WAN Optimization and Application Acceleration
Jointly-validated and supported by leading applications vendors, Cisco WAAS is a cloud-ready and Citrix-ready solution with flexible deployment options: physical appliance, virtual appliance, router-integrated service module, or router-integrated Cisco IOS Software.
Fundamentals of Application Performance
Learn how Cisco WAAS can boost application performance with ease and scale. (4:34 min)
Improving Application Performance
SoftwareOne sees 300 percent improvement with Citrix XenApp products using Cisco WAAS.
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Cisco WAAS Software
- Transparent and standards-based secure application delivery
- LAN-like application performance with application-specific protocol acceleration
- IT agility through reduction of branch and data center footprint
- Enterprise-wide deployment scalability and design flexibility
- Enhanced end-user experience
- Pharmaceutical Services Company Accelerates Virtual Desktops (PDF - 309 KB)
Quintiles relies on Cisco Wide Area Application Services to optimize performance of desktop virtualization infrastructure
- WAAS Technology as a Virtual Appliance
Migrate Business Applications to the Cloud with Confidence
- WAN Optimization on Demand
Increase IT agility with Cisco WAAS for the Cisco SRE module of Cisco ISRs.
- WAAS ROI Calculator
Calculate the Cisco WAAS return on investment (ROI) for your environment.
- WAAS Wins WAN Opt Market Leader Award (PDF - 6.5 MB)
Voted by IT professionals, Cisco leads all six categories; see the results.
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Fundamentals of Application Performance
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WAN Optimization on Demand
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