Say that 3 times fast… Network World’s Debbie Dubie’s article on “How to troubleshoot sluggish apps” talks about how poor performing applications has affected overall corporate revenue by as much as 9% (according to a survey conducted by Aberdeen Group).  She looks at 3 scenarios where application-performance problems can impact business productivity and [...]

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The Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games begins this Friday, 08-08-08.  For the first time in history, viewers will have 24/7 coverage via the Internet.  Enterprises and organizations are bracing for the demand that these broadcasts will have on their networks and Internet gateways.  Blue Coat Systems has published a whitepaper offering a few tips on [...]

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Today’s networks are extremely complex with a wide variety of application demands.  Emerging technologies pose new challenges as performance spikes and recreational users threaten business critical applications, not to mention productivity.  Below is a list of the top 5 challenges that network managers face when it comes to distributed networks.
1. Voice, Video & Data Convergence
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I was reading an article the other day, Summer Olympics Will Be Streaming to a PC Near You, and immediately began to sweat.  The article talks about how NBC Universal hopes to transform your Olympics viewing experience by streaming more than 2200 hours of Live video coverage over the Internet and to your PC.  They [...]

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