Satisfying network demands

As companies grow, their networks become more complicated, thanks to additional sites, users and applications. As a result, performance can slow, which often leads to adding extra bandwidth. But before going this expensive route, analyze how your current bandwidth is being used and whether the infrastructure is properly designed for its purpose. Once you have an accurate picture of your network architecture, understand the applications and platforms deployed on the network. Then it's time to consider more effective network management and traffic monitoring tools, which can help manage heavy volumes of web-based traffic and latency-sensitive applications such as VoIP. In some cases, IT departments can improve things by using already-existing network monitoring and analysis features to learn more about traffic at the application level. Many networking vendors, like Cisco, Juniper Networks and router vendor Huawei, have analysis and monitoring tools, which can offer a significant return on investment.

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