Overview:

IT architects in small and midsize businesses face many of the same challenges in building a successful WAN as those in their larger counterparts. They must determine the specific requirements for applications, bandwidth, and resiliency, as well as opportunities to leverage network investments for competitive advantage. Fortunately, they can choose from an ever-expanding list of service options at a variety of cost points, as well as new tools to enable optimization of existing services. SMBs that successfully match requirements with service options will meet their organization’s goals at the lowest cost with the greatest flexibility to support growth.

Author(s): Irwin Lazar, Principal Research Analyst and Program Director

Keywords: WAN, Data Centers, branch and distributed offices, remote sites, resiliency, bandwidth, MPLS, Ethernet, LAN, VPLS, VPNs, IPSec, SSL, ISPs, Broadband, EVDO, optimization.

Vendors mentioned: None.

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