Riverbed White Papers

What's Needed for Cloud Computing

Just what is cloud computing anyway? Skeptics might say it is nothing but industry hyperbole, visionaries might say it is the future of IT. In reality, both statements are true-cloud computing has been embellished by the tech industry but it does hold real potential for new types of on-demand dynamic IT services. This paper seeks to clarify the definition of cloud computing, identify how far along users are in terms of cloud deployment, and examine the role of the network in the cloud computing model.

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The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure

Learn how to be prepared to adapt your environment in a way that supports distributed employees, anytime anywhere collaboration and the need for business continuity during a disaster.

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Four Little-Known Ways WAN Optimization Can Benefit Your Organization

You know that WAN optimization has evolved into a complete system that optimizes traffic across the broad range of most popular applications while providing deep visibility into performance. But did you know that it's a great tool to consolidate data centers and branch services? And that WAN optimization providers are evolving solutions that drive greater IT performance for any environment?

Read this white paper to learn how far WAN optimization has come, and how to make this most of your investments by using it to improve mobility, cloud and virtualization, disaster recovery, VDI, branch office consolidation, and more

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How WAN Optimization Can Drive Top-Line Revenue

A convergence of trends is creating a perfect storm for IT professionals tasked with providing secure, reliable access to applications and other critical corporate information. These potentially conflicting trends are putting a strain on corporate networks as more users attempt to access desktop infrastructures.

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How WAN Optimization Helps Enterprises Reduce Costs

In a recent Gartner survey of IT organizations, respondents cited data growth, system performance, and network congestion as their top three barriers to productivity. Because productivity enhances revenue, businesses are investing in technologies that boost it. But if it all relies on a network that is being deluged with data, how can IT professionals side-step these issues to increase productivity and reduce costs? Learn more.

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Data Center Transformation: Stepping Back to Move Forward

While getting caught in the middle of competing demands is nothing new for IT leaders, the pressures being felt today are coming from more sides and with greater intensity than ever. The results of a new study by IDG Research Services show that user requirements, computing trends and new technologies are driving the need for enterprises around the globe to take a hard look at their IT infrastructures. It's time to take inventory of those systems that work and fix those that don't in order to tackle existing requirements and prepare for future challenges.

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