Riverbed SteelHeadTM SaaS addresses cloud services/software as a service (SaaS) performance challenges by providing an easy-to-deploy optimization solution that meets customer needs for application performance over WAN and Internet connections.
Combining private wide area network (WAN) and public internet optimization, the SteelHead SaaS is a first-of-its-kind solution, which optimizes traffic across the public Internet with Riverbed’s award-winning SteelHead optimization system (formerly RiOS or Riverbed Optimization System) technology to accelerate data and application protocols. SteelHead SaaS delivers optimized performance up to 30x for cloud services/SaaS applications, such as Microsoft Office 365 or Salesforce.com, regardless of where the end user is located.
This brief focuses on performance gains when using SteelHead SaaS with Office 365 for multi-tenant cloud services
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
SteelHead SaaS is a software add-on to existing SteelHead solution deployments and does not require changes in the way SteelHead solution are deployed. Once SteelHead SaaS is enabled, the SteelHead solution deployed within the enterprise network will communicate with a secured, dedicated SteelHead CX instance hosted on an Internet optimization platform – the Akamai Intelligent Platform. The result is end-to-end optimization for your Office 365 traffic – with a reduction in application latency and bandwidth consumption. The Akamai technology identies the fastest path from your location to the SteelHead CX device at a location closest to your Microsoft data center. In this way, efficient routing of your services traffic is improved resulting in increased network performance especially in geographies that experience routing latency.
OPTIMIZATION USE CASE
Optimization occurs for file uploads as well as downloads. In addition, SteelHead WAN optimization technology recognizes bit patterns from les that have been renamed or modified. By accelerating uploads and downloads of renamed and modified les, significantly more optimized events occur than are otherwise possible.
But more than le transfers are optimized. When browsing Office 365 web pages, including Outlook Web App, Office Web Apps, and SharePoint Online websites, most users experience bandwidth reductions from 10 – 97%. With Outlook, SteelHead SaaS typically conserves 20 – 35% or more of the non-optimized bandwidth. The solution accelerates routing, browsing, le transfers (even for modified or renamed les), email, and attachments, significantly boosting your overall Of ce 365 user experience, satisfaction, and productivity.
Specific benefits for your organization are dependent on content, use scenarios, and network conditions.
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The SteelHead SaaS delivers optimized performance up to 30x for cloud services/SaaS applications, such as Microsoft Office 365 and Salesforce.com, regardless of whether the end user is located.
