Features:Accelerated application performance and reduced bandwidth consumption

• Reduces bandwidth utilization by up to 95%, deferring costly network bandwidth upgrades
• Increases performance by up to 100x for on-premises applications
• Leverages application awareness to distinguish between business and non-critical network traffic to select optimal acceleration path
• Enables rapid, resilient, and secure replication and backup over the WAN
• Available with virtual platforms such as VMware, Cisco CVIM, and KVM-based Nutanix AHV

Integrated visibility

• Provides visibility into SteelHeads with SteelCentral NetProfiler for response time analysis
• Validates QoS classifications and acceleration benefits
• Improves network troubleshooting capabilities through enhanced packet capture for analysis with Riverbed® SteelCentral™ Netshark

Enhanced control and management

• Performs ongoing centralized management through SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead, Web Interface, or from CLI
• Discovers and reports on applications in use across the organization
• Leverages simplified configuration with REST API for hybrid features— path selection, QoS, and secure transport—and custom API scripts for monitoring
• Secures optimized traffic between SteelHead solutions across private and Internet links with standardsbased encryption • SteelCentral Controller indicates configuration changes as compared to policy
• (RBAC) Role-based access control for easier administration and security when used with WinSec Controller