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Blue Coat

Overview: Blue Coat Systems offers an Application Delivery Network infrastructure that optimizes and secures the flow of information to any user, on any network, anywhere.

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Research offered by Blue Coat

A Network Assessment: All Will Be Revealed by Blue Coat December 30, 2008 - View this webcast to learn how to treat your network as a business asset and get more out of your network. This webcast highlights a solution to increase visibility and network assessment which will help contain costs.

  view A Network Assessment: All Will Be Revealed research abstract

A Technical Review of Caching Technologies by Blue Coat December 17, 2007 - The goal of this white paper is to discuss the role of caching, describe in detail how object caching and byte caching works, and show how these caching technologies work together to deliver true performance differentiation.

  view A Technical Review of Caching Technologies research abstract

Application Acceleration for Satellite-Based Enterprise Services by Blue Coat December 30, 2008 - This paper reviews the best of the newest achievements in VSAT performance and utility and shows how these solutions could become part of the mainstream of corporate network deployment and an integral portion of commercial (and competitive) service provider offerings.

  view Application Acceleration for Satellite-Based Enterprise Services research abstract

Application Performance Brief: Microsoft App-V by Blue Coat June 29, 2009 - Check out this performance brief to learn how together, Blue Coat ProxySG and Microsoft App-V reduce the cost and complexity of managing desktop applications by optimizing virtual application delivery over the WAN while avoiding costly bandwidth upgrades.

  view Application Performance Brief: Microsoft App-V research abstract

Application Performance Brief: Oracle Applications by Blue Coat January 2007 - Oracle Applications are a collection of enterprise business applications, including ERP, SCM, and CRM applications, all utilizing Oracle's core relational database management system technologies.

  view Application Performance Brief: Oracle Applications research abstract

Blue Coat and VMware by Blue Coat December 26, 2008 - Check out this solution brief to see how the joint Blue Coat and VMware solution enables IT organizations to consolidate servers and perform disaster recovery operations in real-time, without the risk of performance degradation due to latency or limited bandwidth.

  view Blue Coat and VMware research abstract

Blue Coat WebFilter by Blue Coat December 31, 2008 - Review this brief data sheet to learn how WebFilter helps prevent Internet attacks from spyware, phishing, peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic, viral content and more. WebFilter also includes Dynamic Real-Time Rating (DRTR), a patented technology that can instantly categorize Web sites when a user attempts to access them.

  view Blue Coat WebFilter research abstract

Blue Coat: The Technology Leader in Application Delivery Networking by Blue Coat June 17, 2009 - Check out this comprehensive microsite to view white papers, videos, press releases, case studies, and webcasts highlighting Blue Coat's application delivery networking solutions.

  view Blue Coat: The Technology Leader in Application Delivery Networking research abstract

BT Embraces Web 2.0 with Blue Coat Systems by Blue Coat December 02, 2008 - Read this case study to learn how BT selected Blue Coat ProxySG for its flexibility in combining user and application visibility, with extremely granular levels of security and control, to enforce rules that allowed undisruptive use of recreational applications and safe access to sites previously considered off-limits, such as MySpace.

  view BT Embraces Web 2.0 with Blue Coat Systems research abstract

Customer Success Story: Charlotte County Public Schools Optimize WAN Performance with Blue Coat by Blue Coat July 09, 2009 - Watch this webcast to learn about the challenges and successes of Chris Bress, Director of Learning Through Technology for a public school system in Florida, which serves 17,000 students.

  view Customer Success Story: Charlotte County Public Schools Optimize WAN Performance with Blue Coat research abstract

Data-Centric Security for Enterprise WANs by Blue Coat May 15, 2009 - Every business needs to protect valuable data, whether to comply with industry regulations or to guard intellectual capital. It's all too easy for users to leak this data to outside parties, either accidentally or with malicious intent. Read this whitepaper to learn how secure Web gateways and DLP systems can be integrated to keep your data safe.

  view Data-Centric Security for Enterprise WANs research abstract

Enhanced Caching of Static Flash Video: Smoothing Popularity Based Traffic Bursts by Blue Coat October 22, 2009 - The proliferation of user-generated content and video sharing sites has made for a constant source of new material. However, the bandwidth demands of such media often congest WAN links. One approach is to just block flash video. This technical brief presents an alternate approach that can allow video and business critical applications to co-exist.

  view Enhanced Caching of Static Flash Video: Smoothing Popularity Based Traffic Bursts research abstract

