Re: Wan acceleration

2009-11-19 Thread Andrey Gordon
I don't have much to add to already said, other than, when I looked at Cisco vs. Riverbed vs. BlueCoat - Riverbed came out as a winner for a few major reasons. Can't recall all of them anymore, but the one I think still stands today is that Cisco and BlueCoat optimize protocols and, I believe, main

Re: Wan acceleration

2009-11-19 Thread Ricardo Canepa
I use WAN acceleration appliances to optimize traffic over satellite links. Initially we used Blue Coats but due to some issues they have, or had, with satellite links we replaced them with Riverbeds and now we have over 100 of them deployed. The Riverbed units have done a much better job and if t

Re: Wan acceleration

2009-11-19 Thread Ernest McCaleb
I would certainly look at Riverbed. In my experience they make a product that is just sensational. I could really go on and on about their product but I'd come off sounding like an advertisement. Juniper's WX is a good product also and worth a look. In my experience people tend to go with the WA

RE: Wan acceleration

2009-11-19 Thread Jacob Maynard
May want to look into Citrix WanScaler. I wouldn't personally be the most knowledgeable on the product, but I can put you in touch with someone who is if you would like. Thanks, Jacob Maynard Mobile 954-560-8729 Office 954-689-1319 (ext: 24319) Sr. Escalation Engineer . Escalation, Americas Ne