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IBM Aspera dramatically shortens bulk data transfers, but often at the expense of other enterprise challenges. Excess data is sent across the wide area network (WAN), delaying file delivery and increasing WAN costs. The performance of other applications sharing the network frequently suffer. Customer testing shows that Silver Peak shortens bulk data transfers by 75 percent and more and eliminates about 50 percent of IBM Aspera from the WAN. With Silver Peak, organizations can use virtually any standard data transfer tool and match the performance expected from IBM Aspera while improving every other application and cloud service on their network.

This brief explains the performance challenges over distance faced by Common Internet Filing System / Server Message Block  (CIFS/SMB), the file sharing protocol used by Microsoft Windows. Included are performance results from customer deployment and details as to how Silver Peak data acceleration solves those challenges. 

IBM Notes and Domino (formerly Lotus Notes and Domino) are client and server components, respectively, to the popular business collaboration system.

Citrix XenDesktop is a popular way of virtualizing desktops. Across the wide area network (WAN), XenDesktop performance may become unpredictable. Screen refreshes may take too long and mouse movements may become erratic due to increased latency and jitter of the WAN – problems that are only exacerbated when other applications share the WAN connection. The WAN’s limited bandwidth is also a challenge when XenDesktop activities move large amounts of data, such as file transfers and print jobs.