 3500 series appliance, open source router vendor Vyatta hopes to convince network engineers that an appliance based on off-the-shelf server hardware can serve as an enterprise's WAN edge router.

Dairy co-op consolidates WAN with managed MPLS services after merger

Kate Gerwig — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:34:58 EST

Rather than build a new WAN after a merger, a Dutch dairy cooperative is waiting out old contracts and slowly transitioning to managed MPLS-based services from one global WAN service provider.

N.Y. firm solves SharePoint slow performance with WAN accelerators

Kate Gerwig — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:18:34 EST

For many enterprises with remote workers, collaboration tools are a godsend. But without wide area network (WAN) accelerators, the technology that giveth also taketh away -- slowing the WAN for users repeatedly downloading huge shared files from remote servers.

Global carrier simplifies WAN security with next-generation firewalls

Jessica Scarpati — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:34:19 EST

Deploying a group of Palo Alto next-generation firewalls allowed IDT Corp. to decommission dozens of weak legacy firewalls and simplify WAN security management.

Retailer fights downtime with link bonding, WAN load balancing

Dan Devine — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:57:56 EST

Network managers can do everything right but still get burned when a WAN service provider doesn't. A retail chain is protecting itself by using a WAN controller that enables WAN load balancing and link bonding that can ease the pains of latency and downtime.

CARFAX taps startup for application delivery controllers

Kate Gerwig — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:29:42 EST

As CARFAX's growth outpaced its ability to manage its changing needs, the enterprise took a chance on a startup that focuses on application delivery controllers -- and hasn't looked back.