Riverbed Overview

Riverbed's AI-driven observability platform addresses the challenge of maintaining exceptional digital experiences by improving performance and resolving IT issues. It offers a solution for businesses struggling with tool sprawl and the need for seamless user interactions. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to provide insights that enhance digital operations, ensuring reliable and efficient service delivery. This approach not only helps in identifying and fixing issues proactively but also supports an organization's broader strategic goals by delivering consistent user satisfaction and reducing operational complexities.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Collaboration, Competitive Intelligence, Contract Management, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using Riverbed.

Other use cases:

  • Performance Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Playbook Creation
  • Measuring Customer Satisfaction
  • Products & Pricelist Management
  • Helpdesk Management
  • Offer Management
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Business Priorities

Improve Efficiency and Improve Digital And Social Presence are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using Riverbed.

Other priorities:

  • Acquire Customers
  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
  • Manage Risk
  • Scale Best Practices
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Riverbed Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

Riverbed works with different mediums / channels such as Chat. Skype. E-Mail etc.

Riverbed's features include Ticketing, Alerts: Popups & Notifications, and Dashboard. and Riverbed support capabilities include 24/7 Support, AI Powered, Phone Support, etc. also Riverbed analytics capabilities include Analytics, and Custom Reports.

Reviews

"Desktops are the core of the business, but we know 50% of users are accessing emails on their mobile device. Mobiles are part of a lawyers’ everyday life. We can deploy applications to mobiles securely, so it makes sense for us to understand how the...se apps are performing." - Jeremy Hoyland

Peer review evidence (same sources as the product rating summary)

"...Learn how performance and usage of devices and collaboration apps affect productivity and employee experience. ..." IT Service Benchmarking: Leverage Data to Improve Performance
"...Only Aternity DXI enables you to tailor your digital experience goals based on industry benchmarks and your own business requirements...." Continuous Service Improvement with DXI
"...SLA with an Experience Level Agreement (XLA)..." End User Experience Monitoring for Microsoft Office 365

Riverbed, Quadient CCM platform, Contentsquare, Whatfix, RapidSpike, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Digital Experience Platform. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Optimizing digital experiences is made accessible by Riverbed. The full potential of digital possibilities is illuminated and accelerated.

Popular Business Setting

for Riverbed

Top Industries

  • Legal Services

Popular in

  • Enterprise

Riverbed is popular in Legal Services, and is widely used by Enterprise,

Riverbed Customer wins, Customer success stories, Case studies

How does Riverbed facilitate Collaboration?

How does Riverbed address your Competitive Intelligence Challenges?

What solutions does Riverbed provide for Contract Management?

How can Riverbed optimize your Performance Management Workflow?

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Riverbed solved their Digital Experience Platform needs. Cuspera uses 432 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Digital Experience Platform needs.

CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
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Jeremy Hoyland

Managing Partner

Simmons & Simmons

Desktops are the core of the business, but we know 50% of users are accessing emails on their mobile device. Mobiles are part of a lawyers’ everyday life. We can deploy applications to mobiles securely, so it makes sense for us to understand how these apps are performing. Testimonial By Jeremy Hoyland
Riverbed testimonial

Mike Plichta

PC Experience Supervisor

Winston & Strawn

The first year of Aternity was amazing. It helped us solve many issues, including some we didn’t know we had. Now Aternity is helping us find out about new problems right away so we can resolve them before they take time away from client service. Testimonial By Mike Plichta
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
Riverbed testimonial

Jeremy Hoyland

Managing Partner

Simmons & Simmons

Desktops are the core of the business, but we know 50% of users are accessing emails on their mobile device. Mobiles are part of a lawyers’ everyday life. We can deploy applications to mobiles securely, so it makes sense for us to understand how these apps are performing. Testimonial By Jeremy Hoyland
Riverbed testimonial

Mike Plichta

PC Experience Supervisor

Winston & Strawn

The first year of Aternity was amazing. It helped us solve many issues, including some we didn’t know we had. Now Aternity is helping us find out about new problems right away so we can resolve them before they take time away from client service. Testimonial By Mike Plichta
 

Riverbed Aternity Revenue Jumps 48% to Cross $100M in Q1 2026

Riverbed's Aternity Digital Employee Experience (DEX) business achieved over $100 million in annual revenue in Q1 2026, with bookings up 85% year-over-year. The growth is driven by new customer wins ...and expansion within existing accounts. Aternity's platform offers full-fidelity insights across devices, applications, and networks, enhancing IT teams' ability to prevent disruptions and improve employee productivity.

