Where does WAN optimization and application acceleration come together with virtualization and cloud computing? Right here.
Mar 08, 2010
Why does being virtual really matter in application delivery within the cloud and across the WAN? Well, as this article on PCQuest.com points out, it’s faster and more cost effective. Or, as the author so succinctly puts it, “Another fairly common, though expensive, solution is to place pairs of special dedicated (hardware) appliances along the transport path to boost or improve throughput.”
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Feb 25, 2010
Our good friends over at Redmondmag.com have an interesting in-depth article on “Building a Private Cloud.” This article is written by what we would call a “super-techie”; Eric Beehler has more certifications and random letter combinations after his name than your average technical guru – this guy knows of what he speaks.
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Oct 19, 2009
Customers can be tough on technology vendors during the sales process. It is not uncommon for technology buyers to question price, return on investment (ROI), total cost of ownership (TCO), competition, features, future plans, and even company viability. All of this is done to ensure that customers are not only choosing the right technology but that they are choosing the right vendor.
Even in good times, this dance between providers and purchases occurs. Given our current economic conditions, the sale process can be quite brutal for all parties involved. One additional factor that often comes up often in the sales process is third party validation. Third party validation of a product or company can come in a number of forms including customer case studies, analyst reports, press comparisons, and independent testing organizations. Third party validation is very important to technology vendors. Customers can listen to the sales pitch, read the web site and marketing collateral and still come away thinking, “This sounds and looks great, but how can I be sure.” Third party validation answers this question by providing an unbiased independent view on the products, company and benefits.
