The Next Generation of WAN Optimization – Fixing the Cracks in TCP

The recent releases of Google’s BBR TCP and Badu Network’s WarpTCP are signaling that TCP Cubic’s days are numbered. These new congestion control algorithms dramatically increase throughput for servers and applications in comparison to the previous Linux standard Cubic. With WarpTCP integrated into our Amazon cloud WarpVM TCP optimization appliance, we have measured throughput in […]

Beyond Multi-Cloud Networking and AIOps: What Today’s Networks Really Need

Beyond Multi-Cloud Networking and AIOps: What Today’s Networks Really Need

Introduction In a recent survey cited by Forbes, senior IT professionals were asked to name their top priority. 90% responded that it was having a secure, virtualized network spanning their enterprise data centers, edge locations, cloud services and telco providers, with a single management control plane. 31% rated having this in place as critical.1  The […]

Networking’s Latest Advancements: Two Steps Forward, One Step BackThe critical issue they don’t address

Networking’s Latest Advancements: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

The critical issue they don’t address

Introduction Recent advancements such as AI-driven optimization, Multi-Cloud Networking (MCN), 5G-Advanced, and Zero Trust promise major improvements in network performance, scalability, and security. However, these new technologies are also affected by massive increases in packet delay variation (PDV), more commonly referred to as jitter, in today’s network environments.   The proliferation of ultra-low latency, high […]