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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
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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
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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... Guide
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Check up on networking services for your clients
Use these easy-to-scan checklists to get a valuable overview of key networking topics in the minimum amount of time. Channel Checklist
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Tutorial: Offering WAN optimization services
WAN optimization appliances help corporations improve WAN performance and provide consultative sales opportunities for resellers. Learn the benefits of WAN optimization, how it works and how to choose the right appliance for your customer's specific ... Tutorial
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Getting the most from your WAN
A Forrester analyst offers advice on WAN optimization and application acceleration, including best practices for evaluating network upgrades. Executive Briefing
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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 | 06 Jun 2011
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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 | 09 Sep 2010
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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 | 21 Oct 2009
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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 po... Article | 30 Sep 2009
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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 crea... Article | 16 Sep 2009
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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-... Article | 02 Sep 2009
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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 | 27 Aug 2009
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What recession? Bandwidth upgrades, MPLS, Ethernet migration continue
Despite the soft economy, Forrester Research has found that enterprises are still looking to upgrade their WAN bandwidth. Also, enterprises are still migrating from frame relay and private lines to MPLS IP VPNs and site-to-site Ethernet technology. Article | 19 Aug 2009
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Selling affordable VPN, branch networking in tough economy with Aruba
In a tough economy, having a range of technologies to meet VPN and branch office networking needs can help a channel partner close a much-needed deal. Aruba Networks is ramping up its channel's ability to sell its Virtual Branch Network products with... Article | 12 Aug 2009
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How to unify a network when the company keeps expanding and the WAN doesn't work
Navigant Consulting had to build a unified communications net from scratch --- while the company kept acquiring other businesses and a telco let the project team down. Article | 19 Jan 2007
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WAN management services for UC: Opportunities for MSPs and VARs
MSPs and VARs can find opportunities in offering WAN management services to support UC and collaboration applications. Tip
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The right WAN optimization tool for your line card
Carefully chosen WAN optimization tools can make all the difference for your client's network. This tip teaches you how to to select the right products and promote healthy relationships with vendors to optimize your customer's WAN. Learn how to train... Tip
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Understanding transport protocol limitations
WAN optimization is increasingly important for VARs, resellers and consultants to understand. Learn how to identify transport protocol bottlenecks as a first step toward WAN optimization that meets a customer's stated business objectives. Tip
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Virtualize WAN for cheap, permanent remote access to customers' sites
Establishing a permanent remote connection to a customer's site with a virtualized WAN can save a value-added reseller and their customer money, as well as make the job easier. A permanent connection may be used for passing management protocols, as w... Tip
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PBX to VoIP strategies -- The WAN factor
Migrating a PBX system to VoIP over multiple sites can be difficult, especially when using WAN to support it. Systems integrators and value-added resellers (VARs) rolling out VoIP will find strategies that will keep their customers happy as well as a... Tip
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Designing a WAN infrastructure
The wide area network is the single biggest contributor to a corporate network's cost of ownership. Therefore, this is the area where the cost-versus-performance tradeoff is most pronounced and most critical. This tip explores the various alternative... Tip
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 po... Article
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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 crea... Article
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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-... Article
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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
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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... Guide
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About Wide Area Networks (WANs)
These tips on wide area networks (WANs) will help networking service providers learn how to design a WAN infrastructure for business networks. Value-added resellers and consultants will learn how to choose a WAN optimization tool and how to virtualize a WAN for remote access to customers' sites. Also learn about the role of the WAN in PBX to VoIP migrations, the WAN optimization market and how to help customers get the most from their wide area network.