In Brief
- Riverbed chosen to accelerate applications across the WAN and reduce bandwidth utilization
- 5 Riverbed Steelhead® appliances
- 30 SteelHead Mobile licences
- Eliminated need to increase bandwidth capacity
- Reduced bandwidth utilization by 50%
- Increased speed of application access by up to 90%
- Reliable backup of files between sites
Summary
Lucy Switchgear needed to overcome network latency delays for users opening files between its UK and Dubai sites. The existing bandwidth was also struggling to cope with the increased use of CAD, Outlook and video conferencing files. After investigating the possibilities Lucy Switchgear chose a WAN optimization solution from Riverbed, rather than increasing bandwidth.
After installing Riverbed SteelHead appliances at its four UK offices and Dubai site, Lucy Switchgear has experienced a 50% reduction in bandwidth utilization. Time taken to access files between sites has improved by up to 90% and the company has also been able to introduce a remote backup strategy at its Witney site.