Riverbed Technology

Networking

Riverbed upgrades SteelHead SD routing stack, adds in-field upgrade capability

November 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed upgrades SteelHead SD routing stack, adds in-field upgrade capability
Riverbed is also making OPEX-based subscription pricing available as an option for the SteelHead SD, bringing it in line with other appliances.

Cloud

Riverbed announces new SteelConnect and SteelFusion integrations with Microsoft at Ignite

September 25, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed announces new SteelConnect and SteelFusion integrations with Microsoft at Ignite
Riverbed adds support for Microsoft’s Hyper-V hypervisor, and their newly announced Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN.

Artificial Intelligence

Riverbed delivers enhanced scalability, integrated licensing with new SteelCentral release

June 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed delivers enhanced scalability, integrated licensing with new SteelCentral release
The enhanced SteelCentral also adds Prism, which uses AI to visualize the conversion funnel and spot issues, and full integration with Riverbed Xirrus WI-Fi.

Mobility

Riverbed enhances SteelConnect SD-WAN with Xirrus integration, AWS and Azure direct connectivity

February 21, 2018 Mark Cox 1
A third enhancement, new SteelConnect support for LTE uplinks, is more of a niche feature in North America except in remote regions, although it is still sometimes used as a backup system.

Uncategorized

Riverbed previews Hyper-V-powered SteelFusion Azure-Ready Edge at Microsoft Ignite

September 26, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed previews Hyper-V-powered SteelFusion Azure-Ready Edge at Microsoft Ignite
The SteelFusion Azure-Ready edge is Riverbed’s first virtualization offering outside the VMware architecture.

Networking

Riverbed announces first Xirrus release, with midrange 11ac Wave 2 AP

August 1, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed announces first Xirrus release, with midrange 11ac Wave 2 AP
Riverbed also provides updates on the status of the Xirrus integration project into SteelConnect – and other integration points.

Networking

Riverbed adds NAS Storage support to SteelFusion in 5.0 release

February 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed adds NAS Storage support to SteelFusion in 5.0 release
Riverbed fills in what they state was the only void in their SteelFusion edge product, and expect this will open up new opportunities and continue the product line’s momentum.

Cloud

Riverbed extends its SteelFusion edge solution into cloud with AWS and Azure

March 8, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed extends its SteelFusion edge solution into cloud with AWS and Azure
Making SteelFusion a hybrid cloud solution should significantly expand partner opportunities, including the ability to sell it as a managed service.

Networking

Riverbed touts strong channel play in acquisition of German SD-WAN vendor Ocedo

January 20, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed touts strong channel play in acquisition of German SD-WAN vendor Ocedo
Riverbed looks to Ocedo to make it a more significant player in the SD-WAN market, where Riverbed has been making a major push over the last year.

Channel Programs

Riverbed continues value partner program emphasis with new enhancements

May 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed continues value partner program emphasis with new enhancements
They include changes to Professional Services training designed to increase dollar spend, up-leveling Premier partner competency requirements, and a new Demo program which reduces the cost outlay to partners.