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Optus Business Launches First Dedicated SD-WAN TechnologyOptus (News - Alert) Business today announced a major addition to its software-defined networking offering with the launch of Optus Fusion SD-WAN. The new technology, supported by Riverbed's (News - Alert) SteelConnect platform, equips organizations with improved network management capabilities so they can rapidly respond to changing business demands. Optus Fusion SD-WAN is one of the first SD-WAN solutions in Australia that can be deployed as an 'over-the-top' managed service across any business network - regardless of provider or connection. "Business is moving at an unprecedented pace and, in an effort to remain relevant, organizations have deployed technologies from multiple providers. To ensure the long-term success and ROI of these strategies, Optus Fusion SD-WAN allows businesses to independently manage their networks in real-time, while also gaining the ability to instantly connect to the cloud," said Mr. Enzo Cocotti, Director, Optus Business. Optus Business Fusion SD-WAN monitors the health of every network path reinforced with application awareness capabilities to help IT managers understand how their network is performing and where bandwidth is being used. These insights allow businesses to improve and prioritize data flow between branches, as well as Amazon Web Services (News - Alert) (AWS) and Azure cloud environments, to immediately address business needs. "With real-time insights into how network components are working together and performing, CIOs, network architects and developers are empowered with information shaping existing and future IT strategies. Ultimately, this equips IT professionals with additional expertise and capabilities to rapidly respond to the increasing demands from the business," Mr. Cocotti said. Optus Fusion SD-WAN is built on Riverbed SteelConnect, an industry-leading application-defined SD-WAN solution that provides an intelligent and simplified approach to designing, deploying and managing hybrid networks. "Gartner (News - Alert) predicts 30 per cent of businesses will have deployed some form of SD-WAN platform by 2019, up from just two per cent today. This is the stat of the evolution of SD-WAN in Australia. As organizations continue to adopt more and more cloud apps and services, the network has to adapt to become more agile and intelligent," said Mr. Keith Buckley, Vice President, Australia and New Zealand, Riverbed Technology. "We are pleased to be partnering with Optus as Optus Fusion SD-WAN represents a catalyst for change - and a radical new approach to networking in today's cloud-centric world." Connect with Riverbed About Riverbed Riverbed enables organizations to modernize their networks and applications with industry-leading SD-WAN, application acceleration, and visibility solutions. Riverbed's platform allows enterprises to transform application and cloud performance into a competitive advantage by maximizing employee productivity and leveraging IT to create new forms of operational agility. At more than $1 billion in annual revenue, Riverbed's 28,000+ customers include 97% of the Fortune 100 and 98% of the Forbes Global 100. Learn more at www.riverbed.com. Riverbed and any Riverbed product or service name or logo used herein are trademarks of Riverbed Technology, Inc. All other trademarks used herein belong to their respective owners. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170914005472/en/ |
