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What 's The Real Role Of Your Network?

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A Guide to Gaining Better Visibility Into How Your Applications Are Performing Increase productivity by implementing more robust application monitoring [p. 1: Introduction] Corporate networks are facing an unprecedented number of challenges, from ensuring data security to increasing mobility across a distributed workforce. As IT manages all the components of network performance, like storage, switches, servers and firewall, there 's a need to take a deeper dive into the question: What 's the real role of your network? For most, if not all, businesses in any industry, that answer is application delivery. Without applications, an organization simply could not function in any meaningful, competitive way. That 's why a strong focus on …show more content…

With visibility comes the power to streamline IT operations. [p. 2: Applications and productivity] Driving the Business Few, if any, companies and organizations can maintain productivity without utilizing applications of some type. Even mom-and-pop retail operations likely depend on applications for employee scheduling, tax preparation, inventory tracking and other functions. As companies get larger, their application needs become exponentially more complex. Not only do applications support functions across departments, but they must be interoperable with each other to prevent repetitive input or data gaps. That makes application performance crucial for driving business performance and setting the stage for growth. It 's likely that applications will become even more critical — and more complex — as more and more business tasks are handled through them. Consider the trends that are driving app usage: · Mobility: Users are increasingly expecting applications to be available, no matter where they are in the world. For that expectation to be met, IT must have end-to-end visibility throughout the application layer to ensure that access, security, and performance are handled appropriately. · Cloud-based technologies: Although these can alleviate some support issues, cloud-based systems can also bring up some server and

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