5 Steps to Successful IT_Consolidation and Virtualization

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5 S te ps to S uc ce ss fu l I T C o ns ol id a tio n a n d V ir tu al iz a ti on

S ystem s a re p atch ed , up gra ded , a nd m ain ta in ed m ore freq uen tly . B eca use system s a re lo ca ted w here th e m ajo rity o f IT sta ffis lo ca te d a nd th ere is m o re flex ib ility in d eliv erin g serv ices, it is m uch ea sie r to s ch ed ule re gula r m a in te na nc e o f sy stem s.T his m ea ns less d ow n tim e a nd th e m ost up -to -d ate a pp lica tio ns a nd serv ices fo r users.

C ollabo ra tion w ith o ther o ffices w ill be sim plified . B ecause a ll im portan t da ta is loca ted in o ne p lace, users do no t h ave toh un t a nd p eck fo r th e rig ht in fo rm atio n a cro ss a m ultitud e o f se rv ers.

R evisio n co ntro l p ro blem s a re red uced . W ith m ultip le users a nd m ultip le lo ca tio ns w ork in g o n th e sa me p ro ject, o ften tim es itis h ard to keep tra ck o f th e "r ig ht" file to w ork o n. A ga in , w ith d ata in o ne p la ce, th ese p ro blem s a re d im in ish ed g rea tly . The com pany w ill save m oney . Sh ow users the results o f your business case and exp la in how it w ill help the bo ttom line. A

to ol fo r estim atin g yo ur R OI is a va ila ble a t h t tp : / /www.r iverbed.com/ lg / ty / ro i c a lc ula to r t y. ph p . C on so lid atio n red uces th e risk o f d ata lo ss th ro ug h th eft o r in sufficien t p ro cesses. T his lo ss co uld o th erw ise result in fed era l

o r lo ca l reg ula to ry n on -co m plia nce a ud itin g, n eg ativ e p re ss, a nd a lo ss in co nfid en ce b y cu sto me rs a nd p artn ers.IT m an ag ers in rem ote o ffices m ust b e a ssured th at th e co nso lid atio n p la n w ill b en efit th em a s w ell: R outin e m ain ten an ce ta sks w ill b e red uced . In stea d o f fo cusin g o n rep etitive m ain ten an ce-re la ted serv er ta sks, IT m an ag ers

ca n fo cus o n fo rw ard -lo ok in g p ro jects th at a ctua lly h elp users g et m ore w ork d on e in less tim e. Serv ice levels w ill b e m ain ta ined . E nsure th e IT m ana gers th at you w ill w ork w ith them to m ain ta in perfo rm ance o f

a pp lic atio ns a cro ss th e n etw ork (S ee ste p 3 fo r m ore d eta ils.) F eed ba ck w ill b e ta ken serio usly . C om mun ica te th at IT m an ag ers' feed ba ck w ill s ig nifica ntly a ffect th e co nso lid atio n a ndv ir tu a li za t io n p l an . T he first step takes a sig nifica nt am oun t o f tim e to co mp lete across an o rgan iza tio n o f a lm ost an y size. B ut, it w ill payo ff

h an dso m ely a s y ou e nter th e m ore co mp lica te d p ro cess o f co mp letin g th e co nso lid atio n p ro je ct. U sers w ill u nd ers ta nd w ha tis h ap pen in g, a nd m ost co nstituen ts w ill b e m ore w illin g to w ork w ith yo u in th e even t o f a n un fo reseen d isrup tio n o r in th eca se th at y ou n eed "testers" to en su re p ro per o pera tio ns.

A ben efit o f a p hased approach (d escrib ed below ) is yo u can leverage the success a t the firs t few sites w here con so lida tiono ccurs to ca lm a nd en co ura ge th e rem a in in g sites th at th is w ill b e a su ccess ful, p ro ductiv e p ro ject fo r th e c om pa ny .

