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TECHx
6 days ago
- Business
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Riverbed xx90 Drives AI-Powered Network Observability
Home » Emerging technologies » Networking » Riverbed xx90 Drives AI-Powered Network Observability Riverbed announced the launch of its new AI-powered intelligent network observability solutions, featuring the high-performance Riverbed xx90 appliance series. These solutions significantly enhance network visibility for enterprise IT teams and enable them to proactively identify and resolve problems in real-time before they escalate into business challenges. The new solutions will add value to the Riverbed Platform and build on strong market momentum. Riverbed reported a 92% year-over-year growth in observability bookings in the first half of 2025. This launch marks a new era of intelligent network observability amid growing enterprise complexity and demands for seamless digital experiences. Riverbed revealed the rollout of the xx90 appliance series for its AppResponse, NetProfiler, and Flow Gateway network observability offerings. The xx90 systems deliver up to three times the performance of previous generations at the same price. Customers can now access these solutions through Riverbed Flex Subscription. This offers license deployment flexibility across hardware, virtual, or cloud instances without extra software costs. Dave Donatelli, CEO of Riverbed, said the launch highlights the company's relentless pace of innovation. He noted the new xx90 systems bring higher performance and efficiency. The software also advances network performance monitoring and enterprise observability, integrated with Riverbed IQ for AI-driven insights. Donatelli added that the solutions streamline toolsets, unify network management, and automate operations. The Intelligent Network Observability Essentials bundle is available with the purchase of AppResponse or NetProfiler. It includes: Riverbed IQ, an AI SaaS that accelerates issue resolution without extra infrastructure Role-based Workspaces dashboards for unified packet, flow, and endpoint insights Grafana plug-in for seamless data visualization integration Topology Viewer for dynamic, map-based network and application performance correlation The Flex licensing model provides greater architectural freedom, license portability, predictable OPEX pricing, and lower total cost of ownership. It allows IT teams to re-allocate licenses across hardware, virtual, or cloud deployments and supports future growth without repurchasing software. The xx90 appliances are built for scale, speed, and precision in distributed enterprise networks. AppResponse 11.21 on xx90 supports real-time triage of encrypted IPSec ESP traffic and sustained packet capture over 50 Gbps. NetProfiler 10.29 and Flow Gateway offer faster reporting and analysis, dynamic Flow Load Balancing, and full Versa SD-WAN support. Together, these upgrades boost network data collection performance. Riverbed's Intelligent Network Observability enables smarter, faster, and more scalable network operations across corporate environments.
Channel Post MEA
7 days ago
- Business
- Channel Post MEA
Riverbed Offers New AI-driven intelligent Network Observability Solutions
Riverbed has announced the launch of its new AI-powered intelligent network observability solutions, significantly enhancing network visibility for enterprise IT teams and enabling them to proactively identify and resolve problems in real-time before they escalate into business challenges. The new solutions will deliver even greater value for the Riverbed Platform, and build on strong market momentum –with Riverbed observability bookings growth of 92% year-over-year (YoY) in the first half of 2025. With this launch, Riverbed is ushering in a new era of intelligent network observability, shaped by the realities of increasing enterprise complexity and grounded in the emerging requirements of a seamless digital experience. Supporting surging network traffic demands, Riverbed's launch includes the rollout of the new Riverbed xx90 appliance series for its AppResponse, NetProfiler, and Flow Gateway network observability offerings, delivering up to 3x the performance of the previous generation systems at the same price. For organizations seeking to maximize their technology investments while optimizing cost-savings, customers can now consume these new intelligent network observability solutions through the Riverbed Flex Subscription offering. Flex Subscription allows IT teams to deploy Riverbed licenses anywhere on the network, including hardware, virtual, or cloud instances, without additional software costs. These new AI-powered network observability solutions mark Riverbed's 3rd major product release this year. 