Riverbed Unveils Breakthrough Software-Defined Solutions
Critical to Accelerating Cloud-First and Digital Transformation Strategies
Critical to Accelerating Cloud-First and Digital Transformation Strategies
Riverbed’s new software-defined and application-centric IT
solutions deliver the agility,
visibility, and performance that businesses need to realize the full potential
of Digital Transformation
solutions deliver the agility,
visibility, and performance that businesses need to realize the full potential
of Digital Transformation
SINGAPORE – September 14,
2016 – Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, has
announced a series of breakthrough, software-defined solutions to accelerate
cloud-first and Digital Transformation strategies that are critical for
businesses to succeed in today’s digital world. At Riverbed Disrupt, a
premier customer and influencer event in the Financial District of New York
City, executives of Riverbed unveiled these new solutions, and with executives
from Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks, outline the disruptive transformations
underway in key areas of IT as companies shift to digital services in a
cloud-centric world.
2016 – Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, has
announced a series of breakthrough, software-defined solutions to accelerate
cloud-first and Digital Transformation strategies that are critical for
businesses to succeed in today’s digital world. At Riverbed Disrupt, a
premier customer and influencer event in the Financial District of New York
City, executives of Riverbed unveiled these new solutions, and with executives
from Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks, outline the disruptive transformations
underway in key areas of IT as companies shift to digital services in a
cloud-centric world.
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Digital Transformation is driving disruption
across all industries and has moved rapidly to the center of business strategy,
made possible by the proliferation of cloud and mobile technologies. Despite
these advances, many businesses are still using legacy network architectures,
and don’t have a digital-ready network and application infrastructure, putting
digital transformation initiatives at risk of stalling. In fact, while IDC expects digital transformation to
grow to $2.1T annually by 2019, 60% of digital transformation initiatives will
be unable to scale due to lack of a strategic architecture by 2017[1]. Furthermore, the cloud and mobility of end users
are creating a hybrid IT model that is complex to manage and costly to
maintain, including at branch offices where the majority of employees work and
consumers visit and shop.
across all industries and has moved rapidly to the center of business strategy,
made possible by the proliferation of cloud and mobile technologies. Despite
these advances, many businesses are still using legacy network architectures,
and don’t have a digital-ready network and application infrastructure, putting
digital transformation initiatives at risk of stalling. In fact, while IDC expects digital transformation to
grow to $2.1T annually by 2019, 60% of digital transformation initiatives will
be unable to scale due to lack of a strategic architecture by 2017[1]. Furthermore, the cloud and mobility of end users
are creating a hybrid IT model that is complex to manage and costly to
maintain, including at branch offices where the majority of employees work and
consumers visit and shop.
To address these challenges, Riverbed is delivering new solutions to help companies transition
from legacy hardware to a new software-defined and cloud-centric approach to
networking, and improve end user experience, allowing enterprises’ digital
transformation initiatives to reach their full potential. Riverbed’s new
solutions announced include: SteelConnect 2.0, an application-defined SD-WAN
solution that delivers enterprise-scale networking for the cloud-first world
and integrated visibility; Riverbed Cloud-Ready Branch, a software-defined,
cloud-ready solution that provides a simple, agile and scalable way to deploy
and manage all branch office IT needs; SteelCentral SaaS for comprehensive
visibility on and off the cloud and new end user experience management across
devices with SteelCentral Aternity; and new cloud and virtualized form factors
for SteelFusion.
from legacy hardware to a new software-defined and cloud-centric approach to
networking, and improve end user experience, allowing enterprises’ digital
transformation initiatives to reach their full potential. Riverbed’s new
solutions announced include: SteelConnect 2.0, an application-defined SD-WAN
solution that delivers enterprise-scale networking for the cloud-first world
and integrated visibility; Riverbed Cloud-Ready Branch, a software-defined,
cloud-ready solution that provides a simple, agile and scalable way to deploy
and manage all branch office IT needs; SteelCentral SaaS for comprehensive
visibility on and off the cloud and new end user experience management across
devices with SteelCentral Aternity; and new cloud and virtualized form factors
for SteelFusion.
