Managed WAN optimization services, from such companies as AT&T, BT Global Services and Orange Business, provide an option for application performance improvements. A tech-support call starts it all.

One of the repercussions of WAN optimization technology is that it can hinder efforts to keep tabs on network and application performance. For example, using TCP session information to gauge ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

As more and more data moves across WANs and into the cloud, making the most of your WAN connections is key Last week, I explained the growing importance of understanding TCP basics — specifically, TCP ...

SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) has emerged as a revolutionary technology in the ever-evolving enterprise networking landscape. By enhancing network agility and optimizing performance, ...

As businesses become globally distributed, business applications are more dependent on the WAN than ever before. While WAN capacity is abundant and inexpensive, negative characteristics of the WAN ...

Wide Area Networks (WANs) have linked computer systems, devices and users for more than 40 years, enabling people to access and share files, e-mail and run applications. As WAN hardware and software ...

With the potential for an avian flu pandemic keeping disaster recovery plans front of mind, Positive Networks recently announced a remote access solution to keep users connected in a crisis. Positive ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Joel is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, networking and messaging. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @joelsnyder. Recently, wide area network optimization technology has ...