Get More Out of Your Limited Resources
While the WAN supports the business by enabling remote workforces to function as
one, it simultaneously works against the business's bottom line, being notoriously
expensive and offering much less bandwidth. Whereas the Local Area Networks (LAN)
have bandwidth to spare (at least 100 MB, and often 1 GB), the WAN may have as little
as 128 KB. The same thinking that went into delivering IT to local users will not
work as you connect your remote users. With less bandwidth, and the high cost of
increasing that bandwidth, the business is forced to run applications in a constrained
environment. Expand’s technology provides businesses with virtual bandwidth, literally
delivering 4 to 10 times the bandwidth for your WAN requirements.
Compression
As the pioneer in WAN compression, Expand understands the delicate balance between
analyzing traffic for compression and causing queuing and latency by interrupting
the flows. The Expand compression technology focuses on performance; using low latency,
lossless techniques that work on all applications and consistently deliver average
bandwidth increases between 100% and 400%, with peaks well over 1,000%. Because
it’s low latency, these valuable returns can also be realized on difficult interactive
applications like Server Based Computing, Virtual Desktop Infrastructures, and VoIP.
Object and Byte-Level Caching
Because the WAN’s bandwidth is limited, how and when we use it is paramount. Expand’s
industry leading caching technologies ensure no duplicate or predictable traffic
is required to traverse the WAN. This leaves the limited network resource to work
on the business critical traffic that does. Expand’s byte-level caching techniques
involve both de-duplication techniques and predictive algorithms. When Expand finds
repetitive patterns, it completely removes
that data from the WAN creating a near-LAN like performance. Working at the byte
level insures we can work with small packet types (Like Citrix Zen and MS Terminal
Services), while the ability to recognize larger bulky objects as well exponentially
impacts user experience and WAN utilization.
Average Virtual Bandwidth Gain
Average Expected User Performance Gain