Forrester: The Evolution of The Enterprise Network by Blue Coat June 29, 2009 - Businesses are turning to IT to drive down operating expenses as well as ratchet up productivity and efficiency to drive a more effective, leaner business in 2009 and beyond. IT needs to help save the business while remaining responsive, reliable, and agile, all using less investment than was previously available. Read on to learn more.

  view Forrester: The Evolution of The Enterprise Network research abstract

Hidden Dangers in the Mobile Worker Jungle by Blue Coat March 2008 - This white paper, offers a number of scalable solutions that are easy for IT to install and maintain, while providing a reliable, faster, and more secure experience for all of the company's mobile and remote workers.

  view Hidden Dangers in the Mobile Worker Jungle research abstract

Is Your Network Ready for VoIP? by Blue Coat December 02, 2008 - This paper summarizes in question and answer format the many critical factors pertaining to VoIP's viability, regardless of which vendor's IP-PBX system is deployed across the distributed enterprise.

  view Is Your Network Ready for VoIP? research abstract

Leveraging WAN Application Delivery Solutions to Accelerate and Secure Your Software-as-a-Service Capabilities by Blue Coat March 2008 - This whitepaper examines the business implications of the SaaS movement, the escalating performance and security expectations, and how a growing number of companies are safeguarding and accelerating these ondemand applications with proxy-based wide-area network (WAN) application delivery solutions.

  view Leveraging WAN Application Delivery Solutions to Accelerate and Secure Your Software-as-a-Service Capabilities research abstract

Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2008 by Blue Coat September 11, 2008 - Secure Web gateway solutions protect Web-surfing PCs from infection and enforce company policies. Incumbant providers have been slow to respond to changing demands, while new vendors are struggling to get the right product mix and prove their mettle in the demanding enterprise market.

  view Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2008 research abstract

Managed Services Delivery: From Packets to Applications by Blue Coat April 29, 2009 - Check out this brief analyst report to learn how a comprehensive up-the-stack approach supports today's mission-critical enterprise networks and provides reliable, rapid response times for network-centric business practices and applications on a 24/7 basis.

  view Managed Services Delivery: From Packets to Applications research abstract

Managing the WAN to Optimize Business by Blue Coat July 01, 2007 - Bandwidth management is a common technique employed by IT organizations to improve quality of service over the WAN by assigning guaranteed levels of bandwidth and prioritizing traffic to improve application performance. To be effective, bandwidth management must be perfectly aligned with business policies and priorities. Read on to learn more.

  view Managing the WAN to Optimize Business research abstract

Maximizing Financial Benefits: Evolving WAN Optimization To Application Delivery by Blue Coat July 09, 2009 - This webcast discusses how WAN optimization technology is still relevant and produces cost savings for organizations despite an evolving IT environment.

  view Maximizing Financial Benefits: Evolving WAN Optimization To Application Delivery research abstract

Open, Manage, and Accelerate SSL Encrypted Applications by Blue Coat September 01, 2007 - Enterprise users and their data have never been further apart. Business pressures that keep employees out of headquarters and close to customers and partners have met head-on with other drivers that are bringing far flung servers back to the datacenter.

  view Open, Manage, and Accelerate SSL Encrypted Applications research abstract

Optimize Application Performance and Security by Blue Coat May 14, 2009 - Blue Coat ProxyClient helps deliver a headquarters work experience to all employees wherever they are. With ProxyClient, you can define which applications to accelerate and which to block based on security and bandwidth requirements.

  view Optimize Application Performance and Security research abstract

Optimize Performance of Datacenter to Datacenter Traffic by Blue Coat July 01, 2009 - Traffic between datacenters is growing at an accelerating rate. As throughput expands, the rate at which costs increase rises as well. A WAN optimization solution can help get backups and database synchronizations completed on time - without hurting VoIP or internet backhaul. Read on to learn more.

  view Optimize Performance of Datacenter to Datacenter Traffic research abstract

Optimizing Managed Service Delivery With Secure Application Acceleration by Blue Coat December 30, 2008 - This whitepaper will examine the trends and challenges associated with web-based services and MSPs, and will identify the best way to optimize network and application performance and security. We will look at today's best practices and examine how Blue Coat Systems is addressing requirements with an integrated solution.

  view Optimizing Managed Service Delivery With Secure Application Acceleration research abstract

Practical Strategies to Accelerate Business Applications across the WAN by Blue Coat April 2006 - As more IT professionals are turning to application & server consolidation, costs and the importance of performance is growing. This white paper takes a look at acceleration technologies - the challenges, benefits, and techniques of this alternative.

  view Practical Strategies to Accelerate Business Applications across the WAN research abstract

