If the heavy use of streaming video, Web apps, or large documents are clogging your WAN pipe and degrading application performance, network appliances can help you manage the situation. Traditional bandwidth allocation appliances help ensure that critical applications get bandwidth priority. Newer appliances offer rules you can set for video. Juniper WXC 500 and 250: These bandwidth allocation devices can help an enterprise deal with video and applications that are taxing WAN bandwidth. With 40GB to 3-terabyte hard drives, they also store pieces of frequently revised large files so that only the changes travel over the WAN. Cisco WAE appliances: These WAE modules and appliances are part of Cisco’s WAN optimization solution that monitors and manages how bandwidth is used by different applications and video. Cisco Application and Content Networking System software for these appliances and add-on modules for Cisco Integrated Services Routers will add functionality specifically for video, including compression, caching and other tricks to reduce the flow of video-related data over the WAN. Blue Coat SG appliances: Can make video rules easy to apply, based on your preferences. For example, you may want to block specific sites or parts of sites, at specific times, or simply slow down streaming video when the WAN pipe becomes clogged. Uses caching, compression and intelligent handling of the video stream to reduce the amount of video-related traffic on the WAN. Related content feature Key IT initiatives reshape the CIO agenda While cloud, cybersecurity, and analytics remain top of mind for IT leaders, a shift toward delivering business value is altering how CIOs approach key priorities, pushing transformative projects to the next phase. By Mary Pratt May 30, 2023 10 mins IT Strategy IT Leadership opinion Managing IT right starts with rightsizing IT for value While there are few universals when it comes to saying unambiguously what ‘managing IT right’ looks like, knowing how to navigate the limitless possibilities of IT is surely one. By Thornton May May 30, 2023 6 mins Digital Transformation IT Strategy IT Leadership brandpost Designing the campus of the future starts with high-quality 10Gbps connectivity By Huawei May 30, 2023 4 mins Network Architect Networking Devices Networking feature Red Hat embraces hybrid cloud for internal IT The maker of OpenShift has leveraged its own open container offering to migrate business-critical apps to AWS as part of a strategy to move beyond facilitating hybrid cloud for others and capitalize on the model for itself. By Paula Rooney May 29, 2023 5 mins CIO 100 Technology Industry Hybrid Cloud Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe