IT managers could face Olympic network overload
- 27 July, 2012 11:33
- Comments
Employees wanting to watch their favourite Aussie team in action online at work could spell an Olympic-sized headache for IT managers, according to a networking vendor’s statistics.
BlueCoat has estimated that during the Olympics, which starts today, a single user watching one video could consume as much as 30 per cent of a T1 connection --1.5 megabits per second (Mbps) -- or 25 per cent (2.048 Mbps) of an E1 connection.
Read: Getty Images focuses 3D cameras on Olympics
The company provided three tips for improving network performance during the Olympics.:
A real-time view of Web content on the network traffic to identify and measure the utilisation of millions of rich content sites.
Quality of service (QoS) policies that can specifically limit video traffic related to the Olympics to 10 per cent or less of the network, so it does not impact the performance of business applications.
Caching of on-demand Olympic video to reduce the impact of multiple employees watching the same videos.
Follow CIO Australia on Twitter: @CIO_Australia
Recommended
Join the CIO Australia group on LinkedIn. The group is open to CIOs, IT Directors, COOs, CTOs and senior IT managers.
- Bookmark this page
- Share this article
- Got more on this story? Email CIO
- Follow CIO on twitter
-
Larry Page wants to see your medical records
-
Dual-Persona Smartphones Not a BYOD Panacea
-
After two-year hiatus, EFF accepts bitcoin donations again
-
CIOs struggle to deliver timely mobile business apps: survey
-
Spiceworks' free management software gets integrated MDM
-
Mobile Load - Performance Testing for Mobile Applications
Key mobile trends and analysis on how performance testers must change their testing methodologies to ensure they are accounting for the changes caused by mobile usage. Download today. -
Integrated Computing Platforms: Infrastructure Builds for Tomorrow’s Data Centre
Integrated Computing Platforms, such as EMC VSPEX RAs, provide a solution by eliminating the time (and cost) of designing, testing, and engineering integrated environments with components built independently of one another. These validated architectures are ready for production environments upon delivery, and offer a single point of support should IT require it. Learn more on how a leading IT vendor has aligned product innovation with an IT market need to improve efficiency, performance, and value for SMBs. -
Cloud Computing for Midsize Businesses: Delivering Innovation and Efficiency
It’s time for midsize companies to start thinking differently about infrastructure. This white paper provides a brief overview of cloud computing, explains how midsize companies can benefit, and describes the steps they can take to take advantage of what it has to offer. Read now.
Get exclusive access to Invitation only events CIO, reports & analysis. 
