Is WAN Optimization Hardware Obsolete?

	Start-up Infineta attacks data center connection logjams | Alcatel-Lucent boosts submarine speeds with 3T bps demo
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	Is WAN Optimization Hardware Obsolete?  We recently received a copy of a Netex-commissioned white paper called "The Death of the WAN Optimization Hardware Appliance: R.I.P." The paper, by a firm curiously named Dragon Slayer Consulting, predicts that WAN optimization hardware will soon be as obsolete as the buggy whip because virtualized server appliances will render it moot. We believe this prediction is wrong. Here's why. Read More ARTICLE: Fluke Networks Establish Fiber Testing Best Practices This quick-read series of white papers will give you the framework for implementing these best practices for fiber testing within your organization: - Fiber Inspection & Cleaning - Tier 1 Fiber Certification - Tier 2 Fiber Certification Download these 3 free white papers for free. In this Issue Start-up Infineta attacks data center connection logjams Alcatel-Lucent boosts submarine speeds with 3T bps demo EMC users voice mixed feelings about VPLEX appliance WHITE PAPER: Brocade Deployment Strategies for 802.11n Many organizations are looking to reap the benefits of the new 802.11n standard, but what is the best way to deploy wireless technology while minimizing costs? Learn why understanding the "Three Cs"-context, coverage, and capacity-is critical for choosing an optimal network implementation strategy. Read More! Start-up Infineta attacks data center connection logjams Start-up Infineta Systems is coming out of stealth mode just in time to reveal that it is working on one of the knotty problems raised this week at the EMC World conference – how to connect data centers efficiently for backup, replication and cloud services that rely on live migration of virtual machines. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Tolly Group Performance Report Tolly Report: "Citrix NetScaler with nCore Outperforms F5 BIG-IP" shows you how Citrix NetScaler beat F5 in head-to-head tests - providing 3X faster Web traffic, lower latency and higher throughput. Learn More! Alcatel-Lucent boosts submarine speeds with 3T bps demo Alcatel-Lucent and Apollo SCS (Submarine Cable System), which sells transatlantic bandwidth to telecos and ISPs, has transmitted about 3T bps (bits per second) across the Atlantic Ocean, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! EMC users voice mixed feelings about VPLEX appliance EMC announced its latest attempt to capture the cloud-computing marketplace for storage on Monday with its release of VPLEX, an appliance that affords synchronous replication of data, applications and virtual machines across data centers. Read More
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