Many companies have successfully implemented Riverbed WDS solutions within their Cisco networks. This ESG Lab Field Audit documents the success that these Riverbed customers have experienced with a focus on configurations and installation experiences. Download today and learn how Riverbed technology supports valuable networking technologies including PoE, VOIP and QoS. Access now.
TTaabbllee ooff CCoonntteennttss IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ................................................................................................................................................3 Customer #1 .............................................................................................................................................5 Customer #2 .............................................................................................................................................7 EESSGG LLaabb VViieeww............................................................................................................................................9 EESSGG LLaabb RReevviieewwss The g oal of ESG Lab reports is to educate customers about information technology products including storage system s, backup-to-disk solutions, WAN optimization solutions, storage management applications, backup/recovery softwa re, archival solutions, storage virtualization platforms, etc. ESG Lab reports are not meant to replace the neces sary evaluation process that end-user customers should conduct. ESG Lab reports are designed to provide insigh t to what is compelling about various products and how they can solve customer problems. ESG Lab provides third-p arty expert perspective based on hands-on testing, expert analysis and interviews with customers using these produ cts in production environments. This ESG Lab Field Audit was commissioned by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
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IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn Riverbed (Nasdaq:RVBD) provides solutions which improve and accelerate application performance for employees accessing data over wide area networks (WAN). ESG Lab recently completed interviews with a number of customers that are using Riverbed Wide-area Data Services (WDS) appliances deployed within production Cisco networks supporting valuable networking technologies including Power over Ethernet (PoE), Voice over IP (VOIP) and Quality of Service (QoS). This ESG Lab Field Audit documents the success that these Riverbed customers have experienced with a focus on configurations and installation experiences, which highlight Riverbed's ability to compliment existing Cisco networks. Background Delivering applications to remote and branch offices over a wide area network has historically been slow, expensive and complex. The problems associated with delivering IT services over a wide area network include: . Poor performance for employees accessing applications over the WAN . The recurring costs associated with congested WAN bandwidth . The inability to consolidate and protect remote information assets . The length of time needed to perform backups and replication over the WAN A number of technologies have become available in recent years to address the challenges listed above. These technologies a... [download for more]
