Exinda Networks: Reclaiming bandwidth for business-critical applications

Beyond the cost of employees not doing their work, recreational internet applications drive enormous volumes of traffic over organisations' internet links.

This high volume of traffic increases communication and network operating costs by forcing organisations to upgrade their bandwidth and invest in high capacity WAN.

Recreational internet traffic also increases congestion and competes with legitimate business applications for available bandwidth, creating delays, frustration and lost productivity when employees need to access business applications on the network.

This Exinda white paper will discuss strategies for controlling a broad range of recreational internet traffic such as instant messaging, P2P file downloads and social networking activities that can significantly slow business applications and impact employee productivity.

By implementing a solution to effectively detect, classify and control recreational traffic, including encrypted P2P traffic designed to slip past corporate firewalls, organisations can improve employee productivity, accelerate application response times, reclaim bandwidth for business-critical applications and defer costly bandwidth upgrades.

Contents:
- Most Common Types of Recreational Internet Traffic
- Lack of Network Visibility: A Major Issue
- WAN Optimisation Solutions Deliver Enhanced Visibility