Step 2 : D eve lo p a p lan fo r res iliencyO ne o f th e p rim ary d ow nsid es o f IT co nso lid atio n is th at yo ur users a re m ore relia nt o n th e W A N a nd th e cen tra l d ata cen ter fo rd ata a n d a pp lic atio n s. W ith th is in fr as tr uc tu re s hift, IT m a na g er s n ee d to c ar efu lly c on sid er t he r es ilie nc y o f th is a rc hite ctu re .S yste ms th at w ere p rev io usly d is trib ute d p ro vid ed so m e lev el o f resilie ncy ; a ll o f a n o rg an iz atio n's u sers w ould n't b e im m ed ia te lya ffe cted b y a n o uta ge o f a sy stem . B ut, w ith a cen tr aliz ed s ystem , d ow ntim e im m ed ia te ly im p acts th e w ho le o rg an iz atio n. T hisp ro blem ca n, a nd m ust b e, d esig ned a ro un d.F irst, co nsid er th e red un da nc y o f a pp lic atio ns, sto ra ge a nd serv ers. A s a pp lica tio n serv ers a re co nso lid ated to th e m a in d atacen ter a nd v irtua liz ed o nto fe wer p hy sica l serv ers, it b eco me s ea sier to p ro vid e b ack up sy stem s w ith out b re ak in g th e IT b ud get. Itm ak es s en se to im p lem en t b ack up sy stem s th at en ab le im m ed ia te fa ilo ver fo r m issio n critic al sy stem s. P uttin g such sy stem s inp la ce , h ow ev er, w ill a lso r eq uire n ew p la ns fo r re lia bly rep lica tin g in fo rm atio n fro m th e p rim ary to th e seco nd ary ser ver, en su rin gco nsisten t fa ilo ver in th e ev en t o f a n in cid en t. T hese p la ns w ill a lso req uire a n IT d ep artm en t to co nsid er th e lo ca tio n o f b ackupsy stem s: sh ould th ey b e lo ca ted in th e p rim ary d ata cen te r o r in a se co nd ary , o ff-site fa cility ? O ff-site red un da nt sy stem s a reusefu l fo r reco very fro m m a jo r d isa sters, b ut m a y in tro duc e a dd it io na l p erfo rm a nce p ro blem s d iscuss ed in th e n ex t se ctio n. If th ep la n in clud es rep lica tin g o r m ovin g n um bers o f la rg e v irtua l m ach in e im ag es, it 's im po rta nt to m ake sure th e n etw ork w ill b ea de qua te fo r th e lo ad a nd re co ve ry tim e o bjectiv es.S im ila rly , o rg an iz atio ns sh ould co nsid er W A N red un da ncy . W ith c en tra liz ed d ata a nd a pp lica tio ns, use rs in b ra nch o ffice s w ill b em ore d ep en den t o n W A N co nn ectiv ity , a nd a W A N o uta ge w ill h ave a severe n eg ative im pa ct o n user p ro ductiv ity .W h en co nsid erin g W A N red un da nc y stra teg y, o rg an iz atio ns m ust m ak e a tra deo ff b etw een usin g tw o d iffere nt s erv ice p ro vid er sfo r la st-m ile co nn ectiv ity a nd usin g o ne s erv ice p ro vid er v ia d ifferen t P oP s.

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5 S te ps to S uc ce ss fu l IT Con so li da ti on a n d V ir tu a li za ti on

R E M OT E O F F IC E" ~ c a r r i e r 1 . . . .P o Pc a r r i e r 2 . .P o P . .T he first o ptio n g ives a n o rg an iz atio n g rea ter d iv ersity o f tra nsp ort, a nd th erefo re p ro vid es g rea ter p iece-o f-m in d th at rem oteo ffice s w ill a lw ay s b e c on ne cte d to h ea dq ua rte rs.

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T he seco nd o ptio n p ro vid es a rem ote o ffice w ith a slig htly lo wer level o f red un da ncy ;if th e ca rrier's W A N g oes d ow n th e o ffice w ill b e ta ken o ff-lin e. N on eth eless, if justo ne P oP g oes d ow n, th e o ffice w ill m ain ta in co nn ectivity. T he b en efit o f th is stra teg yco mes in cost a nd m ana gem en t. A ssum ing th at your ca rrier is reliab le a nd ha s ah igh up tim e to beg in w ith , you a re on ly defen ding ag ain st o ccasion al outa ges. If asm all a mount of d ow ntim e is a ccep ta ble, th is ap pro ach prov id es for easier ITm an ag em en t (an d o ne less ven do r to deal w ith ), a nd pro ba bly lo wer costs, sin ce youca n b uy b an dw id th in vo lum e.

