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)

"...Achieve Collaboration Goals by Delivering Excellent User Experience. Challenges...." End User Experience Monitoring for Microsoft Office 365
"...Compare your organization's digital experience to others in the market by leveraging our IT service benchmark data from millions of devices under management. ..." Solutions Overview
"...Level Agreements (XLAs) ..." IT Service Benchmarking: Leverage Data to Improve Performance

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 address your Collaboration Challenges?

How efficiently Does Riverbed manage your Competitive Intelligence?

What makes Riverbed ideal for Contract Management?

What benefits does Riverbed offer 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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Ministry of Justice New Zealand - Government Administration - Large

Wellington, New Zealand

Riverbed Aternity helped the Ministry of Justice New Zealand improve digital employee experience for over 5,000 staff. The Ministry faced challenges with limited budget, lack of visibility, and the n...eed to boost productivity. By using Riverbed Aternity, they gained end-to-end visibility and proactive monitoring. The Ministry saw a 31% increase in their Digital Experience Index. Employee productivity and decision-making improved.

Brisbane Airport Corporation - Transportation/Trucking/Railroad - Large

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.

Ministère de l’Intérieur - Government Administration - Very Large

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.

Turkcell Global Bilgi - Information Technology And Services - Very Large

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.

Arab National Bank - Banking - Large

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.

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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AI Powered

4.45/5

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Analytics

4.88/5

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Custom Reports

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Riverbed Technology News

Awards

Riverbed Technology Names Carahsoft Distributor of the Year for 2025

Riverbed Technology awarded Carahsoft as the Distributor of the Year for 2025, recognizing its significant role in delivering AI-powered observability solutions to the public sector. This accolade highlights Carahsoft's effective collaboration with Riverbed, driving growth and enhancing digital experiences for government agencies.

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Riverbed unveils new AI innovations for autonomous IT operations

Riverbed has introduced new AI-powered features in its Aternity platform to enhance autonomous IT operations. These innovations include Riverbed IQ 4.0 for intelligent workflows, Riverbed Q for conversational interfaces, and AI Assurance for AI observability. Other features like Aternity Replay 2.0 and High Frequency Analytics offer advanced troubleshooting and fleet-wide visibility. These updates aim to shift IT operations from reactive to prevention-first models, enhancing digital employee experiences.

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Riverbed Redefines the Era of Zero Disruption for Digital Employee ...

Riverbed has announced new innovations integrated into Aternity, marking a shift towards autonomous IT operations for digital employee experience. The updates include Riverbed IQ 4.0, Riverbed Q, AI Assurance, Aternity Replay 2.0, High Frequency Analytics, APM+, and Data Express. These enhancements aim to prevent disruptions, improve operational intelligence, and offer high-speed data movement, with several features available now and others expected by summer 2026.

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Riverbed Defines the Era of Zero Disruption for Digital Employee Experience

Riverbed has announced new AI-driven innovations within its Aternity platform, marking a shift towards autonomous IT operations for digital employee experience. These enhancements include Riverbed IQ 4.0, Riverbed Q, AI Assurance, Aternity Replay 2.0, High Frequency Analytics, and APM+, aimed at preventing disruptions and improving IT efficiency. The innovations focus on proactive issue resolution, leveraging AI for enhanced data visibility and operational intelligence.

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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