Finding the ROI at Interop

David Spark reporting for Riverbed at Interop '09, Las Vegas, NV.

I spoke with the very outspoken networking industry insider, Larry Chaffin, CEO and Chairman of Pluto Networks and blogger for Network World. I asked him what people are looking for here at Interop and he said, "ROI." So the inevitable follow up question was, "So where's the ROI?" Watch Chaffin's answer. He talks about video conferencing to reduce travel costs, WAN optimization to reduce bandwidth, easier storage to maintain, and consolidation of equipment to reduce power costs.

For more, check out all of Riverbed's Interop '09 Las Vegas coverage.