On-demand video is distributed to the NetCache appliances overnight, using ContentDirector, before users request it. When remote users request the video, the local NetCache appliance serves it over the LAN quickly and at very high quality. Customers are realizing huge savings by using streaming for these applications. A single stream is served from the media server and split by the NetCache appliances, minimizing server and network load. Accessing corporate documents is not quite as hard on a network as streaming media, but can be even more important.
Companies send mission-critical information around the world in document form.
Ever more often, these documents contain charts and graphics, swelling file sizes and increasing download times. Usually the information contained is confidential and the basis for decision-making, so security and availability are issues. Network Appliance's ECDN architecture enables corporations to manage and distribute all types of information, not just streaming content. Since corporate knowledge is a strategic, time-critical asset, it must be protected as well as accessed quickly. Our solutions ensure fast, reliable backups and recovery.