Application Delivery: Empowering the Enterprise with Integrated Security & WAN Optimization Tools

As more applications and traffic are handled by IP networks, organizations need to deploy technology to ensure performance to a diverse set of distributed end users. However, performance is only one issue that affects the end-user experience. As IP networks serve as the crux of many organizations, both visibility (into network traffic and performance issues) and security (to repel and prevent IP-based threats) are also critical to delivering a consistent and reliable end user experience across a network.

In this executive brief from IDC, you'll discover:

• Why application delivery is a critical function of the network
• The benefits of application delivery tools
• How to protect the web
• The benefits of integrating web security and application delivery
• Things to consider before implementing a WAN application delivery solution