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Riverbed Celebrates Global Partner Excellence with Annual Awards

Riverbed recognizes partners delivering transformative business outcomes with next-generation AIOps and Acceleration solutions

Redwood City, Calif., – March 2, 2026 – Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, today announced the winners of its Global Partner of the Year Awards, recognizing top-performing partners from around the world. The awards were presented by Riverbed’s executive leadership team at the 2026 Riverbed Partner Kickoff event. The Annual awards spotlight partners who have advanced the adoption of AI-driven Observability and Acceleration solutions, and delivered measurable business impact for joint customers, improving enterprise performance and elevating digital experiences. This year, 12 global partners were acknowledged across a range of categories for their standout achievements.

The Riverbed Partner of the Year Award winners are: AHEAD, Carahsoft, Conscia, Datacom, Glowell Systems, Innovative Frequency (IFE), Mannai, Perfect Presentation, RavenTek, Swish Data, Telonic, and World Wide Technology (WWT). The full list of award categories and winners are provided below.

“The Riverbed Global Partner of the Year Awards honors partners who are pushing boundaries with Unified Observability and Acceleration solutions. By leveraging the Riverbed Platform and our advanced AIOps capabilities, these partners are enabling enterprises to deploy AI at scale while delivering measurable improvements in digital experience and operational performance,” said Tracy-Ann Palmer, Vice President, Global Channel, at Riverbed. “We highly value their collaboration, and we are proud to recognize their leadership, impact, and the vital role they play in driving mutual success for our customers during the last year.”

The Riverbed Partner of the Year Awards honored partners whose accomplishments made a strategic and regional impact on the business, and the nominations were evaluated by a judging panel of Riverbed’s sales and executive leadership. The Riverbed Partner of the Year Award Winners are as follows:

Global Partner of the Year: World Wide Technology (WWT)

Innovation Partner of the Year: Datacom

MSP of the Year: Conscia

Distributor of the Year: Carahsoft

Federal Partner of the Year: Raventek

APJ Partner of the Year: Glowell System

Americas Partner of the Year: AHEAD

EMEA Partner of the Year: Innovative Frequency (IFE)

Renewals Partner of the Year: Swish Data

Rising Star Partner of the Year: Mannai

Customer Impact Award: Perfect Presentation

Partner Deal of the Year: Telonic

Riverbed’s partners can accelerate growth by offering practical, integrated AI solutions via its AI-powered Platform. With decades of leadership in Unified Observability and Acceleration, Riverbed continues to innovate, introducing breakthrough capabilities throughout last year that enhance value across its global partner ecosystem. These include IQ Assist, which integrates GenAI into IT workflows; Smart OTel, the industry’s first solution to enrich OpenTelemetry data with AI-driven context; expanded Predictive and new Agentic AI capabilities that automate proactive remediation and help ensure end-user satisfaction; and the Aternity Self-Service application built on the Riverbed Platform’s Agentic AI functionality. The company also announced its most comprehensive Acceleration update in seven years, designed to support growing AI workloads.

These advancements demonstrate how Riverbed’s AI-powered Platform enables organizations to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance user experiences. In 2026, Riverbed will continue investing in the Riverbed Platform, introducing new Observability and Acceleration capabilities for both partners and customers. Riverbed’s global partner ecosystem brings together cloud hyperscalers, system integrators, MSPs, resellers, and technology partners, to drive performance, resilience, and customer outcomes.

To learn more about the Riverbed Platform and its AI capabilities, please visit: https://www.riverbed.com/.

For more information on the Riverbed Partner Program, please visit:

https://www.riverbed.com/riverbed-partner-program/.

About Riverbed

Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, helps organizations optimize their users’ experiences by leveraging AI automation for the prevention, identification, and resolution of IT issues. With over 20 years of experience in data collection and AI and machine learning, Riverbed’s open and AI-powered observability platform and solutions optimize digital experiences and greatly improve IT efficiency. Riverbed also offers industry-leading Acceleration solutions that provide fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app, over any network, to users anywhere. Together with our thousands of market-leading customers globally – including 95% of the FORTUNE 100 – we are empowering next-generation digital experiences. Learn more at riverbed.com

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