'Our relentless pace of innovation continues to set the standard in our industry and it's only accelerating,' said Dave Donatelli, CEO of Riverbed. 'With today's launch, we're unveiling our next-generation Riverbed xx90 systems, offering dramatically higher performance and efficiency, alongside significant software advancements in network performance monitoring and enterprise-wide observability now packaged and integrated with Riverbed IQ for AI-driven insights. These new solutions respond directly to our customers' priorities: streamlining tool sets, unifying and simplifying network management, and automating for efficiency. And, with the Riverbed Flex offer, customers gain even greater software licensing flexibility, investment protection and cost savings.' The new Riverbed Intelligent Network Observability Essentials bundle is now available with the purchase of either AppResponse packet capture and analysis or NetProfiler enterprise-scale hybrid flow monitoring. Included in the Network Observability Essentials bundle is a comprehensive suite of tools designed to enable proactive and accelerated remediation across complex, hybrid network environments: Riverbed IQ: SaaS-based AI that pinpoints issues and speeds resolution – no extra infrastructure needed. SaaS-based AI that pinpoints issues and speeds resolution – no extra infrastructure needed. Workspaces: Role-based dashboards that unify packet, flow, and endpoint insights to provide contextual visibility for every team.2 Role-based dashboards that unify packet, flow, and endpoint insights to provide contextual visibility for every team.2 Grafana Plug-In: Seamless integration for organizations using Grafana to visualize Riverbed observability data in their existing dashboards.3 Topology Viewer: Dynamic, map-based visualization that correlates network topology with application and user performance to speed triage. The Essentials Bundle is available with Riverbed Flex, which delivers greater architectural freedom, license portability, value retention, and lower total cost of ownership. With Flex Licensing, customers can: Re-allocate licenses across hardware, virtual, or cloud deployment. across hardware, virtual, or cloud deployment. Streamline budget planning with predictable OPEX-based pricing. with predictable OPEX-based pricing. Support future growth and transitions without needing to re-purchase software. This licensing approach enables IT teams to align network observability investments with evolving business needs, whether optimizing for resilience, performance, or AI-driven automation. Built to Scale: Performance Without Bottlenecks Riverbed's new xx90 appliance family are purpose-built to support the scale, speed, and precision required in today's distributed enterprise networks. Whether deployed for AppResponse, NetProfiler, or Flow Gateway, the xx90 family delivers high-throughput performance for both packet and flow capture without compromise. As part of the recent update, AppResponse 11.21 enables real-time triage of encrypted IPSec ESP tunnel traffic and cipher hygiene, even across globally distributed environments. AppResponse 11.21 on xx90 systems offers sustained packet capture over 50 Gbps, concurrent packet capture and analysis, and scalable modular storage exceeding 2.4 PB. For flow-based monitoring and analytics, the same xx90 system powers the new 10.29 version of NetProfiler and Flow Gateway, delivering unmatched flow visibility and analysis at scale. With 3x faster reporting and analysis and 2x faster throughput, the new software also includes dynamic Flow Load Balancing and full support for Versa SD-WAN. Together, these high-performance appliances boost performance for collecting the full-fidelity network data that serve as the backbone of Riverbed's Intelligent Network Observability, enabling smarter, faster, and more scalable network operations across corporate networks.
