The document summarizes Riverbed's SteelHead 8.6 product launch. It introduces new capabilities for SteelHead including availability on Microsoft Azure, support for 1Gb optimized WAN traffic for virtual deployments, and acceleration of new applications and platforms. It also highlights market trends towards public and private clouds and the need for network flexibility and scale. Riverbed positions SteelHead as optimizing applications over any network to enable location independent computing across virtual and cloud environments.
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SteelHead 8.6 Enables Key IT Initiatives
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SteelHead, #1
application
acceleration, now
available for
Microsoft Azure.
Public Cloud
Diversity
2
SteelHead for
virtual
deployments
scales to 1G
optimized WAN
traffic.
Private/Hybrid
Cloud Scale
3
New applications.
New platforms.
……Continued
SteelHead
differentiation.
Application
Acceleration
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Market Dynamics
$2.5BOffice 365 annual run
rate
Source: Microsoft Apr 2014
$22BPrivate Cloud IT
Infrastructure Market –
2017
Source: IDC
$30BInfrastructure Cloud
Services – 2017
Source: Gartner
Public
Clouds
SaaS GrowthPrivate
Clouds
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Riverbed Viewpoint:
You determine your enterprise
network….
SteelHead optimizes your apps eliminating
performance problems due to distance and latency.
“Consider Riverbed for all enterprise WAN optimization
projects, especially those that require a broad range of
acceleration requirements (branch-to-data-center, data-
center-to-data-center and mobile user applications) and when
multiple deployment models are required.”
Source: Gartner 2014
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SteelHead: WAN Acceleration for your Cloud
For Virtual
Deployments
For Microsoft
Azure
VIRTUAL APPLIANCE
• SteelHead virtual appliance for
1G optimized connections
• Available for VMWare ESX
• Flexible pricing models, and
license based upgrades.
CLOUD APPLIANCE
• Available on subscription
pricing
• Mirrors pricing for AWS and
ESX Clouds
• Cloud application acceleration
for nearly all public clouds.
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SteelHead 8.6 : Benefits for your Cloud
Enterprise
Customers on Azure
Cloud
Azure specific use
cases – Office 365
Mailbox Migration
Hyper-V Replication
to Microsoft Azure
USE CASES
#1 WAN Optimization solution continues delivers
on Riverbed’s vision of Location Independent
Computing, with greater support for virtual and
cloud environments.
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SteelHead 8.6 Solution for Microsoft Azure
Internet
SteelHead for
Microsoft
Azure
Azure Cloud
Server(s)
Cloud Portal
Multi-tenant
Licensing Service
Optimized connection
Licensing
connection
Azure
Cloud
Branch
SteelHead
Client
Client with
SteelHead Mobile
(SHM)
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Extending Microsoft Advantage
SMBv3
O365 Auth
Sharepoint
Exchange
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SteelHead – New CX570 CX770
CX570 / CX770
Mid range WAN
Optimization Solution
• New System Design
CX570 and CX770 are SSD based with “headroom” for
future RiOS features.
• BMC (Baseboard Management
Controller)
Improved systems diagnostics capability, and Remote
power cycle
• Easy Upgradability
LMH via licensing only, no hardware kits required
• Replaces CX555 and CX755
appliances
New SteelHead CX570 and CX770
appliance
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CX570 and CX770 at a Glance
Model CX570 Series
Configurations L M H
WAN Capacity 6 10 10
Optimized TCP Conn 250 400 650
HDD Capacity 320GB
SSD Capacity 80GB
Data Store Capacity 70GB
RAM 2GB
Price $7,995 $9,995 $11,495
Model CX770 Series
Configurations L M H
WAN Capacity 10 10 20
Optimized TCP Conn 900 1500 2300
HDD Capacity 320GB
SSD Capacity 160GB
Data Store Capacity 150GB
RAM 4GB
Price $12,995 $14,995 $19,995
4 copper
Bypass ports
Console
/PRI/AUX
USBPower Power inPower
switch
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SteelHead 8.6 Enables Key IT Initiatives
1
SteelHead, #1
application
acceleration, now
available for
Microsoft Azure.
Public Cloud
Diversity
2
SteelHead for
virtual
deployments
scales to 1G
optimized WAN
traffic.
Private/Hybrid
Cloud Scale
3
New applications.
New platforms.
……Continued
SteelHead
differentiation.
Application
Acceleration