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Networking

What is Networking?

Optimizing your network to enhance access to critical applications has become a priority for organizations as they build redundancy into their internal networks and centralize applications within their data center. Critical applications running on multiple servers can improve performance by intelligently balancing traffic between the servers while maintaining resiliency within the network.

Application delivery solutions enable organizations to simplify management of applications at remote sites by hosting critical applications within their main data center and optimizing their wide area network (WAN) to reduce the latency of applications to their remote sites.

Redundancy, also known as resiliency, in a network provides a maximum level of network uptime. Redundant networks help to ensure high availability of critical applications to employees, partners and customers through an optimized network design.

How Will Networking Solutions Benefit My Organization?

Employing network optimization solutions can help:

Reduce application latency to remote end-users
Create multiple pathways to ensure application availability
Centralize the network environment
Decrease operating and management costs
Maximize bandwidth utilization
Postpone the need to upgrade WAN bandwidth
Improve disaster recovery position by speeding backup and data replication over the WAN

How Can I Help My Organization Embrace Networking Solutions?

When implementing networking solutions, it is important to:

Identify which applications are critical
Prioritize applications requiring instant access
Determine which applications experience excessive latency issues
Investigate which applications are accessed multiple times throughout the day, causing duplicate traffic

What Comprises a Networking Solution?

Effective network solutions include the following components:

Network Health Check	Before mapping out a strategy, it's critical to assess the types of traffic on your network, how it is being accessed and routed, and where bottlenecks appear. A comprehensive network assessment can be conducted with in‑house staff or through a third‑party provider.
Network Components	Network components such as routers, switches, and chassis should include multiple points through which data can travel the network to users. Key components should be hot‑swappable and redundant, and include modular software management support and upgrade paths.
WAN Accelerator	Using data deduplication algorithms, traffic prioritization and TCP protocols can deliver LAN‑like performance over the WAN. WAN accelerators also reduce chatty application traffic, reducing the latency of bandwidth‑intensive traffic.
Load Balancing Software	Load balancing software intelligently prioritizes and accelerates the delivery of critical applications hosted on multiple servers. It monitors and distributes traffic on the network based upon defined prioritization of the type of data, the IP address, and the destination.
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)	Offload server processing of Web‑based applications from Web servers. ADC’s often include load balancing software as well as other features such as content manipulation, advanced routing capabilities, and system health monitoring.
Voice and Data Services	Application delivery solutions can reduce or eliminate the need for bandwidth upgrades, and offer an opportunity to re‑evaluate your existing voice and data needs and telecommunications agreements for additional cost savings.

Getting Started with Networking

Your CDW·G Account Manager and certified Solution Architects are ready to assist you with every phase of choosing and leveraging the right solution for your IT environment. Our approach includes:

An initial discovery session to understand your goals, requirements, and budget
An assessment review of your existing environment and definition of project requirements
Detailed vendor evaluations, recommendations, future design and proof of concept
Procurement, configuration, and deployment of the final solution
Ongoing product lifecycle support