Step 3 : T es t (an d im pro ve) b ran ch office p erfo rm anceT here is no d oubt tha t on e o f th e m ost vocal con stituents d uring th is p ro ject w ill b een d-users in rem ote o ffices. A sid e fro m feelin g lik e th ey a re "lo sin g" th eir ITin fra structure, th ey w ill h ave serio us issues if th ey ca nn ot a ccess th e d ata a nda pp lica tio ns th ey n eed to d o th eir jo bs.It is im portan t to p ut th is po tentia l p rob lem o n the ta ble im media tely, an d w ork w ithend users to test perfo rm ance. M ost users - and m any IT sta ff - w ill sim ply assum eth at th is is a b an dw id th p ro blem . G iv en th at th e co nso lid atio n o f a pp lica tio ns a ndsto rage w ill d rive an increased am oun t of data over the W AN , it is natura l fo r m any toco nsid er a dd itio na l b an dw id th to b e th e d e-fa cto so lutio n to p erfo rm an ce a cro ss th eW AN . B ut a dd ition al ba nd width w ill o ften n ot so lve the prob lem - a nd in m an y casesis n ot n ece ss ar y. L aten cy com bin es w ith a pp lic atio n p ro to co l in efficien cie s to cr ea tea n a dd itio na l b ottlen eck to W A N a pp lica tio n p erfo rm an ce. M an y o rg an iz atio ns h av eturn ed to W A N o ptim iz atio n to sim ulta neo usly a dd ress b an dw id th a nd la ten cyco ns tra in ts. W A N o ptim iz atio n p ro du cts com bin e d ata r ed uc tio n, tr an sp or t p ro to co lo ptim iz atio n, a nd a pp lic atio n p ro to co l o ptim iz atio n to p ro vid e W A N a pp lica tio na ccelera tio n a nd b an dw id th red uctio n to a ll a pp lica tio ns th at run o ver T ep .O ften tim es, o rg an iza tio ns just a ttem pt to co nso lid ate in fra structure a nd p la n to d ea lw ith p erfo rm an ce p ro blem s a fterw ard s, h op in g th at p erfo rm an ce w ill b e "g oo den oug h" fo r d istrib uted users. T his is a p ath th at w ill lea d to d issa tisfa ctio n a t b est,

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A Case in Po in tGreenhi l l & Co. , an i n te rna t iona l i nves tmen ta d vis or y firm ( NYSE: GHL ), d ec id ed t ha t itneeded to conso l ida te i ts M i croso ftE x ch ange depl oymen t i nt o i ts cen tr a l d a tacenter f o r cos t, comp lex it y , and secu r it yr easons . Ye t, g iv en t he f irm 's emp lo yeeswe re h ig h ly pa id k nowledg e wo rker s wh od ep en ded o n ema il a s a m ain fo rm o fcommun ica tio n , pe rf ormance was a ser iou scons ide ra ti on . 'We be li eved t ha t w i th t her ig h t WAN op tim iz a tio n so lu ti on , o ver a ll wew ould s pe nd le ss t im e a n d c os t m a na g in gremote o f fi ces , wh i le p rov id i ng faster accesst o ou r cen tr a li ze d resour ces, " s ta te d Joh nShaf fe r, D ir ec to r o f I T a t G reenhil l.I n o r de r t o impro ve app li ca ti on over th eWAN , G reenh il l d e ci ded t o deplo y R i ve rb edStee lhead produc ts . S tee lhead produc tshave enab led Greenh i ll t o success fu ll ym i gr a te t he ir u se rs f rom t hree E xch anges er ve rs to a s in g le s er ve r lo ca te d in asecu re, h i gh ava ilab il it y co -loca t ion faci li ty -w it h no reduct io n i n u se r pe rf ormance.E x ch a ng e WAN per fo rm a nc e w a sd rama t ic a ll y imp roved : ema il t ha t t oo k 3 -4m i nu te s p r io r t o R i ve rb ed i s now de li ve re d i nj us t seconds . Wh i le t he se p roduct s addedadd it iona l cos t t o the conso l ida t ion p ro jec t,Sh af fe r n o te s, " I'm cer ta in t h e R i ve rb edStee lhead app li ance w i ll pay fo r i tse lf w i th i nt he f ir st f ou r mon th s ."

