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In TheInfoPro’s just-completed Networking study, WAN optimization hardware and software rose to the rank of number three (from the rank of number five it held in the prior two studies) on the Data Networking Infrastructure Technology Heat, which gauges the immediacy of user needs and planned spending for each networking technology in the coming budget cycle.

This reflects the ongoing reliance of enterprises on a cost-containment strategy that seeks to meet growing bandwidth requirements by making more efficient use of existing WAN bandwidth rather than adding costly WAN capacity. The continued success of this technology shows how vendors have been able to make a compelling business case for WAN optimization hardware and software with a fairly short ROI, typically of less than 12 months.

Also noteworthy is the fact that pure-play WAN optimization vendor Riverbed overtook longtime market leader Cisco as the lead vendor in plan, i.e., among all respondents (in both large and midsize enterprises) intending new investments in the technology in the coming budget cycle.

Heat Index: WAN Optimization

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25 November 2009 | IT Business Edge | Original Article

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18 November 2009 – Anders Lofgren, Chief Research Officer – Recently we released a new report (see press release – http://www.theinfopro.com/2009/11/tippr-7180/#more-1064 ) focusing on key budget and financial issues facing organizations in 2010. …

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