The following section focuses on key methods the administrator needs to be aware of when doing performance-tuning. The key area, as already covered is the network, which in traditional two-tier and three-tier environments, is generally treated as a lower priority for tuning. The section focuses mostly on application network tuning with a preference for HTTP and web service calls.
I don't know how many people use the Microsoft Remote
Desktop client. It replaces VNC and offers a secure, remote access to a desktop on a computer anywhere on the network or Internet. The client offers the ability to go into file explorer on the remote site and using the syntax, \\tsclient\..., to access the local drives on your computer. The feature is very powerful for doing copies, as it removes the need to use FTP, and it offers simple drag/drop capabilities. With scalability, the issue is that the Microsoft protocol usage just does not scale. Even over a megabit network connection...