PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW
Acceleration Solutions Portfolio
Accelerating applications and services across the digital enterprise
– fast, agile and secure app delivery to anyone, anywhere.
Network Challenges of Today’s Distributed Enterprise
Many companies are challenged by today’s modern impacted. Ultimately, how well companies support
hybrid workplace and workstyles. Networks are today’s network and application performance
increasingly complex having migrated from on- impacts the bottom line.
prem, MPLS solutions to supporting mobility and
internet-based applications and now leveraging Riverbed Acceleration Solutions
remote, mobile, on-prem and edge capabilities with
Riverbed Acceleration solutions provide fast, agile,
Cloud/SaaS, Internet, MPLS, and SASE. In addition,
secure acceleration of any app over any network
employees, partners, and customers expect “always
to users, whether mobile, remote, or in the office.
on” 24/7 digital support. They need accessible,
Built on decades of WAN optimization leadership
secure, encrypted, and high-performing applications.
and innovation, our industry-leading Acceleration
If these challenges are not successfully met, portfolio powers cloud, SaaS and client applications
business continuity, customer satisfaction, employee at peak speeds. Riverbed allows organizations to
productivity and engagement, and the successful overcome network speed bumps such as latency,
execution of business-critical initiatives are congestion, and, suboptimal last-mile conditions to
empower the hybrid workforce.
Riverbed Acceleration Portfolio
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The Riverbed Acceleration
Application &
portfolio is a holistic solution SaaS Acceleration
for accelerating any application
or service across the entire
Branch WFH
WAN ‘Micro Branch’
distributed enterprise, to users Optimization
anywhere. D.C.
Client
Small Format Acceleration
Branch
The Acceleration portfolio provides acceleration the desktops of mobile and remote workers and
for Cloud, SaaS, and prem-based applications WANOP for traditional apps, Riverbed ensures peak
and services. With client acceleration straight to performance for essential digital experiences.
End-to-End Acceleration Portfolio
WAN Optimization – Riverbed’s SteelHead is the #1 hybrid network optimization and
application performance solution chosen by over 30,000 organizations worldwide.
• Up to 33X faster application performance & up to 99% data reduction
The performance of networks and applications directly impacts business productivity. Riverbed draws from
two decades of experience in driving network and application performance over Wide Area Networks with its
flagship offering, SteelHead. SteelHead delivers the underlying technology that helps enterprises of all sizes
maximize the efficiency and performance of the networks and applications used to run modern business.
Maximize network performance and mitigate latency
Data Streamlining Application Transport Elastic Performance
Maximize network Streamlining Streamlining Optimize any network,
efficiency Maximize application Maximize network accelerate any app, for
performance and user performance and users anywhere
experience mitigate latency
SteelHead solutions are built upon 4 core principles.
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Cloud Accelerator – Fast, agile, secure delivery of any cloud workload to anyone, anywhere
• Up to 50x faster migrations & 99% data reduction
Riverbed Cloud Accelerator is an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) environment that accelerates migration
and enhances access and reliability for any workload. Cloud Accelerator runs on leading IaaS platforms such
as Microsoft Azure and AWS to accelerate migration and access to workloads through proven data, transport
and application streamlining, ultimately increasing time to market, enhancing employee productivity, and
delivering maximum cloud value to the business.
Riverbed® Cloud Portal
Customer DC, Branch or Client
(for home or mobile users)
Cloud Cloud
Accelerator Accelerator
WAN/VPN Cloud Accelerator
can be deployed as
SteelHead Discovery SSOOP or in Agent
Agents on Intercept Mode
Bi-directional Optimization Servers
Support Connections can
originate either from customer
premise or the Cloud
Cloud Accelerator enables fast, agile, and secure delivery of any cloud workload to
anyone, anywhere.
SaaS Accelerator – Fast, agile, secure delivery of mission-critical SaaS applications
• Up to 10x faster SaaS apps & 99% data reduction
Riverbed delivers the only cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) acceleration service, purpose-built for
today’s dynamic workforce to ensure consistent performance of leading SaaS applications (Microsoft 365,
Salesforce, ServiceNow, and more) for anyone, anywhere, regardless of distance. The solution accelerates
SaaS application performance by overcoming network inhibitors such as latency, congestion, and
unpredictable user-experiences.
SaaS Accelerator offers acceleration for leading SaaS enterprise applications.
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Client Accelerator – Fast, secure apps and data for today’s hybrid workforce
• Up to 10x faster delivery to desktops & 99% data reduction
Client Accelerator extends best-in-class WAN optimization and app acceleration technology to remote users
working from anywhere, providing fast and secure access to on-prem, IaaS, and SaaS-based apps across
any network. The solution also interacts directly with any SteelHead, Cloud Accelerator, or SaaS Accelerator
solution to optimize and accelerate on-premises or SaaS applications. The solution offers a flexible, scalable
management tool that streamlines provisioning of large-scale mobile deployments. The Client Accelerator
Controller helps IT teams manage client licenses and controls the deployment, management, and reporting
of software clients.
WAN
Significantly Boost
Application Performance
VPN
HTTPS
Accelerate the delivery of (SSL/TLS)
any app to any user, anywhere
Client Accelerator delivers leading-edge app performance
to today’s work-from-anywhere workforce.
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Use Cases and Business Benefits
Hybrid Work Productivity Business App Performance
Accelerate application performance for employees Reduce the time required for business-critical
working remotely. An environmental resource transactions. A leading automotive retailer cut in-store
management company reduced file sharing traffic wait time and improved on-line digital experience by
by 50% and improved productivity by the equivalent reducing Oracle transaction times by >50%.
of 17 employees per year.
Employee Experience
Business Continuity Improve application performance across low-
Improve security and reduce costs through data bandwidth networks. A shallow water oil drilling
center consolidation. A global insurance broker company improved productivity across low
leveraged Riverbed Acceleration and failover bandwidth satellite links by speeding up
capabilities to consolidate data centers and application performance by >80%.
centralize over 200 applications, saving $30M/year.
“ Our 8500 people collaborate on 3D apps, moving massive
digital files across continents as if they’re working
side-by-side. Riverbed Acceleration makes it possible.”
Elizabeth Harp, CIO, GHD
About Riverbed
Riverbed is the only company with the collective richness of telemetry from network to app to end user, that illuminates and then accelerates
every interaction, so organizations can deliver a seamless digital experience and drive enterprise performance. Riverbed offers two industry-
leading portfolios: Alluvio by Riverbed, a differentiated Unified Observability portfolio that unifies data, insights, and actions across IT, so
customers can deliver seamless, secure digital experiences; and Riverbed Acceleration, providing fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app,
over any network, to users anywhere. Together with our thousands of partners, and market-leading customers globally – including 95% of the
FORTUNE 100 –, we empower every click, every digital experience. Riverbed. Empower the Experience. Learn more at riverbed.com.
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