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GFI Exinda NetworkOrchestrator vs. Riverbed SteelHead

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    GFI Exinda NetworkOrchestrator

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AA real-time network monitoring solution focusing on the network user's perspective, that helps administrators to understand how well an organization’s important applications are performing. It offers dashboards that help to identify network use, traffic bottlenecks and problem areas by looking at application or Level 7 performance by app, user, device, and location.N/A

    Riverbed SteelHead

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ASan Francisco based Riverbed Technology offers Steelhead, a WAN optimization solution. The new SteelHead 90 series appliances are designed to provide performance, security, scalability, data movement efficiency, and resilient networking.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Testimonials
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    GFI Software
    Well suited to traffic control and prioritization WAN Op is limited and does not work reliably
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    Riverbed Technology
    If you are dealing with large CAD files on a daily basis "remotely", Riverbed Steelhead makes your home office feel just like the office
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    Pros
    GFI Software
    • Ease of deployment
    • Traffic policy config
    • Admin console is easy to navigate
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    Riverbed Technology
    • Effectively improves data throughput over VPN WAN connections.
    • Seamless operation.
    • Optimizes a variety of applications. Including, HTTPS, Citrix, Netapp SM and SV, Exchange, etc.
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    Cons
    GFI Software
    • WAN Optimization does not work well
    • Reporting, while available, is difficult to work with
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    Riverbed Technology
    • A reduction in price is always welcomed
    • Simplify and streamline advanced features and add-on pieces for more detailed traffic analysis
    • Getting granularity into traffic behavior becomes confusing and very expensive
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    GFI Software
    Exinda was a good balance between cost and capability. We replaced an aging Packetshaper infrastructure with Exinda
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    Riverbed Technology
    We tested Cisco eleven years ago in parallel with Riverbed in a PoC. The Cisco configuration was very complex and sticky based on the location. The Riverbed configuration is flexible based on the whole storage. A software client for devices like laptops or tablets is not available for Cisco WAAS, therefore we selected Riverbed based on a PoC.
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    Return on Investment
    GFI Software
    • Minimize bandwidth expenditures by prioritizing the traffic we care about and controlling the traffic we do not care about.
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    Riverbed Technology
    • Files now open a lot quicker, at near local speeds.
    • We are able to respond to customers quicker as we can get access quicker.
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