

As corporate networks continue to expand worldwide, the efficiency of the global network becomes critical. The question is how to expand the corporate network to a national or global scale without sacrificing usability and productivity. The most obvious solution for optimizing the wide area network (WAN) is the WAN accelerator. But the wide range of technologies and solutions can be difficult to differentiate and evaluate. And once a solution is selected, IT organizations are faced with the challenge of determining the optimum configuration.
Real-world testing allows IT organizations to cut through the hype and reveal the
true performance of a technology, implementation or brand. During deployment,
real-world testing assists in isolating the factors that actually affect performance
in a given production network. Insight into these factors enable proper
configuration of a solution for optimum performance.
This white paper highlights the performance issues associated with the WAN,
explains the technologies developed to address those issues, and demonstrates
the importance of real-world testing when evaluating, selecting and deploying
WAN acceleration.