Ensuring the integrity of your network applications requires aligning your application needs with the underlying network infrastructure. Networks are generic. They provide the infrastructure for the unqualified transport of traffic across your enterprise. Applications are specific. Applications depend on qualified and content-aware resources to ensure their operation. There is an inherent gap between specific application needs and generic networks, making it impossible to guarantee, control, and scale critical business operations across the enterprise. The challenge is to bridge the gap between the application and the network.