Channel Post MEA
15-05-2025
- Business
- Channel Post MEA
Riverbed Launches Ten New SteelHead Solutions And Flex Subscription Offer
Riverbed hasintroduced new and enhanced acceleration solutions, vastly improving enterprise network performance, security and IT agility, advancing customers' ability to thrive in the era of AI and massive data growth. This ground-breaking launch, Riverbed's most comprehensive acceleration announcement in seven years, includes ten new Riverbed SteelHead solutions powered by RiOS 10, the company's next-generation acceleration software. Riverbed's industry-leading solutions enable customers to speed the movement of enterprise data across connected clouds, data centers, and the edge with enhanced security and operational agility. Additionally, customers now have the option to consume these new solutions via the new Riverbed Flex subscription offering, delivering greater architectural freedom, license portability, value-retention, and improved total-cost-of-ownership. Networks are now constrained, with data volumes surging 35% annually, outpacing network capacity. According to recent ESG analyst research, 91% of IT leaders agree that AI is making networking, and thus network acceleration, critical again, with 85% seeing AI influencing network planning, engineering, and operations. With a large portion of enterprise data being both created and used by AI applications, the performance of everything running over the network is impacted, including critical on-prem and cloud applications and computing at the edge. 'Riverbed was founded 23 years ago this month with a focus on accelerating applications and the movement of data over networks. AI and data-hungry applications have introduced new and more demanding network requirements,' said Dave Donatelli, CEO of Riverbed. 'I'm proud that Riverbed continues to solve our customers' most critical challenges, as demonstrated today by our largest Acceleration launch in seven years. In the first quarter of this year, we saw strong demand in our Acceleration business, achieving 59% year-over-year bookings growth. These new solutions build on our momentum and deliver a proven return on investment by helping customers move data faster, optimize application performance, and strengthen business resilience.' Next-Generation SteelHead Acceleration Appliances Powered by RiOS 10 RiOS 10, a significant update to Riverbed's acceleration software that has powered more than 100,000 operating locations globally, will deliver new levels of performance for cloud, data centers and the edge, helping customers secure data delivery through advances such as post-quantum cryptography, platform security, and confidential computing. For customers demanding the utmost performance, the new Riverbed SteelHead 90 series will offer new levels of resilient networking performance and value. The four appliances range from the Data Center-ready CXA-8090 to the CXA-2090 optimized for Edge deployments. SteelHead 8090 , delivers up to 60 Gbps of data movement over optimized WAN. It supports multiple 100 Gigabyte network interfaces to pull massive amounts of data from the LAN. , delivers up to 60 Gbps of data movement over optimized WAN. It supports multiple 100 Gigabyte network interfaces to pull massive amounts of data from the LAN. SteelHead 6090 , delivers up to 20 Gbps of data movement over optimized WAN, targeted for mid-scale data centers. , delivers up to 20 Gbps of data movement over optimized WAN, targeted for mid-scale data centers. SteelHead 4090 and 2090, support mid-sized data center and edge use cases, with 500 Mbps and 200 Mbps of accelerated traffic, as well as up to 10 Gbps of total traffic processing for QoS and application classification use cases. 'Network congestion is no longer just a nuisance—it's a choke point that can cripple a business. Without fast and efficient data movement over networks, enterprises will quickly find themselves falling behind, missing out on the promise of AI,' said Chalan Aras, SVP and GM of Acceleration at Riverbed. 'Riverbed's new resilient networking solutions help organizations stay ahead of the curve by securely managing growing data volumes and application performance demands, while also improving IT agility to support the dynamic demands of cloud, data center and edge computing.' For virtualized environments, Riverbed SteelHead Virtual, powered by RiOS 10, is a software only version designed for private cloud deployments delivering similar appliance performance levels and is compatible with VMWare ESXI, KVM and Microsoft Hyper-V. To further help customers overcome the unique challenges of edge computing, Riverbed is also introducing SteelHead RS, a new software solution that projects business-critical data to the edge while providing near real-time data synchronization between the edge and the data center, enabling fast local application and AI processing at the edge, while maintaining data consistency across the edge and core. Riverbed SteelHead Cloud, powered by RiOS 10, will deliver breakthrough acceleration benefits across the broadest range of cloud providers – including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and new today – Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Google Cloud Platform2. The new SteelHead Cloud offering, available in each cloud providers' marketplace, enables enterprises to move data and applications at speeds up to 20 Gbps, ensuring optimal application performance, faster delivery, and significant cost savings compared to traditional methods. 