“Riverbed envisioned the need for a dramatic
networking and application infrastructure shift several years ago, and has made
strategic technology investments, both organically and through acquisition, and
collaborated with leading cloud players and service providers in order to
evolve our application performance platform to meet the demands of today’s
digital enterprise,” said said
Bjorn Engelhardt, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan, Riverbed
Technology. “Today, we’re delivering a software-defined architecture for a
software-defined world, and expanding that infrastructure deeper into the cloud
and more broadly across all end users. These solutions will greatly benefit our
customers, while significantly expanding the market opportunity for Riverbed
and our partners.”
networking and application infrastructure shift several years ago, and has made
strategic technology investments, both organically and through acquisition, and
collaborated with leading cloud players and service providers in order to
evolve our application performance platform to meet the demands of today’s
digital enterprise,” said said
Bjorn Engelhardt, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan, Riverbed
Technology. “Today, we’re delivering a software-defined architecture for a
software-defined world, and expanding that infrastructure deeper into the cloud
and more broadly across all end users. These solutions will greatly benefit our
customers, while significantly expanding the market opportunity for Riverbed
and our partners.”
“Riverbed is leading the way in providing a
strategic, software-defined architecture to modernize existing networks,
performance monitoring, and edge IT infrastructure,” said Bob Parker, IDC.
“Only with a holistic approach can enterprises innovate at the required speed,
develop and deliver digital services at the required scale, and at the same
time keep their core business and mission-critical operations running safely
and profitably.”
strategic, software-defined architecture to modernize existing networks,
performance monitoring, and edge IT infrastructure,” said Bob Parker, IDC.
“Only with a holistic approach can enterprises innovate at the required speed,
develop and deliver digital services at the required scale, and at the same
time keep their core business and mission-critical operations running safely
and profitably.”
“Today’s enterprises are continuing to leverage
the power of the hybrid cloud to capitalize on increased costs savings, speed
and scale, while having the flexibility to move
workloads between public and private clouds,” said Yousef Khalidi, Corporate Vice
President, Microsoft Azure Networking. “Organizations must be agile in order to
capitalize on the cloud and digital transformation, and Riverbed continues to
innovate by providing application-defined and software-defined solutions that
enable intelligent networking for the cloud era.”
the power of the hybrid cloud to capitalize on increased costs savings, speed
and scale, while having the flexibility to move
workloads between public and private clouds,” said Yousef Khalidi, Corporate Vice
President, Microsoft Azure Networking. “Organizations must be agile in order to
capitalize on the cloud and digital transformation, and Riverbed continues to
innovate by providing application-defined and software-defined solutions that
enable intelligent networking for the cloud era.”
Riverbed Introduces
Software-Defined Solutions for Digital Transformation
Software-Defined Solutions for Digital Transformation
The new solutions Riverbed announced extend
the Riverbed Application Performance Platform™, and deliver the agility,
visibility, and performance businesses need to be successful in a cloud and digital
world. By leveraging the
Platform, organizations can deliver
apps, data, and services from any public, private, or hybrid cloud across any
network to any end-point.
the Riverbed Application Performance Platform™, and deliver the agility,
visibility, and performance businesses need to be successful in a cloud and digital
world. By leveraging the
Platform, organizations can deliver
apps, data, and services from any public, private, or hybrid cloud across any
network to any end-point.
