Thanks to new edge virtual server infrastructure (edge-VSI), organizations can now consolidate storage considered impossible to consolidate due to the response time requirements of branch-bound applications that rely on local storage. This ESG Lab report examines the Riverbed® Steelhead EX + Granite™ appliance, which delivers a powerful combination of wide area network (WAN) optimization, a virtual services platform, and innovative block-storage optimization to help organizations consolidate servers and storage and deliver IT services globally, while ensuring the performance required in remote and branch offices.

Download this report to see how ESG Lab confirmed, through hands-on testing, that Riverbed’s Steelhead EX + Granite solution is able to reduce remote office network traffic while extending data center SANs with little impact on remote office servers and clients.