Intelligent WAN

February 19, 2014

NETWORKING

IWAN Wed: How Glue Networks Improves the IWAN Experience with PfR

4 min read

Network optimization is a touchy subject for many in the IT world, and a particularly thorny issue for the Wide Area Network (WAN). The idea that the network architecture as designed cannot meet the needs of tomorrow is the cause of much discussion, anxiety and in some cases, gnashing of teeth. However, the reality is […]

February 10, 2014

NETWORKING

Enforcing Application SLAs over Hybrid Networks

2 min read

In the world of IT, we drive toward operational consistency for greater efficiency and improved security. If everything runs the same across all our locations, it’s much easier to train staff and manage the network. However, operational consistency may not provide the flexibility IT needs to keep up with ever changing business priorities that require […]

January 28, 2014

NETWORKING

Increasing Business Investments and IT Opportunities

2 min read

As business groups increase their technology investments and gain more access to new technologies and consumption models, IT’s balance between operational excellence and innovation is shifting. Technical innovation can now happen anywhere. This change presents a huge opportunity for IT to drive innovation in new ways. So which organizations are seizing this opportunity? To find […]

December 24, 2013

NETWORKING

IWAN Starter Kit and CiscoChampions

3 min read

Over the weekend I had a brief twitter chat with someone who mentioned he had been wondering 'what the heck is IWAN?' (I'm paraphrasing here) and...

October 1, 2013

NETWORKING

A Brave New World for IT: Internet as WAN

5 min read

Today’s IT organizations are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Most face an avalanche of new bandwidth requirements hitting their networks, yet too few resources to support the business’ needs.  In 2013, three out of four organizations will not have any additional wide area network (WAN) budget (Nemertes Research). That means 75% of […]