| The upside of deploying WAN optimization controller during a depressed economy, but with one caveat In this short series of newsletters discussing how the economy will impact IT organizations in 2009, we've discussed renegotiating WAN service contracts - in essence paying less for the WAN services that you use. Today we'll discuss WAN optimization - getting more value out of the WAN services that you use. The hard and fast rules of renegotiating WAN contracts Today, we continue our discussion of the types of IT initiatives that will be popular in 2009. The last two newsletters on this topic discussed cutting WAN costs by moving to MPLS and by renegotiating with your WAN service provider. Today we'll continue our focus on renegotiating contracts. What makes a WAN optimization controller? Choosing a vendor can be the most challenging part of a WAN optimization project, given the wide range of vendors, features and technology options available today. Enterprises in the market for WAN optimization controllers (WOC) may find a new report from Gartner can help distinguish among the offerings available from leading players. Ways to cut costs: Move to MPLS In recent newsletters here and here, we discussed some of the priorities that most IT organizations will have in 2009. We are going to use the next several newsletters to suggest additional IT initiatives, such as cost cutting and moving to newer technologies, that should garner a lot of attention in 2009 given the challenging economic environment. Tips for renegotiating with your WAN service provider Last time, we discussed a couple of ways that IT organizations can reduce their recurring WAN costs. Today, we'll focus on renegotiating contracts with WAN service providers. MPLS cloud prised open by new software Enterprises are being offered a new product that can monitor MPLS traffic 'in the cloud', allowing them, to keep a direct eye on the levels of service being delivered by WAN providers. Router roll call Need an access router? Use our revamped Product Guide to compare access routers and get in-depth Network World reviews. February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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