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WAN Optimization
March 2024
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We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiWAN [EOL] and WAAS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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    Overview

    FortiWAN intelligently balances Internet and intranet traffic across multiple WAN connections to lower bandwidth costs and keep users connected. It offers easy-to-use multi-WAN management and a flexible policy-based performance management system.

    Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) is a software- and hardware-integrated, WAN optimization and application acceleration solution, and part of Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN). Cisco WAAS reduces latency and optimizes bandwidth. (4:46 min). Cisco WAAS provides an elastic "scale as you grow" enterprise-wide deployment model with Cisco AppNav and industry-leading scalability for secure acceleration of email, file, web, software-as-a-service (SaaS), video, and VDI applications. Cisco IWAN with Akamai Connect optimizes web and mobile applications by extending the Akamai Intelligent Platform directly into the branch.
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    Fortinet FortiWAN [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in WAN Optimization while WAAS is ranked 6th in WAN Optimization. Fortinet FortiWAN [EOL] is rated 7.6, while WAAS is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiWAN [EOL] writes "Easy to deploy with good connectivity and robustness for managing WAN links". On the other hand, Fortinet FortiWAN [EOL] is most compared with , whereas WAAS is most compared with Steelhead.

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