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a nd m utin y a t w orst. In fa ct, m an y o rg an iz atio ns h av e sta rte d a co nso lid atio n p ro je ct o nly to co mp le te ly u nd o it w hen a n e xe cu tiv eex perien ce s th e p ain o f w ork in g o ver a co ng este d, la te ncy -im p acte d W A N co nn ectio n in a rem o te o ffice, o r w hen use rs h av e ju stb eco m e so fru stra ted th at th ey d em a nd a re versio n to th e in fra structu re o f o ld .It is im pe ra tiv e to fin d use rs, p re fe ra bly in flu en tia l o nes, w ho a gree to te st th e p erfo rm a nce o f a pp lica tio n a cce ss a cro ss th e W A N .D o sim ple tests such as usin g a sto pw atch to test: Accessing files from a file sha re B rowsing rem ote fo lders O pen in g files w ith in O ffice a pp lica tio ns Accessing da tabases In tera cting w ith w eb ap plica tio nsP erfo rm th ese te sts first w ith ou t a nd th en w ith a W A N o ptim iz atio n a pp lia nce in p la ce . W h ile th e p ro sp ect o f a dd in g a n a dd itio na ld ev ice se em s to b e co ntra ry to th e w ho le co nce pt o f co nso lid atio n, th ese ten d to b e ea sy -to -m an ag e a pp lia nces th at ca n g re atlyea se th e re mo va l o f file serv ers, a pp lica tio ns, a nd ta pe b ack up fro m re mo te o ffice s. In th at se nse , W A N o ptim iz atio n a pp lia nce sg en era lly p ay fo r th em se lv es in just a fe w m on th s. F or m ore in fo rm a tio n see "E xtrem e S av in gs: C uttin g C osts w ith W id e-A re aDa ta Serv i ces " (ava il abl e a t h t tp : //www. r iverbed .com/ l g /resource /Wh i tePaper -R i verbed -CostCut ti ng .pd f .)A n a dd itio na l b en efit o f a pp lica tio n a cc ele ra tio n d ep lo ym e nt is th at a cc es s t o p re vio usly -c en tr aliz ed se rv ic es w ill b e a cce le ra te d!So so me co mmo n curre nt ta sk s w ill lik ely g et fa ste r in th e co nso lid ated d esig n.

