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

"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." - Mike Plichta

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

"...Ensure the performance of collaboration apps like Office 365 and Skype for Business meet business requirements. ..." Digital Work Place Service for Optimal User Experience & Costs
"...With Aternity, enterprises gain right-time business intelligence that will drive and influence effective IT and business decisions associated with end user experience management...." Peer review by Chris Shipley, Executive Producer, DEMO08, DEMO08
"...SLA with an Experience Level Agreement (XLA)..." Monitor Performance of SaaS-Delivered Apps From Users's Device

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

What makes Riverbed ideal for Collaboration?

What Are the key features of Riverbed for Competitive Intelligence?

How can Riverbed enhance your Contract Management process?

Why is Riverbed the best choice for Performance Management?

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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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
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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
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
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 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 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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Zain Jordan - Telecommunications - Large

Amman, Jordan

Riverbed's AI-powered observability platform helped Zain Jordan cut incident resolution times from hours to under 15 minutes. The company unified its IT monitoring, gaining real-time visibility acros...s hybrid environments. Teams now use centralized dashboards for faster troubleshooting and better collaboration. Zain Jordan reduced operational costs and improved network health. The solution enabled proactive response and smarter decision-making.

Winston & Strawn LLP - Legal Services - Medium

Chicago, USA

Alluvio Aternity helped Winston & Strawn LLP quickly detect and resolve user experience issues for nearly 2,000 employees. The law firm used Aternity to monitor application performance on 2,300 devic...es, identifying the source of slowdowns that affected 500 users for 90 days. The IT team reduced troubleshooting ticket severity and cut crash frequency from 1,000 a day to zero. Aternity also enabled better license management and device inventory, keeping attorneys focused on client service.

A 70+-year-old multinational provider of investment services - Financial Services - Very Large

Riverbed helped a 70+-year-old multinational investment services provider upgrade its data center visibility. The company migrated from 1Gbps and 10Gbps networks to 40Gbps and 100Gbps to support onli...ne trading growth. Riverbed solutions, combined with Keysight's Vision network packet brokers, enabled real-time performance and security monitoring. The new setup provided 100% access to network data, streamlined complexity, and improved scalability. The company now monitors 13 data centers as one seamless network.

VINCI PLC - Construction - Large

Watford, UK

Riverbed Steelhead appliances helped VINCI PLC cut data recovery time from 72 hours to less than 24. The company consolidated 25 file servers down to three, centralizing IT and reducing costs. Bandwi...dth throughput increased by 8x, enabling new projects like SharePoint and SAN. Users now access data faster, with fewer delays and less data loss. IT staff productivity improved and support calls dropped at project sites.

EDF - Utilities - Very Large

London, UK

Riverbed Aternity helped EDF UK save 9,500 hours in one year by automating IT issue remediation. The platform gave full visibility into application and device performance for 26,000 users. Automated ...fixes improved Microsoft Teams performance and reduced manual troubleshooting. EDF saw an 80% boost in employee experience scores. Compliance and security improved with automated removal of non-compliant software.

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

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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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Riverbed Technology News

Awards

Riverbed Wins 'AIOps Platform of the Year' at 2026 AI Breakthrough ...

Riverbed has been awarded the "AIOps Platform of the Year" at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards, recognizing its innovation in AI-powered IT operations. The platform enhances IT operations with predictive and autonomous capabilities, integrating AI and machine learning to prevent disruptions. This accolade highlights Riverbed's leadership in transforming IT operations and supporting digital transformation initiatives.

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Flagship Riverbed Observability Platform Receives Generative, Predictive And Agentic AI Infusion

Riverbed has enhanced its observability platform with new AI features, including generative, predictive, and agentic AI capabilities. The platform now includes modules for unified communications and network packet analysis, integrating with service management platforms like ServiceNow. These updates aim to improve IT operations by providing predictive insights and real-time analytics, catering to customer demand for enhanced network and cloud monitoring.

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Riverbed achieves FedRAMP Class D certification for high-security government cloud platform

Riverbed has achieved FedRAMP Class D certification for its government cloud platform, enhancing its security compliance for US federal agencies. This certification allows Riverbed to offer secure observability and digital transformation solutions, meeting stringent federal cybersecurity standards. The platform supports federal agencies in modernizing IT operations and accelerating digital initiatives with high-security requirements.

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Riverbed Achieves FedRAMP® Class D (High) Certification for Its High ...

Riverbed has achieved FedRAMP Class D (High) Certification for its Riverbed Platform for Government, marking a significant milestone in cloud security compliance. This certification allows federal agencies to confidently adopt Riverbed's solutions, ensuring stringent cybersecurity standards are met while supporting digital transformation initiatives.

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

SERIES D