Riverbed, Microsoft forge OEM relationship
ConvergenceAsia staff
18/02/2009

Riverbed Technology, the IT infrastructure performance company for networks, applications and storage, has licensed Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for integration on the Riverbed Steelhead appliance through the Riverbed Services Platform (RSP). The RSP is a virtualised partition within the Steelhead appliance that allows customers to deploy applications critical to the branch office as virtualised services on the appliance, enabling them to further consolidate their IT infrastructure.

Riverbed will offer the optional Windows Server 2008 operating system pre-installed on the RSP, allowing customers to leverage this open platform to run Windows server. The Windows Server 2008 services that will be offered on the Steelhead appliances initially include Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Active Directory, Windows streaming and print services.

Riverbed has joined Microsoft’s Server Virtualisation Validation Program (SVVP) and successfully validated its Steelhead appliance to facilitate joint support for customers running Windows Server 2008 on the RSP. In addition, Riverbed is promoting awareness of the integrated solution among channel resellers and customers by offering business frameworks and marketing programmes.

With the combination of Windows Server 2008 infrastructure services and the Riverbed Steelhead appliances, mutual customers can simplify their branch office infrastructure, while at the same time ensuring application performance for end users.

“Through this relationship with Microsoft our joint customers are able to get even more out of their Riverbed investment. The flexibility of our virtualised solution is now further enhanced by the ability to run Windows Server 2008, allowing customers to realise all of the benefits of IT centralisation,” said Eric Wolford, senior vice president, marketing and business development at Riverbed.

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