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Problems that solves
Aging IT infrastructure
Low bandwidth data channels
High costs
Lengthy production timelines
Values
Reduce Costs
Reduce Production Timelines
Ensure Compliance
Enhance Competitive Ability
Riverbed SteelConnect
SteelConnect offers a single, unified orchestration and connectivity fabric across the entire distributed enterprise network.
About Product
Description
Riverbed SteelConnect is the cornerstone of Riverbed’s strategy for next-generation, application-defined enterprise networking. SteelConnect is a complete SD-WAN system for securely connecting users and business to the applications they need, wherever they reside - on a remote LAN, in a data center, or in the cloud.
SteelConnect offers several differentiators - ubiquitous and unified connectivity across LAN, WAN, and the Cloud; business aligned orchestration for fast, agile, and secure application delivery; and unique cloud-centric workflow, easy menu-driven network design of sites, zones, uplinks, and rules, and centralized, business intent-based policy management—all within a simple graphical user interface - for ease of use and greater business agility.
SteelConnect provides:
- WAN optimization and SD-WAN capabilities
- Identification and classification of over 1300 applications with deep packet inspection
- Optimization and acceleration of applications—on-premises and cloud—leveraging data (scalable data referencing or SDR), transport, and application streamlining
- Centralized network management capabilities based on a single intent-and user-based “plain-language” global business policy
- The ability to enforce application policy (path quality, path selection, network QoS, and security)
- Pre-defined Application Groups (for example, business critical) for traffic path rule and security policy creation, as well as scalability with fewer policy rules. Add custom applications and leverage a constantly updated catalog of public applications to identify applications for advanced classification
- Instant, single-click provisioning to the cloud with SteelHead™ CX for Cloud to automate cloud networking and accelerate cloud performance
- Automated zero-touch provisioning of devices
- Dynamic Native Routing – branch- and WAN-side—to eliminate routers and reduce complexity
- Path monitoring and quality-based, Hybrid WAN path selection
- Integrated and third-party security providers
- Scalability (up to 1000 branches/sites)
- Cloud (AWS and Microsoft Azure) and self-hosting in a physical or virtual data center (for example, VMware)
- End-to-end visibility with unified views, plus reporting and troubleshooting of application and network performance
- Agility: Faster IT response times based on deep automation and intuitive GUI design.
- Efficiency: High ROI and quick payback delivered through network infrastructure savings and operational ease.
- Security: Native security capabilities supplemented with deep automation with 3rd party security vendors for cloud-first security.
- Flexibility: Ability to integrate into complex, secure, enterprise environments while catalyzing successful digital transformations.
Competitive products
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Roles of Interested Employees
Chief Executive Officer
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Organizational Features
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