IEAust ITEE Society and IEEE LEOS Evening Lecture:

De-mystifying WAN Optimisation

Abstract:
WAN optimisation is a new buzzword within networks. Network technology continues to receive significant attention and development over the past decade. This has evolved along with the demands of the applications and the services around it. Today the Network is the link to the information that we need for our daily activities. Not surprisingly, new technologies have also come to the market in the effort to optimise the use of the network to support all necessary applications and services. It is not only becoming increasingly important for the IT managers to consider it as core part of their network planning strategy but also very critical for the IS managers to include it in their application deployment program and application performance management (APM) plans. CSC offers Network Application Management which extends the concepts and the tools of WAN optimisation. Quite a few different WAN optimisation technologies and products are now available in the market and many new ones are emerging. As the awareness is growing in the customers’ mind together with the highly technical marketing by the suppliers, it is also becoming increasingly difficult for customers to sort the fact from fiction, to make an informed and effective choice to realise their strategy and select the right solution. The system integration/ Outsourcer Company’s role in this space can be very critical and has to be most scrupulous, they not only has to adopt a strategy that is right for the customer but also meaningful for the producers and the suppliers at the same time sustainable for itself. Network Application Management is a strategy adopted by CSC as a system integrator to deliver effective WAN optimisation technology and develop necessary Application Performance Management service spanning the entire application life cycle as appropriate for each individual customer. We shall endeavour to work thru the uncertainties presented by the mist of different hi-tech products in the market, roles and stakes of different players in this field, the rising user expectations and find a clear pathway to reach the realistic goalpost for each individual player and share a part of CSC experience in how effectively this path can be used.

Presenter(s):
Colin Wong
Colin is the product manager for Network Application Management (NAM). In this role he has been responsible for the development and delivery of network application management (NAM) services for CSC. He is also a senior consultant in the Communications Consulting and Solutions group. Colin has been working with a number of clients including the world‘s largest diversified resources company, financial services organisations, manufacturing industry and utilities. His experience brings many years across multiple IT domains to address effective business use of the network. His consulting skills cover a broad range from application development through to infrastructure and network management. His current focus addresses the criticality of application performance for CSC customers. Colin, developed NAM v2, the current generation of WAN optimisation service. He continues to lead the team to evolve the service and capability that CSC offers. In previous work areas he developed a web-based board papers delivery mechanism, transitioned telephony services

Ananda Sanyal
Ananda is a senior consultant in the Communications Consulting and Solutions group of CSC Australia. His consulting skills cover range of network technologies including, LAN, WAN, wireless network, IP telephony etc. Ananda has been engaged in the consulting practices related to development and deployment of network application management (NAM) services and various other services for CSC Australia. Ananda has been responsible for development of Global Wireless LAN services for some key customers of CSC Australia – including the world’s largest resources company. Ananda is also a member of CSC' Global Standards, Architecture & Solutions team and played major roles within its various working groups including Wireless LAN, Network Application Management etc. Ananda had been responsible in the past for leading teams of engineers and technicians for delivering IT

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