When it comes to the network, there is a definite need to constantly monitor what end-users experience, and strive to keep system responses crisp and adequate for what people need to remain productive.

In this exclusive executive briefing, the following IT practitioners describe how high-level performance is more than a matter of adding bandwidth:

• Mittal Desai, Chief Information Officer, Office of the Executive Director, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Jason Gray, Chief Information Officer, Department of Education
• Phil Klokis, Chief Information Officer, Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration
• David Maphis, Solutions Architect, RavenTek
• Marlin McFate, Chief Technology Officer, Public Sector, Riverbed Technology
• John Moses, Director, Governance and Enterprise Management Services Division, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Davon Tyler, Chief Information Security Officer, Information Technology Directorate, U.S. Mint