Tips for Improving Network Efficiency: 2 Simple Ways to Do So

In today’s global economy, networks have demands put on them 24/7/365. There is no time for down time or slow time. But of course, it happens. If you want to lessen these instances and improve network efficiency and stability, try the following:

Change How Your System Communicates

Many networks communicate by sending messages using very verbose formats like XML and plain text. These can overload a system’s resources. Once way to get around this is to change how a network communicates. This can be done by using a more compact method to send messages.

One popular way is to use an automatic compression system. This mode of network communication can perform tasks like removing replication in message streams. And, it can be done without changing the structure of the message sent.


By removing replication in messaging streams, verbose formats are trimmed, leading to improved network efficiency.

Monitor Your Network

While all companies monitor their network, many do so from a defensive mode. You can greatly improve your network’s efficiency by taking a more offensive approach. Following are a couple of ways to do this:

  1. Check Its Parts: By this we mean check the hardware and software the keep the network functioning. Checking this on a regular basis – before a problem develops or is reported – allows you to diagnose problems early and fix them before they can affect your network’s functionality.
  2. Adapt to Usage Patterns: Network usage changes as companies evolve. This means the network must adapt to how employees/end users are utilizing it. For example, are there more mobile demands put on the system now than when it was first set up? Does this require some system upgrades?
  3. Practice Data Security: This should be done as a matter of course for obvious reasons. But, security improves network efficiency as well because it prevents misuse of a network’s resources. Simple measures like preventing employees from viewing certain sites can have significant impact on how well your network performs – or not.
    For example, by disallowing access to sites that are not relevant to the workplace, you decrease the chance of your network being attacked by (unintentionally) downloaded viruses, spyware and a host of other elements.

By doing preventive diagnostics like this, you can improve your network’s efficiency effortlessly.

Article by: Dan Coppen, an IT and networking professional working as a network administrator and webmaster of several computing and technology websites. He uses Windows at home, fiddles with Linux at work, loves to participate in discussion of networking and IT topics and just recently knew the connection between AJAX and the Trojans.