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Simplify Cloud Adoption and Accelerate Performance to Users Everywhere

Built for public cloud environments such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and VMware ESX-hosted clouds and vCloud Air, SteelHead CX for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) clouds extends the #1 cloud optimization solution for the hybrid enterprise WAN to Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) public clouds.

By overcoming application and network performance problems with data, application and transport streamlining, SteelHead CX speeds migration to the public IaaS cloud and accelerates access for users from virtually any location.

SteelHead CX for Cloud helps IT to embrace the flexibility, scalability and cost benefits of the cloud - while protecting and enhancing application performance.

ANALYST REPORT

IDC: The Business Value of Riverbed SteelHead

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How It Works: Accelerate Cloud Applications and Reduce Bandwidth Consumption

Compatibility with Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and VMware ESX-based cloud and vCloud Air environments offers the freedom to deploy applications in nearly any cloud and move between cloud providers with ease. SteelHead cloud acceleration has helped the majority of cloud providers and has been certified for Microsoft Azure and VMware vCloud Air.

Accelerate everywhere

Accelerates application migration and user access to the cloud
Accelerates the delivery of enterprise data and applications in public cloud environments

Transparent cloud interception

Simplifies the integration of optimization into the cloud’s highly automated, heavily virtualized environments where the servers’ physical locations may change at any time
Provides automated redirection to appropriate SteelHead CX cloud instance even when server IP addresses or subnets change

SteelHead Cloud Portal

Allows you to deploy and manage a SteelHead CX cloud instance with just a few clicks
Offers simplified management and licensing, plus instant upgrades, of SteelHead CX

SteelHead CX for cloud simplifies cloud adoption and accelerate performance to users everywhere

Videos for SteelHead Cloud Optimization

Visibility, Optimization and Control across the Hybrid WAN

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IDC: Drive transformation with a Holistic Approach to Application Delivery

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Microsoft Azure Solutions: Plan, build, and optimize with more speed and fewer risks.

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Microsoft Azure Solutions video: Plan, build, and optimize with more speed and fewer risks.

Benefits: Best-In-Class Cloud Optimization, Plus Essential Visibility and Control

SteelHead CX for Cloud speeds migration to the public cloud and accelerates access for users from virtually any location. With SteelHead CX for Cloud you can leverage cloud elastic sizing and cloning to scale as demand fluctuates. Monthly subscription terms give you the ability to cost-effectively offer the right service level based on user demand.

SteelHead CX for Cloud also improves IT visibility by seamlessly integrating with SteelCentral NetProfiler for end-to-end network monitoring and reporting and SteelCentral AppResponse for end-user experience monitoring for web and SaaS applications.

Accelerate applications and reduce bandwidth consumption

Increases application and data transfer performance up to 100x
Reduces bandwidth utilization by up to 95%, thus deferring costly network bandwidth upgrades

Cloud-like, cost-effective economics

Shift from high capital expenditures to lower operational expenditures
Manage cost and effectively offer the right service levels based on user demand with monthly subscription-based pricing models and commitments as short as six months

Our IT organization isn’t that big, having our own data center is not our core business, and Riverbed has helped us feel bigger, move faster, and be more agile. We find using the cloud for access anywhere, anytime better fits our model.

Beverly Maestas

VP of Technology Operations

CenterPoint Properties

What Can You Save? What Can You Gain?

IDC conducted detailed interviews with nine organizations to understand the impact of optimizing the delivery of business applications with Riverbed SteelHead.

IDC calculates that organizations will realize benefits worth an average of $27,014 per 100 users ($7.23 million per organization) per year over three years, which translates to a projected three-year return on investment (ROI) of 497%.

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Infographic: SteelHead, the ROI Winner

Customer Stories for SteelHead CX

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Technical Specifications

Need help choosing the SteelHead product that’s right for your organization?

Learn more about the technical characteristics and requirements of each model in the SteelHead Specs sheets.

	Branch Office SteelHead	Mid-Size Office SteelHead		Large Office or Data Center SteelHead
Model	CX255 Series	CX570 Series	CX770 Series	CX3070 Series	CX5070 Series	CX7070 Series
Power [Watts] (Typical)	30	45	50	123	233	416
BTU	102	145	165	418	794	1419
System Dimensions (LxWxH)(iii)	13.0"x8.0"x1.73" 330x204x44mm			25.21 X 17.24 X 1.7 in 640.43 X 438 X 43.2 mm	27.87 X 17.24 X 3.45 in 707.8 X 438 X 87.6 mm
Max Weight (without packaging)	5.5 Lbs 2.4 Kg	6 Lbs 2.7 Kg		27 lbs 12.25 Kg	41 lbs 18.59 kg	41 lbs 18.59 kg	42 lbs 19.05 kg

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Featured Resources

Data Sheets

SteelHead CX for Cloud Data Sheet

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Solution Guide

Single-Click Deployment of SteelHead in Amazon Web Services Solution Guide

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White Paper

Important Considerations when Optimizing Office 365 in an Azure Express Route (EXP) Environment

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White Paper

Devising a Cloud Strategy that Doesn’t Cast a Shadow on App Performance

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SteelHead Services

Lifecycle consulting services to help you fast-track your deployments, ensure ongoing success, and optimize the business value of your SteelHead investments.