· Riverbed® SteelConnect™ 2.0 – SteelConnect
is an application-defined SD-WAN solution for the cloud era. SteelConnect was developed to disrupt the ‘legacy’
network routing market, with the ability to replace thousands of manually
configured routers with virtual network design based on zero-touch provisioning
and easy change management. With
SteelConnect, organizations can create a single, software-defined networking
spanning LANs, WANs, and the cloud (such as AWS
and Microsoft Azure) with centralized management, a
cloud-centric workflow,automatic application
orchestration, and integrated security. Following
a successful early access release in April, SteelConnect 2.0 offers richer
integration with Riverbed SteelHead WAN optimization and full SteelCentral
visibility, dynamic routing, and greater scale for large enterprise deployments
for organizations of all sizes. For
greater Riverbed SteelConnect 2.0 detail, see the press release Riverbed Drives Enterprise Networking
into the Cloud Era with Next-Generation Application-Defined SD-WAN Solution
is an application-defined SD-WAN solution for the cloud era. SteelConnect was developed to disrupt the ‘legacy’
network routing market, with the ability to replace thousands of manually
configured routers with virtual network design based on zero-touch provisioning
and easy change management. With
SteelConnect, organizations can create a single, software-defined networking
spanning LANs, WANs, and the cloud (such as AWS
and Microsoft Azure) with centralized management, a
cloud-centric workflow,automatic application
orchestration, and integrated security. Following
a successful early access release in April, SteelConnect 2.0 offers richer
integration with Riverbed SteelHead WAN optimization and full SteelCentral
visibility, dynamic routing, and greater scale for large enterprise deployments
for organizations of all sizes. For
greater Riverbed SteelConnect 2.0 detail, see the press release Riverbed Drives Enterprise Networking
into the Cloud Era with Next-Generation Application-Defined SD-WAN Solution
· Riverbed®
Cloud-Ready Branch™ –
Riverbed’s Cloud-Ready Branch transforms branch office IT with a
software-defined, cloud-ready solution that is built on the Riverbed
Application Performance Platform and provides a simple, agile and scalable way
to deploy and manage all branch office IT needs. The solution allows customers
to select the services they need on a branch-by-branch basis, including SD-WAN
with cloud connectivity and branch networking, integrated visibility across
networks and applications, integrated WAN optimization, branch data services,
and an extensible services platform. For
greater Riverbed Cloud-Ready Branch detail, visit http://www.riverbed.com/solutions/solutions-by-technology/cloud-ready-branch.html
Cloud-Ready Branch™ –
Riverbed’s Cloud-Ready Branch transforms branch office IT with a
software-defined, cloud-ready solution that is built on the Riverbed
Application Performance Platform and provides a simple, agile and scalable way
to deploy and manage all branch office IT needs. The solution allows customers
to select the services they need on a branch-by-branch basis, including SD-WAN
with cloud connectivity and branch networking, integrated visibility across
networks and applications, integrated WAN optimization, branch data services,
and an extensible services platform. For
greater Riverbed Cloud-Ready Branch detail, visit http://www.riverbed.com/solutions/solutions-by-technology/cloud-ready-branch.html
· Riverbed®
SteelCentral™ –
SteelCentral is the command center for application performance, providing
comprehensive performance monitoring and management across public cloud,
private cloud, and hybrid cloud enterprise environments. This new SteelCentral
release delivers greater integration with Riverbed SteelConnect solution,
extends monitoring to any device for end user experience monitoring through the
recent acquisition of Aternity, and introduces SteelCentral SaaS for complete
visibility in or outside the cloud. For
greater Riverbed SteelCentral detail, see the press release Riverbed Delivers End-To-End Visibility
On and Off the Cloud
SteelCentral™ –
SteelCentral is the command center for application performance, providing
comprehensive performance monitoring and management across public cloud,
private cloud, and hybrid cloud enterprise environments. This new SteelCentral
release delivers greater integration with Riverbed SteelConnect solution,
extends monitoring to any device for end user experience monitoring through the
recent acquisition of Aternity, and introduces SteelCentral SaaS for complete
visibility in or outside the cloud. For
greater Riverbed SteelCentral detail, see the press release Riverbed Delivers End-To-End Visibility
On and Off the Cloud
· Riverbed®
SteelFusion™ – SteelFusion, the leading
software-defined solution, is now available in two new form factors to give
customers greater choice in how they transform distributed infrastructure into
a Software-Defined Edge that is agile, secure, and cost-effective. SteelFusion is available to deploy on
IBM Cloud, an IaaS cloud platform or in a virtual form factor with Virtual
SteelFusion Edge allowing customers to centralize edge IT in their own data
center, in the cloud, or across a hybrid combination. For
greater Riverbed SteelFusion detail, see the press releaseRiverbed SteelFusion Offers New Cloud and
Virtual Options for Greater Flexibility in Deploying a Software-Defined Edge
SteelFusion™ – SteelFusion, the leading
software-defined solution, is now available in two new form factors to give
customers greater choice in how they transform distributed infrastructure into
a Software-Defined Edge that is agile, secure, and cost-effective. SteelFusion is available to deploy on
IBM Cloud, an IaaS cloud platform or in a virtual form factor with Virtual
SteelFusion Edge allowing customers to centralize edge IT in their own data
center, in the cloud, or across a hybrid combination. For
greater Riverbed SteelFusion detail, see the press releaseRiverbed SteelFusion Offers New Cloud and
Virtual Options for Greater Flexibility in Deploying a Software-Defined Edge
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