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  • Why Metro Ethernet services matter to VARs

    Selling Metro Ethernet services was once a play for telecom service providers, but now VARs are offering the technology to diversify WAN and disaster recovery options.Feature

  • Should you offer managed VPN services?

    Enterprises are turning to systems integrators for managed VPN services to ensure bandwidth optimization for improved application performance.Feature | Mon Jun 06 00:00:00 EDT 2011

  • Offering managed WAN services: A case study

    One VAR offers retail clients managed WAN services that include high-performance nationwide networks, VPN, PCI compliance and hosted cloud security.Case Study

  • One city goes mesh wireless on a private fiber optic ring network

    Replacing its WAN with a private fiber optic ring network, the city of Alexandria, La, laid the foundation for a Wi-Fi-based wireless mesh network and improved its security and compliance posture.Article | Thu Sep 09 00:00:00 EDT 2010

  • Cisco's next-gen ISR branch office routers deliver video, horsepower

    Cisco's next-generation integrated services routers (ISRs) offer more service capacity, faster WAN speeds and branch office video capabilities.Article | Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2009

  • Telecom expense management services cut costs, boost WAN efficiency

    Manual management of telecom expenses is too old school. Network engineers tasked with managing their wide-area networks more efficiently and at lower cost should consider telecom expense management software and services. Savings of 10% to 30% are possible within the first year.Article | Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2009

  • SAN replication trends a plus for cloud computing, but shifts burden to WAN managers

    Storage admins are giving up their dedicated network links for SAN replication, which means more work for the network engineer managing production wide-area networks. This consolidation reduces complexity and enables cloud computing, but it also creates some headaches.Article | Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2009

  • Private fiber optic WAN backbone connects Michigan's universities

    Merit Network, a nonprofit regional wide-area network (WAN) that connects Michigan's major universities to one another and the rest of the world, made a major upgrade about five years ago from a carrier-based circuit network to a private, facilities-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet fiber optic network.Article | Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 EDT 2009

  • Channel partners have many WAN optimization vendors to choose from

    Cisco Systems isn't the only game in town for WAN optimization solutions. There are several viable independent vendors on the market that channel partners should consider.Article | Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 2009

  • A guide to selling managed WAN services

    WAN services offerings provide a revenue opportunity for MSPs and VARs as more companies seek reliable service to branch offices while fighting staff shortages and reduced budgets. In this guide to WAN services for the channel, you'll learn about the drivers for this opportunity; you'll also find out how to offer the right blend of WAN services, how to prove your qualifications, and what sales pitch to use. Finally, drill down into our WAN optimization tutorial to get a fuller understanding of WAN optimization.Guide

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