Technology

CIFS Acceleration

Wide Area File Services (WAFS) such as the Common Internet File System (CIFS) enable remote users to easily access data center files as if they were local. CIFS allows complete read/write access to shared files, maintaining consistency, and is designed for all applications, enabling access to rich, collaborative data. However, providing efficient and timely access to that information is not always easy with today’s infrastructures. While CIFS is a functionally robust mechanism for accessing and sharing data, it significantly taxes the resources of the network. The CIFS protocol is extremely “chatty”, with hundreds or sometimes even thousands of messages required just to open, access and close a simple file. In addition, access to large amounts of data is greatly affected by network latency. It’s no longer about bandwidth; it’s about the impact of latency on the remote users. Response times of just a few seconds on a Local Area Network (LAN) can easily become minutes to remote users with just minimal latency. A solution that can mitigate all of these issues, while presenting the remote user with a local, LAN-like experience is critical. Many solutions exist, but most invariably require deploying hardware in the remote locations; something enterprises are trying to avoid. In addition, although remote hardware works, how do you provide this same level of LAN-like access to mobile users, or home office workers?

The Stampede Application Acceleration Series provides an efficient and cost effective means for enabling remote access to centralized data.  The Stampede Application Acceleration Series excels at optimizing communications through improvements in the protocol, as well as advanced compression and streaming techniques. This results in highly optimized performance for remote file access. 

The Stampede Application Acceleration Series with CIFS Acceleration is a complete solution for the enterprise. End users with Stampede’s client software gain unprecedented accelerated access to enterprise applications and remote data storage. A single solution for all acceleration needs, resulting in:

• Lower Cost of Ownership
• Improved Access to Enterprise Information and Applications
• No Remote Hardware to Purchase or Manage
• Control of Centralized Data
• Compatible with SMB Signing and Maintains Security
• One Solution for All Acceleration Needs
• One Solution for All Enterprise Users