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Brisbane Airport Corporation - Transportation/Trucking/Railroad - Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Riverbed Aternity helped Brisbane Airport Corporation gain full visibility into user experience and application performance. The team manages nearly 300 SaaS apps, including critical airport systems.... With Aternity Employee Experience and IQ Ops, BAC improved monitoring, reduced operational costs, and lowered environmental impact. The solution enabled better decision-making and boosted employee productivity. BAC now proactively detects and fixes technical issues, supporting sustainable digital operations.

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Ministère de l’Intérieur - Government Administration - Government Administration

Riverbed AppResponse, NetProfiler, and Portal helped the Ministère de l’Intérieur improve network visibility and security. The ministry saw a 30% improvement in incident response times. Network downt...ime dropped by 25%. The tools made troubleshooting faster and easier. The ministry now has better control over its digital infrastructure.

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Turkcell Global Bilgi - Information Technology And Services - Information Technology and Services

Riverbed AppResponse helped Turkcell Global Bilgi cut mean time to resolution and boost customer satisfaction. The company gained unified observability across two data centers and over 3,500 virtual ...machines. AppResponse enabled real-time network traffic analysis and improved agent efficiency. Removing duplicate DNS records reduced latency and improved network responsiveness. Data insights now support leadership and business growth.

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Arab National Bank - Banking - Banking

Riverbed Network Observability solutions helped Arab National Bank during a core banking system migration. The bank used NetProfiler, AppResponse, Portal, and NetIM for advanced network monitoring an...d troubleshooting. This improved backend visibility and enabled proactive IT infrastructure monitoring. The migration was smooth, and customer service was maintained throughout the upgrade.

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Global Top 5 Bank - Financial Services - Financial Services

Riverbed Aternity Employee Experience helped a global top 5 bank cut monthly IT ticket volume by 30% and mean time to resolution by 20%. The bank faced high IT ticket volume and limited device observ...ability across 500,000 devices. Aternity's automation and device visibility improved IT efficiency and advisor productivity. The solution integrated with existing systems and rolled out 115 remediation scripts. The bank now supports 40,000 wealth advisors with a more consistent application environment.

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The Key to Brewing a Better User Experience Instant Visibility at the Point of Consumption

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Peers used Riverbed for collaboration and competitive intelligence

Riverbed Features

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.45/5

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Analytics

4.88/5

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Custom Reports

4.79/5

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CAPABILITIES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.45/5

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Analytics

4.88/5

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Custom Reports

4.79/5

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Awards

Riverbed Recognized as a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2026 GigaOm Radar Report for Network Observability

Riverbed has been recognized as a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2026 GigaOm Radar Report for Network Observability. This accolade highlights Riverbed's strong platform capabilities and ongoing innovation in delivering full-fidelity visibility and AI-driven intelligence. The company's Intelligent Network Observability suite offers dynamic discovery, application monitoring, and comprehensive security features, enhancing IT teams' ability to manage complex digital environments effectively.

Awards

Riverbed Named ?Data Observability Platform of the Year' in 2026 Data Breakthrough Awards Program

Riverbed has been awarded the "Data Observability Platform of the Year" in the 2026 Data Breakthrough Awards. This recognition underscores Riverbed's leadership in AIOps for observability, highlighting its commitment to providing real-time, high-quality data insights across complex IT environments. The award reflects Riverbed's innovation in data platforms and AI-driven solutions that enhance operational efficiency and decision-making.

Awards

Riverbed Named 'Data Observability Platform of the Year' in

Riverbed has been awarded the 'Data Observability Platform of the Year' by the Data Breakthrough Awards, recognizing its innovation in AI-driven data observability. This accolade highlights Riverbed's commitment to delivering real-time, actionable insights and enhancing IT efficiency through its open observability platform, which integrates AI to improve data visibility and operational resilience.

Product

Riverbed Study Reveals Manufacturing Organizations Doubled AI Investment, Yet Only 37% Fully Prepared to Operationalize AI

Riverbed's survey reveals that while manufacturing organizations have doubled AI investments, only 37% are fully prepared to operationalize AI. The study highlights data quality as a critical factor, with 90% of respondents emphasizing its importance. Despite 87% meeting ROI expectations from AIOps, challenges like data quality and tool consolidation remain. The survey underscores the need for improved network performance and data security in AI strategies.

Riverbed Technology Profile

Company Name

Riverbed Technology

Company Website

https://www.riverbed.com/

Year Founded

2004

HQ Location

125 Cambridgepark Drive Cambridge, MA

Employees

101-250

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Financials

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