Protection in Numbers with the WebPulse Community Watch Cloud Service by Blue Coat May 14, 2009 - Web malware has changed the playing field making traditional URL filtering and anti-virus solutions with daily updates less effective. Learn why and what you should change in this valuable webinar.

  view Protection in Numbers with the WebPulse Community Watch Cloud Service research abstract

Regaining Control of the Corporate Network to Ensure Business Processes by Blue Coat April 16, 2009 - Blue Coat Systems CEO Brian NeSmith discusses how the ADN brings together Application Performance Monitoring, WAN Optimization and Secure Web Gateway technologies to deliver the visibility, acceleration, and security that enables enterprises to align network resources with business goals.

  view Regaining Control of the Corporate Network to Ensure Business Processes research abstract

Rich Media On Steroids: Pumping up network capacity 1000x by Blue Coat July 09, 2009 - Check out this webcast, which explains the uses of video in today's enterprise, discusses video delivery acceleration, reviews actual case studies, and offers resources for more information.

  view Rich Media On Steroids: Pumping up network capacity 1000x research abstract

Security and WAN optimization: Getting the best of both worlds by Blue Coat October 07, 2009 - As the number of people working outside primary office locations increases, the challenges surrounding security and optimization are becoming more prevalent. This E-Guide details how to maximize the potential of the Wide Area Network while keeping out security threats at all locations.

  view Security and WAN optimization: Getting the best of both worlds research abstract

Solution Brief: Building MPLS+ Managed Services by Blue Coat June 01, 2009 - Read this paper to read about the breadth of technologies Blue Coat offers in a single platform that enable service providers to differentiate their MLPS solution.

  view Solution Brief: Building MPLS+ Managed Services research abstract

Streaming Media by Blue Coat December 15, 2008 - Check out this brief paper to see how Blue Coat Systems provides
an end-to-end solution based on MACH5 technology to improve the listening and viewing experience of an end user consuming streaming audio and video online.

  view Streaming Media research abstract

TechTalk: Stop Malware at the Web Gateway by Blue Coat March 24, 2009 - Safeguarding your data from malware and other Web threats takes a layered approach. In this TechTalk webinar Blue Coat Technical Marketing Engineers will lead a discussion on how the Blue Coat ProxyAV works with the ProxySG to create a community-watch based security.

  view TechTalk: Stop Malware at the Web Gateway research abstract

The Alarming Shift in Cybercrime: How Organized Attacks Now Target Your Wallet by Blue Coat July 2008 - This paper will examine the shift in the nature of cybercrimes, how the thieves target their victims, and what can be done to prevent them.

  view The Alarming Shift in Cybercrime: How Organized Attacks Now Target Your Wallet research abstract

The Key to Optimizing VoIP Deployments by Blue Coat December 02, 2008 - To optimize VoIP deployments, Blue Coat is driving a new generation of solutions designed to accelerate converged IP voice and data networks. With Blue Coat's Application Delivery Network (ADN), IT can deploy comprehensive application visibility, security and acceleration technologies to deliver the highest quality VoIP transactions possible.

  view The Key to Optimizing VoIP Deployments research abstract

The Unified Remote Access Approach by Blue Coat May 01, 2007 - Traditional VPN technologies have been pushed beyond the scope of their original design, forcing IT organizations to accept the high cost and complexity of add-ons, extenders, multiple consoles, and thick client software administration. This white paper provides an analysis of existing IPSec and SSL VPN, followed by an overview of Blue Coat RA.

  view The Unified Remote Access Approach research abstract

Using SLAs to Gain a Competitive Advantage by Blue Coat December 28, 2008 - This whitepaper will discuss these managed service trends and challenges, and will identify the steps to success to meet customers. Escalating application and security requirements.

  view Using SLAs to Gain a Competitive Advantage research abstract

Voice, Video and Data Convergence: A best-practice approach for transitioning your network infrastructure by Blue Coat December 02, 2008 - Enterprises everywhere want to quickly prepare their IT infrastructure to take full advantage of convergence. Is your company one of them? If so, you need a strategy that helps you quickly achieve benefits, with minimal investment and impact to your business processes. This white paper is a great place to start.

  view Voice, Video and Data Convergence: A best-practice approach for transitioning your network infrastructure research abstract

WAN Optimization for Dummies by Blue Coat June 29, 2009 - Most WANs see so much traffic these days that it's not just a matter of speeding things up. You also need comprehensive applications and user control before you can contain costs, enhance business productivity, and respond quickly to changing business requirements. Read this booklet to learn more about WAN optimization.

  view WAN Optimization for Dummies research abstract



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