'AI initiatives are increasing the criticality of network performance, requiring reduced latency, increased bandwidth, and richer network observability. While performance can be improved by upgrading network gear and external services, organizations should also prioritize continuous optimization of network connections. These are all requirements that Riverbed's resilient networking solutions address for successfully supporting growing AI workloads,' said Jim Frey, Principal Analyst, Networks, Enterprise Strategy Group. New Flex Subscription Offering for Acceleration Solutions Riverbed's new Flex subscription offering gives customers architectural freedom and strong investment protection. Licenses can be easily transferred from hardware to virtual to cloud devices at no cost. Customers can dynamically reassign license capacity across devices, scale capacity up or down based on business needs, and upgrade hardware more cost-effectively as Riverbed introduces new technologies. 'Riverbed Flex allows us to continue to manage our network performance in a smarter, more agile way – exactly what we need in the fast-moving world of offshore operations,' says Dr. Alexei Vederko, Senior Director of Engineering from Viasat Energy Services. 'With rigs constantly relocating, IT must scale, move, and optimize network acceleration on demand. The Flex model allows us to replace and upgrade hardware: minimizing risk when equipment is lost or outdated. As a long-time SteelHead customer, our work with Riverbed allows us to effectively deliver critical data to our oil platforms and ensure operational resiliency. Riverbed Flex is a further step forward in future proofing our network with greater flexibility and control.' 0 0
TECHx
14-05-2025
- Business
- TECHx
Riverbed Unveils Advanced SteelHead Solutions with RiOS 10
Home » Emerging technologies » Networking » Riverbed Unveils Advanced SteelHead Solutions with RiOS 10 Riverbed has announced a major update to its acceleration portfolio, introducing ten new Riverbed SteelHead solutions powered by the next-generation RiOS 10 software. The launch marks the company's most comprehensive acceleration release in seven years, aimed at enhancing enterprise network performance, security, and agility. According to Riverbed, the new offerings support the movement of enterprise data across connected clouds, data centers, and the edge. The solutions are available via the new Riverbed Flex subscription, which offers greater architectural freedom, license portability, and improved total cost of ownership. The company stated that network demand continues to rise, with data volumes growing by 35% annually. A recent ESG report noted that 91% of IT leaders now consider AI a major factor in network planning, operations, and acceleration. Dave Donatelli, CEO of Riverbed, commented that AI and data-intensive applications are driving new demands for network performance. He reported that the company's acceleration business saw 59% year-over-year bookings growth in Q1. He added that the new SteelHead solutions will help customers move data faster, optimize application performance, and increase resilience. Riverbed also unveiled the SteelHead 90 Series appliances, built to deliver resilient performance and security. The new RiOS 10 software includes updates such as post-quantum cryptography and confidential computing, improving data delivery across cloud and edge environments. Key features include: SteelHead 8090 : Delivers up to 60 Gbps optimized WAN throughput, supporting multiple 100 GB network interfaces. : Delivers up to 60 Gbps optimized WAN throughput, supporting multiple 100 GB network interfaces. SteelHead 6090, 4090, and 2090: Offer throughput options from 20 Gbps to 200 Mbps, targeting mid-scale data centers and edge deployments. Chalan Aras, SVP and GM of Acceleration at Riverbed, said network congestion is now a serious threat to business continuity. He emphasized that the new SteelHead solutions are built to handle growing data volumes while maintaining agility and performance. In addition, SteelHead Virtual, compatible with VMware ESXI, KVM, and Microsoft Hyper-V, is now available for private cloud environments. Riverbed also introduced SteelHead RS, a new software for edge computing that enables near real-time data sync between edge and data center environments. The company reported that SteelHead Cloud, also powered by RiOS 10, is now supported on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and Google Cloud Platform. It offers up to 20 Gbps data movement, significantly improving application delivery speed and reducing cloud costs. Riverbed's new Flex subscription allows customers to shift licenses across hardware, virtual, and cloud platforms. This model supports dynamic scaling and hardware upgrades as new technologies become available. Jim Frey, Principal Analyst at ESG, noted that AI workloads are increasing the importance of network optimization. He said Riverbed's latest offerings directly address the evolving performance, security, and observability needs of enterprise IT. Riverbed confirmed that these enhancements reinforce its mission to help enterprises adapt to data growth and the demands of AI with high-performance, secure, and flexible network acceleration.
