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Modernizing the Edge: Agility and Velocity. Security. Performance. No Trade-Offs.

Riverbed SteelFusion includes patented technology that delivers a modern, cloud-like experience to IT organizations managing increasingly complex, mission-critical ROBO locations in today’s digital world.

SteelFusion is the first and only Software-Defined Edge (SD-Edge) solution that delivers local performance while enabling data convergence, instant provisioning/recovery and lower TCO for distributed organizations.

With SteelFusion’s SD-Edge solution, you can:

Converge remote storage, server, backup and networking infrastructure into one appliance
Secure 100% of a company’s data in the data center or public cloud while delivering the application performance required by remote workers to get business
Achieve agile IT with instant provisioning of new network services, line of business apps and entirely new sites
Eliminate remote backup, achieve near real-time RPO and significantly reduce RTO
Minimize operational costs by extending hybrid cloud investments in storage, virtualization, backup and IT staff to every edge in the business

steelfusion product box for storage delivery, security in branch offices

SteelFusion consists of two components:

SteelFusion Edge: A dedicated appliance or SteelFusion software installed on prescribed 3rd party servers that uniquely integrates server, storage, network and virtualization to run local ROBO applications, eliminating the need for additional branch infrastructure

SteelFusion Core: A storage delivery controller that interfaces with SAN or NAS storage arrays in the data center or public cloud-based storage for additional flexibility

SteelFusion is ideal for simplifying the complexities inherent with managing today’s digital enterprise. SteelFusion integrates three unique features for a hands off, Zero Branch IT approach to running your global ROBO operations:

BlockStream℗: Integrated storage delivery - Riverbed-patented technology that uniquely centralizes data in the datacenter and projects a working set out to your branch
SteelHead: Built-in WAN optimization from the industry’s leading WAN optimization solution
VSP: Branch-optimized virtualization a fully integrated instance of VMware vSphere hypervisor

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Benefits: A Better Solution for Remote and Branch Office (ROBO) IT

Maintain a competitive advantage by keeping your organization business agile regardless of where your remote sites might be.

No servers. No storage. No backup.

Reduce capital and operational costs by consolidating and securing 100% of ROBO data and branch servers into the data center or cloud with zero impact to application performance.

Instant provisioning. Instant recovery.

Provision and deploy ROBO services, applications and entire sites by quickly spinning up virtual machines from your data center. Complete ROBO recovery in minutes instead of days to satisfy the most aggressive RPO/RTO requirements.

Complete security.

Eliminate the risk associated with having business data and intellectual property scattered across remote and dispersed branch locations by housing your company data in the secure data center or cloud. Complete data encryption at rest and in flight.

Apps that simply work.

Superior performance and end user experience for all applications needed to stay productive at your branch offices. Deliver the best end user experience across the hybrid network by optimizing application performance for on-premises, cloud, and SaaS applications.

ROI: Maximize Cost Savings for Edge IT

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Customer Stories for SteelFusion

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Riverbed enables Engen to centralize IT resources and data, boosting business and IT efficiency, productivity and end-user satisfaction

Engen is an African-based energy group focused on the refining and marketing of petroleum and petroleum-based products. It also has an extensive retail network. Founded in 1887, Engen is the market leader in South Africa, with around 3500 employees. It exports to more than 30 territories, mostly in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.

The contract process has been reduced from more than 30 minutes to just a minute or two. It has a huge effect on customer and employee satisfaction. Rich Jackson, Sr. Director of Technical Operations, Hilton Grand Vacations

SteelFusion serves as the foundation for a statewide IT modernization effort that is saving more than $900,000 annually while better protecting critical data and reducing user frustration

For the agencies that serve Kentucky’s citizens, IT delivery is complicated by the state’s large size, rural nature, and limited connectivity. With the exception of offices in the capital of Frankfort, most state government facilities are served by 10-Mbps network connections at best. For many more remote locations, a T1 line (1.5 Mbps) is all that’s available.

We saved money. We modernized our infrastructure. Back-ups are now completing. If we want to spin-up a new server there is no buying a new server and waiting for it to come in. The time to deployment has been reduced significantly because we can leverage our existing VMs. So, we have future-proofed our infrastructure. Travis Wagers, Information Systems Manager, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Information Technology

Technical Specs

Learn more about the model and configuration that’s right for your organization:

Model	SFED-2100 / 2200	SFED-3100	SFED-3200	SFED-5100	SFCR-3500
Power [Watts] (typical)	291	478	600	619	248
BTU	992	1629	2047	2109	845
System Dimensions (LxWxH) (iii)	25.4” (H) x 17.2” (W) x 1.71” (D) 645.4 mm (H) x 436 mm (W) x 43.5 mm (D)	25.4” (H) x 17.2” (W) x 3.43” (D) 645.4 mm (H) x 436 mm (W) x 87.1 mm (D)	25.4” (H) x 17.2” (W) x 3.43” (D) 645.4 mm (H) x 436 mm (W) x 87.1 mm (D)	25.4” (H) x 17.2” (W) x 3.43” (D) 645.4 mm (H) x 436 mm (W) x 87.1 mm (D)	27.87” (H) x 17.24” (W) x 3.45” (D) 707.8 mm (H) x 438 mm (W) x 87.6 mm (D)
Max Weight (without packaging)	36 Lbs 16.33 Kg	48 Lbs 21.77 Kg	60 Lbs 27.22 Kg	60 Lbs 27.22 Kg	43 Lbs 19.50 Kg