WAN optimization and WAFS platforms

Learning Guides:Backup Buying Guide

WAN optimization and WAFS platforms

Maintaining servers and applications at remote locations is often problematic, and remote office backups are frequent problem areas for non-IT staff. Now that you've reviewed the essential issues involved in any backup acquisition, this guide focuses on specific considerations for WAFS and WAN optimization products.

WAN-WAFS platform purchase considerations:

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  • How to purchase WAN and WAFS optimization products

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    Buying Guide -  Instead of maintaining ad hoc IT infrastructures at each remote office, consolidation moves the IT resources back to a main data center, allowing centralized applications and data to be accessed remotely across a WAN link. WAFS is a key technology for...

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