IWAN

August 19, 2014

NETWORKING

Networking: Moving From Open to Closed (Part 2 of 2)

3 min read

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”  — William Faulkner In the first half of this blog, I explained how MSDCs are like mainframes and super computers. In this half I develop on my thesis that the networks connecting compute and storage resources within the MSDC are becoming proprietary just like they are […]

August 13, 2014

NETWORKING

IWAN Wed: Three reasons why you should consider Cisco WAAS

2 min read

There are a billion reasons (okay, I may be exaggerating but you get my point) why you should choose Cisco WAAS as THE WAN optimization solution for your company.  But today, I want to emphasize the following three: #1. Not your ordinary WAN optimization With Cisco WAAS, you’re not just getting WAN optimization but much […]

August 6, 2014

NETWORKING

IWAN Wed: What’s the use for IWAN?

2 min read

Cisco Intelligent WAN or IWAN is a solution from Cisco to optimize and better utilize your branch WAN connectivity. It addresses several aspects of WAN concerns like cost, security and application experience.  There are many challenges that IT is facing today in the enterprise world and I would like to address the top three in […]

July 29, 2014

PERSPECTIVES

#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep 21 IWAN, You WAN, we all WANt Intelligent WAN

1 min read

#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking about IWAN deployments with Cisco Communications Architect David Prall. Lauren Friedman (@Lauren) moderates and Sven Kutzer and Rikard Strid are this week’s Cisco Champion guest hosts. Listen to the Podcast Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of […]

July 23, 2014

NETWORKING

#IWANWed: Harness the Power of Web Within the Enterprise Branch

2 min read

In the ever-changing world of enterprise branch environments, a high number of businesses are planning to migrate their WAN to the Internet. To be exact, Nemertes Research (Benchmark 2012–13 Emerging WAN Trends) estimates that number to be close to 50%.  That’s 50% of businesses migrating to Internet for WAN. And why is that happening? Enterprises […]

July 16, 2014

NETWORKING

IWAN Wed: LiveAction 4.0 True Scalability at Any Scale

2 min read

LiveAction 4.0, shipped in late June 2014, brings increased scalability to enable users the ability to see thousands of devices across their entire network on a single pane of glass. It provides centralized visibility and management enhancements while leveraging the intuitive user interface and robust troubleshooting capabilities that LiveAction has become known for. Through a […]

July 9, 2014

NETWORKING

IWAN Wed: Say “Yes” and “Now” with Akamai Connect

2 min read

Has this happened to you? The line of business comes to you one day and says they have this great new idea to train the sales teams.  “Let’s use YouTube videos”, they say.  Or the CMO comes to you and says, “digital signage will increase our revenue if we can promote this next new line […]

July 2, 2014

NETWORKING

IWAN Wed: What’s more important? Uptime or Cost?

1 min read

“Location, Location, Location” is what you need to keep in mind for real estate in the physical world.  But in today’s enterprise environment where everything is virtual and many critical apps are in  the data center or cloud, the most important thing is connectivity. So welcome to the era of connectivity, connectivity, connectivity! As connectivity is […]

June 27, 2014

NETWORKING

Glue Networks Software-Defined WAN Deployed at MWH Global

6 min read

Software Defined Networking is at the center of many discussions and debates regarding networking, and right fully so. It means many different things to many different people, and there is a lot of confusion and discrepancy in the term.  You can ask 10 different people what SDN means, and you will get 10 different answers. […]