Wide Area Networks White Papers

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Is Your Network Ready for VoIP?
sponsored by BlueCoat
WHITE PAPER: This paper summarizes in question and answer format the many critical factors pertaining to VoIP's viability, regardless of which vendor's IP-PBX system is deployed across the distributed enterprise.
Posted: 20 Apr 2009 | Published: 02 Dec 2008

BlueCoat

Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN): Right-Size Your Network without Compromise
sponsored by Cisco
WHITE PAPER: This exclusive paper examines an intelligent WAN solution that enables you to deliver an uncompromised experience over any connection, detailing how you can right-size your branch office connections without impacting performance, security or reliability.
Posted: 04 Apr 2014 | Published: 04 Apr 2014

Cisco

Voice Architectures and Deployment Models
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: Telephony design requires a solid understanding of the drivers for Voice over IP, corporate policies for infrastructure design, and telephone components.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008

Global Knowledge

Distributed IT Infrastructures: Alternative Approaches
sponsored by VM6 Software
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper outlines the benefits derived and the costs associated with virtualization in the Remote Offices/Branch Offices, in the classic model versus the proposed model.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

VM6 Software

ExaGrid: Simply State-of-the-Art D2D
sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Disk-based backup took the market by storm several years ago with a compelling proposition: replace tape with high-speed disk to speed up and simplify backup.
Posted: 15 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008

ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Technology Primer: Transparent Application Delivery Networks
sponsored by BlueCoat
WHITE PAPER: Some things you want to see, some you don't. Critical application traffic is something you want to see. WAN optimization solutions shouldn't blind your network management, visibility or security.
Posted: 04 Jan 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

TOPICS:  WAN
BlueCoat

The Top Five Myths of IP Communications
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses the top concerns of IT professionals who resist the deployment of pervasive, enterprise-wide wireless networks. It identifies these reservations based on the experience of Cisco Systems and Intel.
Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 25 Jul 2006

Cisco Systems, Inc.

The Case for Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: In this whitepaper you will learn about the evolution of Ethernet, the reasons VLANs were introduced, and the ways that VLANs can be used.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008

Global Knowledge

Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager VA Performance on vSphere 4
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Cloud infrastructure platforms like VMware vSphere 4.0 can benefit from load balancers that connect users to the most suitable datacenter. This white paper outlines how the Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager Virtual Appliance (VA) improves traffic performance compared to a Linux install.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

The Ultralight Branch
sponsored by Aerohive Networks
WHITE PAPER: Access this whitepaper to learn more about enterprise connections and how ultralight branches can help keep users connected from multiple, small locations.
Posted: 08 Dec 2011 | Published: 08 Dec 2011

Aerohive Networks