+2 -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Derrenbacker, L. Jonathan < [email protected]> wrote: > I tested all of the major wan optimizers about 2 years ago including > Riverbed Steelheads, Cisco WAAS, and the Citrix product. > > The end result is the Riverbed blew everyone out of the water. It wasn’t > even close. > > I initially thought the Citrix product would be best since at the time all > wan users used citrix for 100% of their work, but what I found after > installing demo units is the ICA protocol was apparently not being > optimizedto the degree I > had anticipated. I worked with engineers of the product who explained how > the ICA optimization worked which after understanding it I wasn’t too > impressed. The users notice no real difference. > > When I put the steelheads in, the performance increase was so great I > actually eventually pulled everyone at all remote sites off of citrix with > the exception of 2 database apps that still have to go through citrix > because they’re too chatty. I average a 7x bandwidth increase with the > steelheads with their compression. IMO, they might cost a lot more, but > are worth every penny. > > Jon > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
