White Paper Abstract:
This paper describes some of the challenges facing IT managers today, the business drivers behind WAN optimization, and Cisco's WAAS product portfolio. It was developed for companies that are evaluating ways to optimize their network bandwidth usage and that may benefit from deploying WAN optimization in a more broad-based way throughout their network. It is based on ongoing IDC research and analysis, as well as in-depth discussions with two Cisco customers that have implemented router-integrated WAN optimization offerings. The paper describes the benefits these customers realized by implementing Cisco WAAS, including the ability to gain improved utilization and cost savings through WAN optimization, along with the benefits of streamlined feature and device management of integrating with the Cisco network.