It has been a busy few weeks for WAN optimization and application acceleration vendors. Among the highlights is Afore Solutions’ introduction of a network acceleration appliance designed to optimize ...

It's clear the WAN optimization market is no longer a niche play. According to Gartner, WAN optimization is expected to grow from the $700 million market it was in 2006 to a $1.9 billion market in ...

As businesses become globally distributed, business applications are more dependent on the WAN than ever before. While WAN capacity is abundant and inexpensive, negative characteristics of the WAN ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Orbital Data, a provider of WAN optimization and application acceleration solutions, introduced the Orbital 6000 series, a new product family whose simplicity of deployment and automated management ...

The phrase WAN optimization refers to two related, but distinct tasks. One task is to maximize the performance of selected applications, and the other is to minimize the cost of the WAN. In a recent ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. WAN optimization pioneer Expand Networks Inc. last week ...

You know what makes network administrators happy? Making efficient use of their equipment and eliminating “performance stinks” calls from end-users. Thus, investing in an effective WAN optimization ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Joel is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, networking and messaging. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @joelsnyder. As enterprise wide area networks become taxed by ...