Microsoft uses other Windows PCs to distribute Windows Updates but fortunately you can disable this setting and maximize your ...

“Regulatory compliance” is the latest call to action for CXOs. We hear about it all over the place. The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act is front and center because it is forcing enterprises to implement ...

Microsoft expects organizations using its Delivery Optimization peer-to-peer update scheme will optimally see 60 percent to 70 percent improvements in terms of network bandwidth use when handling ...

Windows quietly uses every PC running it as a node in a peer-to-peer file-sharing network for system updates, and most users ...

Providing connectivity to branch offices may not be as easy — or as affordable — as it sounds. Determining the right capacity, finding the appropriate carrier or carriers, managing installation and ...

It’s an old adage by now — “old” in Internet years, that is. If you build bandwidth, users will come. But as WAN optimization technologies continue to advance and gain features, it makes them an ...

These are the Delivery Optimization settings you need to know to deliver feature and security updates without using Windows Software Update Services. Windows 10 added Windows Update Delivery ...

Beyond raw performance, the new features reinforce enterprise security by blocking malicious ad servers and stopping ...

Alan Joch has been an independent business and technology writer for more than a decade. His expertise includes server and desktop virtualization, cloud computing, emerging mobile applications, and ...

Adaptive video streaming has emerged as a crucial technology in managing the ever‐growing demand for high‐quality multimedia content over heterogeneous networks. It involves dynamically adjusting ...