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WAN Application Delivery Sponsored By:
CIO Executive Panels - WAN Application Delivery Discussions
James Barrese
James Barrese


SVP Systems Architecture, eBAY
Zeus Kerravala
Zeus Kerravala


SVP, Enterprise Communication, Yankee Group
Mark Fabbi
Mark Fabbi


VP, Analyst, Gartner
Jim Metzler
Jim Metzler


VP, Ashton & Metzler Associates
Bojan Simic
Bojan Simic


Research Analyst, Aberdeen Group
Dennis Drogseth
Dennis Drogseth


VP Research, EMA
No business enterprise can hire a new employee, close its books at the end of a quarter, or sell a product without software applications. IT is the business. And today, it's IT's job to run the business, not babysit the infrastructure. That's why forward-thinking IT executives are ensuring their applications, systems and infrastructure are optimized to produce intended business outcomes.

Most companies have dozens, often hundreds, sometimes thousands, of applications that they need to deliver to a wide range of users, from task workers such as customer call center representatives with simple needs and access devices to knowledge workers such as managers and executives with sophisticated needs and high-powered computers. Moreover, the number and variety of applications is growing. This is especially true with client-server, web and desktop applications, the three main application types. Analysts expect these apps to continue to grow in aggregate by more than 20% between 2005 and 2008. Application networking enables IT to provide their users access to any application, regardless of its class, architecture or delivery challenges, with the fastest performance, best security and lowest cost.

WAN Optimization: The Key to Effective Private Clouds WAN Optimization: The Key to Effective Private Clouds
This CIO article discusses how WAN optimization solutions, like those Riverbed Technology offers, can accelerate private cloud implementations and enable users to be productive, while helping to deliver the cost and management efficiencies businesses require. Read the informational story now and learn why companies like MasterBrand Cabinets chose Steelhead WAN optimization appliances for superior performance.
Successfully Consolidating Branch-Office Infrastructure In The Face Of More Users, Services, and Devices Successfully Consolidating Branch-Office Infrastructure In The Face Of More Users, Services, and Devices
The enormity of a consolidation effort in a global organization can be daunting, but the rewards are compelling. To get a step in the right direction, download this informative report from Forrester Consulting to find out how organizations are successfully consolidating their environments using advanced WAN optimization solutions along with an updated vocabulary and adjusted business approaches to drive greater business value from IT infrastructure.
Improving Business Value of WAN Optimization - IDC Whitepaper Improving Business Value of WAN Optimization - IDC Whitepaper
Want to achieve faster ROI with WAN optimization? Read the latest IDC report and discover how you can cut IT costs without compromising performance, gain greater efficiency, and improve productivity and overall satisfaction.
ESG - Avoiding the Hazards of IT Consolidation ESG - Avoiding the Hazards of IT Consolidation
In an effort to reduce costs and streamline operations, today's large, distributed organizations are investing more in data center transformation, consolidation, and server virtualization. And yet many IT consolidation projects suffer from poor planning and implementation issues that ultimately impact application performance and user productivity. This technology brief investigates the processes and tools that are needed to provide complete enterprise visibility and WAN acceleration for high-priority traffic.

Successful IT Consolidation Successful IT Consolidation
Consolidating branch offices can be an efficient strategy, but you must know when it makes sense to consolidate all or part of the branch office. This podcast covers the rules of thumb for successful IT consolidation and explains the top three challenges for IT.

Dave Barnes, CIO & SVP, UPS Dave Barnes, CIO & SVP, UPS
Dave Barnes, CIO, UPS, discusses innovative IT strategies to lead an agile, responsive, and dynamic business

Riverbed Extends from WAN Optimization to Edge Virtual Server Infrastructure Riverbed Extends from WAN Optimization to Edge Virtual Server Infrastructure
In this report, Taneja Group explores how Riverbed Technology has identified a way to lower IT costs in branch offices. The new Steelhead EX + Granite appliance combines a
Lab Validation Report: Riverbed Steelhead EX + Granite Lab Validation Report: Riverbed Steelhead EX + Granite
This informative ESG Lab report examines the Riverbed Steelhead EX + Granite appliance, which delivers a powerful combination of wide area network (WAN) optimization, a virtual services platform, and innovative block-storage optimization to help organizations consolidate servers and storage and deliver IT services globally, while ensuring the performance required in remote and branch offices. Download this informative report now to find out how edge-VSI can improve your IT infrastructure.
What's Needed for Cloud Computing What's Needed for Cloud Computing
Just what is cloud computing anyway? Skeptics might say it is nothing but industry hyperbole, visionaries might say it is the future of IT. In reality, both statements are true-cloud computing has been embellished by the tech industry, but it does hold real potential for new types of on-demand dynamic IT services. This paper seeks to clarify the definition of cloud computing, identify how far along users are in terms of cloud deployment, and examine the role of the network in the cloud computing model.
Forrester Consulting - Optimizing Users and Applications in a Mobile World Forrester Consulting - Optimizing Users and Applications in a Mobile World
Are your workers going increasingly mobile? Don't wait for their calls to slam Support when they experience poor application performance on the road. Discover in the Forrester report how companies are successfully deploying WAN optimization solutions that are specifically tuned for a mobile environment, delivering the acceleration needed to ensure consistent performance, room for new applications, and the ability to ensure end user productivity at all times.
EMA Radar for WAN Optimization Controllers: Q1 2011 Summary EMA Radar for WAN Optimization Controllers: Q1 2011 Summary
This Enterprise Management Associates Radar Report reviews thirteen providers of WAN Optimization Controller (WOC) solutions and compares their ability to deliver basic and advanced optimization benefits across a range network and application technologies.
Increase IT Performance from the Enterprise to the Cloud with WAN Optimization - Taneja Group Increase IT Performance from the Enterprise to the Cloud with WAN Optimization - Taneja Group
WAN optimization plays an important role in today's highly distributed datacenters and cloud computing architectures. Massive consolidation and data mobility, enabled by virtualization, have radically altered how we build servers, design applications, and deploy storage for the emerging 'cloud' decade. This paper discusses how Riverbed solutions effectively eliminate IT performance constraints in such environments.
The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure
Is it possible to eliminate the impact of distance? This paper explores the 5 key principles successful CIOs are using to redesign IT infrastructure of any size. Learn how to be prepared to adapt your environment in a way that supports distributed employees, anytime anywhere collaboration and the need for business continuity during a disaster.
Yankee Group Mobile WAN Optimization Report Yankee Group Mobile WAN Optimization Report
Mobile work continues to evolve. Your organization must keep up with the demands of its mobile workforce. This report introduces the concept of mobile WAN optimization and provides three case studies including RCM, PRTM and Einstein that highlight how this emerging technology can help IT departments achieve what previously appeared to be conflicting goals.
ESG - Why SharePoint Needs Riverbed WAN Optimization ESG - Why SharePoint Needs Riverbed WAN Optimization
Many SharePoint implementations are mission critical, yet access to these sites is often thwarted by poor network performance. In this analyst report from ESG, you'll discover how, much like Microsoft Exchange and other collaboration applications, companies deploying SharePoint can benefit from WAN optimization solutions, ensuring that they make the most of its productivity and information sharing capabilities.
Application Delivery Head to Head: EMA and Citrix Application Delivery Head to Head: EMA and Citrix
Scott Crawford of Enterprise Management Associates and Wes Wasson of Citrix on overcoming Application Delivery challenges