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About the SteelConnect

SteelConnect by Riverbed is a complete SD-WAN system designed to facilitate seamless, secure connectivity for users and applications across LANs, WANs, and cloud environments. It features application-defined networking, enabling unified connectivity across remote LANs, data centers, and the cloud. Its key capabilities include deep packet inspection with classification of over 1300 applications, WAN optimization, application acceleration for on-premises and cloud, single-click cloud connectivity with integrations for AWS and Azure, and dynamic native routing (eBGP, OSPF) to reduce network complexity by replacing traditional routers. SteelConnect supports centralized management with business intent-based policy enforcement, zero-touch provisioning of devices, path quality monitoring, hybrid WAN path selection, and integration with third-party security providers. The solution scales to thousands of branches/sites and provides comprehensive visibility, reporting, and troubleshooting through SteelCentral Insights. Hardware and virtual gateways are available, supporting high availability, fault tolerance, and multi-cloud interoperability. SteelConnect enhances application performance, network agility, and simplifies WAN operations.