Enterprises are relying on WANs to carry more data than ever. With cloud computing, offsite disaster recovery and big data on the rise, it’s more important than ever for IT professionals to boost application performance across the WAN. However, times are changing. Instead of deploying a physical WAN optimization appliance to improve application performance, the ...

Background and Goals of the 2013 Application and Service Delivery Handbook Throughout the 2013 Application and Service Delivery Handbook, the phrase ensuring acceptable application and service delivery will refer to ensuring that the applications and services that an enterprise uses: Can be effectively managed Exhibit acceptable performance Incorporate appropriate levels of security Are cost effective ...