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About the SteelHead

Riverbed SteelHead is a powerful WAN optimization platform designed to accelerate application performance and optimize data transfer across hybrid WANs—both on-premises and in the cloud. It delivers application-aware optimizations including data deduplication, compression, and transaction prediction to reduce bandwidth consumption by up to 95% and improve application responsiveness up to 100x. SteelHead optimizes TCP/IP traffic streams, minimizing round trips and retransmissions through data streamlining, transport streamlining, and application streamlining techniques. Deployable as physical appliances, virtual machines, and in cloud environments, SteelHead ensures accelerated delivery for enterprise applications such as file sharing, email, databases, and ERP systems. Centralized management through SteelCentral Controller and detailed visibility with SteelCentral NetProfiler enable network administrators to monitor, manage, and troubleshoot WAN performance effectively. SteelHead integrates with SD-WAN, supports unified security policies, and reduces network downtime, making it critical for digital transformation and hybrid network environments.