S te p 4 : A rch ite ct a fo rw ard -lo ok in g in fra stru ctu re p la nT his is th e step w here IT dep artm en ts a ctua lly sa ve m on ey . T here is m uch to b e sav ed b y m oving serv ers to v irtua l m ach in es in ace ntra liz ed d ata c en te r a nd c on so lid atin g N AS b ox es t o im p ro ve u tiliz atio n.T he co nso lid atio n stra teg y g iv es IT th e o pp ortu nity to sca le a nd secu re d ata m o re e fficien tly in th e futu re . A fter a ll, if th e b ulk o fin fra structu re is just lo ca te d in o ne p la ce , it is e asie r to d ep lo y, m a na ge , a nd te st in th e ca se o f fu tu re m od ifica tio ns.B ut th e ch alle ng e to d oin g so w ill b e in th e te ch nica l d ep en de ncie s o f v ario us co m po ne nts in y ou r a rch ite cture. H ow w ill th esech an ges a ffe ct d yn am ic lin ks to o th er a pp lica tio ns? D oe s it m a ke sen se to m ov e certa in g ro up s o f a pp lica tio ns a t th e sa me tim e?Wh a t a bo ut b ac ku p r ou te s w ith in th e n etw o rk co nfig ur atio n?T his p ha se o f th e co nso lid atio n p ro cess is a g oo d p la ce to g et k ey te am m em b ers o f y ou r a pp lica tio n, sto ra ge, n etw ork in g, a ndsu pp ort g ro up s (if th ey a re se pa ra te g ro up s in y ou r o rg an iz atio n) o n th e sa me p ag e. C le arly , m a ny o f th e d ep en den cies d iscu sse din th is s ec tio n cr os s ty pic al o rg an iz at io na l b ou nd arie s. A s su ch , it's im p orta nt to co nsid er th e r am ific atio ns o f c on so lid atio n to y ou rin fra structu re a nd IT p ro cesse s w ith a ll o f th e tea m . W h at a pp lica tio ns a nd tech no lo gy ca n b e co nso lid ate d, a nd to w ha t d eg re e?W ill y ou n ee d d ifferen t sh ifts to h an dle IT m on ito rin g o r u se r su pp ort? H ow w ill p la ns fo r e va lu atin g, te stin g, a nd ro llin g o ut n ewte ch no lo gie s n ee d to b e m o difie d?A dd itio na lly , if y ou d ecid e to co nsid er a W A N o ptim iz atio n a pp lia nce fo r a pp lica tio n a cce le ra tio n a cro ss th e W A N , y ou w ill n ee d tod o a dd itio na l a rch ite ctin g a ro un d t he ir im p lem en ta tio n. K ey to d ep lo ym e nt w ill b e e xp lo rin g v ario us o ptio ns o f w h ere th es ea pp lia nces w ill liv e in y our n etw ork , h ow th ey w ill b e siz ed (v ario us v en do rs h av e d ifferen t a pp ro ach es), if th ey w ill p ro vid e so mesu pp ort fo r d isco nn ecte d o pe ra tio ns in th e ev en t o f a W A N o uta ge, a nd if th ese d ev ices w ill n ee d red un da ncy a s w ell.O nce o rg an iz atio ns h av e w id ely im p le me nte d IT in fra stru cture co nso lid atio n th ey m a y fin d th at th ere a re still se rv ice s th at m ust b yth eir v ery n atu re b e d eliv ered lo ca lly . L oca l p rin t, D N S, a nd D H CP se rv ers a re g oo d e xa m ples o f th is ty pe o f "e dg e" se rv ices th atd efy m an y cen tra l co nso lid atio n e ffo rts. H ow ev er, th e b est W A N o ptim iz atio n so lu tio ns n ow a llo ws o rg an iz atio ns to run th esese rv ic es o n th eir a pp lia nce s, s o o rg an iz atio ns c an e lim in ate th es e n ow re du nd an t b ra nc h s er ve rs to fu rt he r re du ce h ard w are ,so ft wa re , a nd m a in te na nc e co sts a nd co m ple xity .A g oo d a pp ro ach p ro vid es cu sto m ers w ith th e ca pa bility to run m ultip le a dd it io na l serv ice s a nd a pp lica tio ns o n a n in du stry le ad in gv irtu aliz atio n p la tfo rm in a p ro tecte d p artitio n o n th e W A N o ptim iz atio n a pp lia nce . T his a llo ws cu sto me rs to d ep lo y lo ca l se rv ice s ina ll th eir b ra nch o ffice s w ith out th e n ee d to d ep lo y a nd m ain ta in fu ll-b lo wn serv ers to run th e a pp lica tio ns, a nd furth er lev era ge sth eir in ve stm en t in b oth v irtua liz atio n te ch no lo gy a nd W A N o ptim iz atio n. T his co nce pt is o ften ca lle d th e "serv er-less b ra nchoffice."

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F in ally , lo op th e ea rlier W A N red un da ncy d iscussio n b ack in to yo ur a rch itecture p la nn in g. W ill yo u d ep en d o n th e W A No ptim iza tio n a pp lia nces fo r sup po rt in th e ev en t o f a W A N o uta ge, o r w ill yo u im plem en t so me lev el o f W A N red un da ncy?

