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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.

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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.

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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.

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Channel Programs

Riverbed outlines channel strategy, channel roadmap

May 1, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed outlines channel strategy, channel roadmap
Riverbed provided an update to partners on where they are in enhancing their services and partner competencies, and also promised a new partner portal is on the way.

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Networking

Riverbed lays out channel, integration plans for “Meraki-killer” Xirrus

April 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed lays out channel, integration plans for “Meraki-killer” Xirrus
The integration of two companies with fundamentally different partner bases poses specific challenges, but also creates new opportunities.

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Networking

Riverbed touts its cloud-first commitment at channel event

April 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed touts its cloud-first commitment at channel event
Riverbed delineated the progress it has made in its cloud strategy over the past year – while also giving Cisco a backhanded compliment for providing leads for Riverbed SD-WAN solutions.

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Mobility

Xirrus enhances MSP platform for WaaS with improved interface and API integrations

January 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Xirrus enhances MSP platform for WaaS with improved interface and API integrations
Xirrus added CommandCenter to the Xirrus Management System for MSPs last March to make the provisioning process quicker, and now has augmented it further.

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Mobility

Xirrus expands Wave 2 portfolio with new high-density four and eight radio devices

June 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Xirrus expands Wave 2 portfolio with new high-density four and eight radio devices
802.11ac Wave 2 is still in early adopter phase, but more medium and large sized customers are asking about it, so Xirrus has unveiled two new dense solutions aimed at use cases like conference centres which have large numbers of Wi-Fi users.

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Mobility

Xirrus enhances MSP support with CommandCenter to simply Wi-Fi-as-a-Service management

March 1, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Xirrus enhances MSP support with CommandCenter to simply Wi-Fi-as-a-Service management
In addition to CommandCenter, which greatly simplifies the provisioning of new customers, Xirrus is also announcing enhancements to their MSP program to improve benefits.

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Mobility

Xirrus addresses both bleeding edge and low-cost segments with two product launches

August 25, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Xirrus addresses both bleeding edge and low-cost segments with two product launches
Xirrus brings its 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi solution, to market, and launches its new low-cost 802.11ac Wi-Fi access points, which replace, and are cheaper than, older 802.11n APs.

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Channel Programs

Xirrus completely recrafts channel program with new Xirrus Xcellerate

May 26, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Xirrus completely recrafts channel program with new Xirrus Xcellerate
The changes reflect the wireless networking vendor’s transition in the last several years from a direct seller to a company that sells entirely through the channel, where the internal sales force now works to drum up business for partners.

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