Techday NZ
14-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Riverbed expands acceleration platforms to meet rising AI demand
Riverbed has introduced an updated portfolio of acceleration platforms and services aimed at improving enterprise network performance, security, and agility in response to a surge in data-heavy artificial intelligence deployments. The expanded range features ten new SteelHead acceleration solutions powered by the latest iteration of Riverbed's RiOS software, RiOS 10. These solutions are designed to enhance the transfer and security of data across cloud environments, data centres, and edge locations. The update also includes the launch of Riverbed Flex, a new subscription model that enables clients to transition licenses across hardware, virtual, and cloud deployments and scale capacity according to business requirements. According to Riverbed, the roll-out comes after a 59% increase, year-on-year, in bookings for its Acceleration business, amid growing demand from enterprises deploying artificial intelligence solutions that produce and process significant volumes of data. Industry data highlighted by Riverbed shows global networks experiencing annual increases of 35% in data volume, putting strain on existing infrastructure. Research from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) indicates that 91% of IT leaders see AI as a factor making network acceleration solutions essential, while 85% believe AI is directly influencing network planning and operations. As enterprise data creation and use by AI applications rises, network capacity and speed have become key concerns for IT teams. Dave Donatelli, Chief Executive Officer at Riverbed, commented: "Riverbed was founded 23 years ago this month with a focus on accelerating applications and the movement of data over networks. AI and data-hungry applications have introduced new and more demanding network requirements. I'm proud that Riverbed continues to solve our customers' most critical challenges, as demonstrated today by our largest Acceleration launch in seven years. In the first quarter of this year, we saw strong demand in our Acceleration business, achieving 59% year-over-year bookings growth. These new solutions build on our momentum and deliver a proven return on investment by helping customers move data faster, optimise application performance, and strengthen business resilience." RiOS 10 introduces architectural enhancements designed to support cloud computing, data centre operations, and edge deployments, with new provisions for post-quantum cryptography, platform security, and confidential computing. The SteelHead 90 series includes models tailored for specific deployment needs, such as the Data Centre-ready CXA-8090, capable of delivering up to 60 Gbps of data movement over optimised WANs, and the CXA-2090, intended for edge locations. SteelHead 6090 targets mid-size data centres with up to 20 Gbps of optimised data movement, while SteelHead 4090 and 2090 address mid-sized data centre and edge cases, supporting accelerated traffic loads of 500 Mbps and 200 Mbps, respectively, and up to 10 Gbps of traffic for application classification requirements. Chalan Aras, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Acceleration at Riverbed, stated: "Network congestion is no longer just a nuisance—it's a choke point that can cripple a business. Without fast and efficient data movement over networks, enterprises will quickly find themselves falling behind, missing out on the promise of AI. Riverbed's new resilient networking solutions help organisations stay ahead of the curve by securely managing growing data volumes and application performance demands, while also improving IT agility to support the dynamic demands of cloud, data centre and edge computing." For workloads in virtualised environments, RiOS 10 also powers SteelHead Virtual, a software-only solution compatible with VMware ESXI, KVM, and Microsoft Hyper-V and aimed at private cloud deployments. Riverbed also announced SteelHead RS, a software offering developed to support edge computing operations by enabling near real-time synchronisation with data centres, local processing, and consistency across distributed locations. SteelHead Cloud, also powered by RiOS 10, expands compatibility to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and Google Cloud Platform. The new solution is available via each provider's marketplace and is designed to support enterprise data and application transfers at up to 20 Gbps. Jim Frey, Principal Analyst for Networks at Enterprise Strategy Group, shared: "AI initiatives are increasing the criticality of network performance, requiring reduced latency, increased bandwidth, and richer network observability. While performance can be improved by upgrading network gear and external services, organisations should also prioritise continuous optimisation of network connections. These are all requirements that Riverbed's resilient networking solutions address for successfully supporting growing AI workloads." The Riverbed Flex subscription model has been designed to give businesses flexibility, investment protection, and ease of scalability by allowing dynamic license reassignment and hardware upgrades in line with evolving IT requirements. Dr. Alexei Vederko, Senior Director of Engineering at Viasat Energy Services, remarked: "Riverbed Flex allows us to continue to manage our network performance in a smarter, more agile way - exactly what we need in the fast-moving world of offshore operations. With rigs constantly relocating, IT must scale, move, and optimise network acceleration on demand. The Flex model allows us to replace and upgrade hardware: minimising risk when equipment is lost or outdated. As a long-time SteelHead customer, our work with Riverbed allows us to effectively deliver critical data to our oil platforms and ensure operational resiliency. Riverbed Flex is a further step forward in future proofing our network with greater flexibility and control." The newly announced solutions are expected to be generally available in May 2025. Additional features, including some capabilities for post-quantum cryptography and expanded cloud support, are anticipated to be introduced in the second half of 2025.