Step 5 : P lan a ph ased ro ll-ou tL ik e step o ne, th is step a pp lies to m o st co m plic ated tec hn olo gy in itia tiv es w ith in a n en ter prise. In co nsid erin g a p ha sed ro llo ut,e xp lo re a fe w d iffe re nt fa cto rs : H ow w ell can you sup port th e o ffices in the in itia l ph ases o f the p ro ject? W hich a pp lica tions m ake the m ost sense to co nso lid ate first? H ow com plete w ill th e conso lida tion p rocess b e?T he in itia l p ha ses sh ould fo cus o n o ffices th at ca n b e ea sily sup po rted . T hey m ay b e th e o nes w ith o n-site sup po rt sta ff o rrela tiv ely clo se to y our IT h ub s. In th is m a nn er , a ny d ifficultie s c an re ceiv e im m ed ia te a ssista nce. C o mm un ica tio n is e asier , to o,w hen th ese lo ca tio ns a re in sim ila r o r th e sa me tim e zo nes. A no th er w ay to slice th e p ha se is b y size. Sm aller o ffices m ay b e firsto n th e lis t, even th oug h th ey a re n ot th e ea siest to sup po rt, b eca use in th e ev en t o f d ifficulties a s few er p eo ple w ill b e a ffected .N ext, co nsid er th e a pp lica tio ns yo u h ave d istrib uted a nd w hich o nes it m akes sen se to co nso lid ate first. M an y w ill g o w ith th e"trie d a nd true" co nso lid atio n ta rg ets lik e file serv ers, ex ch an ge ser vers, M S-S QL d ata ba ses, a nd w eb a pp lica tio ns. T ha t is a g oo da pp ro ach , a s it a llo ws o rg an iza tio ns to lea n o n w ha t o th ers h ave successfully d on e in th e p ast. O th er o rg an iza tio ns w ill o ften g ow ith less w id ely -d ep lo yed s ystem s, suc h a s d ocum en t m an ag em en t s erv ers , ta pe b ack up sy ste ms, t im e a nd b illin g a pp lic atio ns,a nd a cco un tin g p ac ka ges . T he fu rth est rea ch in g effo rts w ill a ch ie ve co m ple tely se rv er-le ss b ra nch o ffices en ab led b y th eir W A No ptim iza tio n so lutio ns. T his is a g rea t a pp ro ach a s w ell; w ha t is im po rta nt is th at yo u h av e th oug ht th ro ug h th e issue w ith yo urteam an d com e up w ith a reasona ble p lan .F in ally , th in k th ro ug h th e lev el o f c on so lid atio n th at w ill a ctua lly o ccur. W h ile ev ery o rg an iz atio n w ou ld lo ve to rem o ve ev ery th in gfro m a rem ote o ffice, just lea vin g a W A N co nn ectio n, ro uter, a nd a W A N o ptim iza tio n a pp lia nce, th at is n ot a lw ay s th e rea lity o fth e situa tio n. F or certa in o ffic es, full co nso lid atio n is fin e. B ut o th ers m a y fin d th at is n ec essa ry to h av e serv ers fo r "scra tc h" d ata- th at is, tem po ra ry files th at d on 't n ecessa rily n eed to b e a ccessed b y o th er o ffices. T his co uld b e th e ca se fo r o ffices th at a req uite fa r fro m th e d ata cen ter, a nd sh ould n't h ave to sen d a ll th is tem po ra ry in fo rm atio n o ver th e W A N. O th er o ffices m ay b e sola rg e th at it m a kes se nse to lea ve so m e in fra stru cture th er e.Conc lus ionT he re a re m a ny b en efits a ss ocia te d w ith IT c on so lid atio n a nd v irtua liz atio n, b ut it ca n b e a v ery ch alle ng in g p ro cess. It isim po rta nt to co nsid er a ll co mp on en ts o f a n IT co nso lid atio n p ro ject b efo re em ba rk in g o n it. O rg an iza tio ns th at sp en d tim e a ndeffo rt c om m un ica tin g th e co nso lid atio n p la n, testin g a nd e nsur in g a pp lica tio n p erfo rm an ce, a nd im ple men tin g r ed un da ncy , w ill seeta ng ib le resu lts. W A N o ptim iz atio n is a n es sen tia l co m po ne nt o f succe ss.

A b ou t R iv erb edR iv erb ed T ech no lo gy is th e IT in fra structur e p erfo rm a nce co mp an y. T he R iv erb ed fa mily o f w id e a rea n etw or k (W A N ) o ptim iz atio nso lu tio ns lib era te s b usin esses fro m co mm o n IT co ns tra in ts b y in cre asin g a pp lica tio n p erfo rm an ce , en ab lin g co ns olid atio n, a ndp ro vid in g en ter prise-w id e n etw ork a nd a pp lica tio n v isib ility - a ll w hile elim in atin g th e n eed to in cr ea se b an dw id th , sto ra ge o rserv ers. T ho us an ds o f co mp an ies w ith d istrib ute d o pera tio ns use R iv er bed to m a ke th eir IT in fra struc ture fa ste r, le ss e xp en siv ea nd m o re res po nsiv e. A dd itio na l in fo rm a tio n a bo ut R iv erb ed (N A SD A Q: R V BD ) is a va ila ble a t www.r iverbed.com

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