The scourges of application performance over the WAN

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	The scourges of application performance over the WAN Last time, I asserted that that WAN-specific application performance issues are driven entirely by three factors: latency, packet loss and bandwidth. Read More WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. WAN Optimization eGuide In this eGuide, articles from Network World examine the maturing WAN optimization market, collect advice from experts and users on how best to implement these products, and look at new trends. Read on to discover how to make the most of WAN optimization in enterprise networks. Read now. In this Issue VSS looks to broker a faster network with line of optimization gear Emerging LTE Direct standard would go peer to peer for 4G mobile location FCC: Broadband providers getting close to advertised speeds 18 Notable Apple Alumni Microsoft code contains the phrase 'big boobs' ... Yes, really RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Silver Peak WAN Op. Anywhere. Anytime. "It's like pixie dust for your WAN." That's how one of our customers describes the impact of Silver Peak WAN Optimization. But you don't have to take his word for it. Try it yourself. Download your free Silver Peak virtual WAN Op solution today. VSS looks to broker a faster network with line of optimization gear A lineup of "network packet brokering" gear from VSS Monitoring could provide a new way to consolidate and manage the growing number of network appliances used by modern businesses. Read More WHITE PAPER: ADTRAN Traditional WLAN vs. ADTRAN's Virtual Wireless LAN (vWLAN) The substantial differences between a traditional hardware controller-based wireless LAN and ADTRAN's virtual wireless LAN (hypervisor-based) are detailed in ADTRAN's WLAN vs. vWLAN comparison chart. Learn more. Emerging LTE Direct standard would go peer to peer for 4G mobile location Qualcomm is promoting a peer-to-peer cellular technology as a potential new standard called LTE Direct, which it says would make location-based services faster and more efficient. Read More WHITE PAPER: Motorola WiNG 5 Wireless LAN: Delivering Better Quality of Experience Can your wireless network infrastructure handle the growing numbers of mobile devices taking significant bandwidth bites out of your network? The good news is that with smart, cost-effective wireless infrastructure investments, not only can you scale quickly to secure the growing number of devices you serve, but also optimize their performance. Learn More. FCC: Broadband providers getting close to advertised speeds U.S. broadband providers are delivering close to their advertised speeds, according to a U.S. Federal Communications Commission report, but not everyone trusts the numbers. Read More 18 Notable Apple Alumni Read More Microsoft code contains the phrase 'big boobs' ... Yes, really Some chucklehead working for Microsoft thought it would be funny to slip a thinly camouflaged sexist remark -- "big boobs" -- into software code that connects the Linux kernel to Microsoft's HyperV virtualization product. Read More
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