ANALYST BRIEF - Vendor market share positions shuffled once again in 1Q09: With Cisco down 30%, Riverbed down 10%, and Blue Coat holding steady, Blue Coat is back on top with 30% revenue market share. This market has essentially become a 3-horse race, with the top 3 vendors capturing roughly 3/4 of the overall market.
Posted: July 1, 2009 | Published: May 29, 2009


Topics:  Leadership | Market Research | Market Trends | Vendor Selection | Vendors | WAN | WAN Hardware

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Read this brief paper to see common myths about Direct-to-Net dispelled.
Posted: July 1, 2009 | Published: December 28, 2007


Topics:  Data Center Management | Internet Access | Network Security | Proxy Server Hardware | Proxy Server Software | Security Policies | WAN

PRODUCT LITERATURE - This white paper outlines the basic obstacles enterprise business' face having remote employees. More specifically, it provides a problem - solution approach to WAN latency and bandwith hungry application issues that disrupt profitability.
Posted: July 1, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2006


Topics:  Bandwidth Management | LAN | Network Performance | WAN | WAN Hardware | WAN Switching

PRODUCT LITERATURE - How can server consolidation, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), moving applications to a web-based interface, and video and TelePresence collaboration projects all be supported at a reasonable cost? Check out this report to see how application acceleration is the answer.
Posted: June 29, 2009 | Published: January 8, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Bandwidth Management | Budgeting | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | WAN

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Check out this brief paper to see how Blue Coat Systems provides an end-to-end solution based on MACH5 technology to improve the listening and viewing experience of an end user consuming streaming audio and video online.
Posted: June 29, 2009 | Published: December 15, 2008


Topics:  Bandwidth Management | Data Centers | Streaming Media Services | Streaming Video Software | User Experience | Videoconferencing Systems | WAN | WAN Hardware

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Check out this performance brief to learn how together, Blue Coat ProxySG and Microsoft App-V reduce the cost and complexity of managing desktop applications by optimizing virtual application delivery over the WAN while avoiding costly bandwidth upgrades.
Posted: June 29, 2009 | Published: June 29, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Bandwidth Management | Proxy Server Software | Software Virtualization | WAN

BOOK - Most WANs see so much traffic these days that it's not just a matter of speeding things up. You also need comprehensive applications and user control before you can contain costs, enhance business productivity, and respond quickly to changing business requirements. Read this booklet to learn more about WAN optimization.
Posted: June 29, 2009 | Published: June 29, 2009


Topics:  Application Integration | Application Performance Management | Application Security | Network Applications Software | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Performance | Network Security | WAN

WHITE PAPER - The goal of this white paper is to discuss the role of caching, describe in detail how object caching and byte caching works, and show how these caching technologies work together to deliver true performance differentiation.
Posted: June 29, 2009 | Published: December 17, 2007


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Bandwidth Management | Caching | Data Quality | Data Storage | Proxy Server Hardware | Proxy Server Software | WAN

ANALYST REPORT - Check out this brief analyst report to learn how a comprehensive up-the-stack approach supports today's mission-critical enterprise networks and provides reliable, rapid response times for network-centric business practices and applications on a 24/7 basis.
Posted: June 26, 2009 | Published: April 29, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | Content Delivery | Enterprise Systems | Network Management | Network Performance | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This paper reviews the best of the newest achievements in VSAT performance and utility and shows how these solutions could become part of the mainstream of corporate network deployment and an integral portion of commercial (and competitive) service provider offerings.
Posted: June 26, 2009 | Published: December 30, 2008


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Applications Management | Caching | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Systems | Network Management | Network Performance | Satellite Communications Systems | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This document is intended to aid IT administrators and other stakeholders responsible for managing distributed SharePoint deployments, in planning and implementing a comprehensive, reliable and efficient replication strategy to optimize collaboration and increase productivity.
Posted: June 11, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Data Mirroring | Data Replication | Distributed Computing | Distributed Data Management | Information Management | Storage Management | Storage Replication | WAN

WEBCAST - Join Mark Urban, Director of Product Marketing for Application and Visibility, for a quick look at acceleration, what are the issues driving the need for WAN Optimization and Acceleration, and how Blue Coat fits in.
Posted: June 3, 2009 | Premiered: June 3, 2009


Topics:  Bandwidth Management | Network Management | Network Performance | Server Accelerators | SSL | Unified Messaging | WAN

DATA SHEET - Blue Coat ProxyClient helps deliver a headquarters work experience to all employees wherever they are. With ProxyClient, you can define which applications to accelerate and which to block based on security and bandwidth requirements.
Posted: May 15, 2009 | Published: May 14, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Remote Access Protocols | Remote Access Security | Remote Access Software | Remote Network Management | Remote Office Connectivity | Remote Offices | WAN

DATA SHEET - Critical applications need to move at the speed of business. Blue Coat PacketShaper provides WAN Optimization functionality through a series of modules-- monitoring, shaping and compression. Check out this data sheet for more details.
Posted: April 20, 2009 | Published: April 17, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Network Capacity | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | QOS | WAN | WAN Hardware

WHITE PAPER - This paper summarizes in question and answer format the many critical factors pertaining to VoIP's viability, regardless of which vendor's IP-PBX system is deployed across the distributed enterprise.
Posted: April 20, 2009 | Published: December 2, 2008


Topics:  Network Convergence | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Traffic Management | Voice Quality | VoIP | WAN | WAN Hardware