This Podcast features an interview with Jim Metzler, respected industry analyst with Ashton, Metzler & Associates, and author of a new multi-client study on "Defining the Application Delivery Value Chain." Metzler will discuss key findings from the early stages of his research into IT's application delivery challenges. He will also present compelling reasons why the network engineer should take the lead in ensuring the performance of applications running over the WAN.

You will learn about:

• The role of the networking organization in ensuring application performance
• Modeling the application delivery value chain
• The relationship between components of the applications delivery value chain
• Organizational challenges and opportunities
• Stepping stones for putting this framework into place