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Network Support Engineer at Nigeria LNG Limited
Real User
Helps to optimize traffic and useful for cloud migration optimization
Pros and Cons
  • "One of our most valuable features is Steelhead's cloud migration optimization. Moving to the cloud helped optimize our workflow, improving performance for end-users."
  • "The product needs improvement in its integration with SDN."

What is our primary use case?

The tool is useful as an optimization tool, especially in scenarios with limited bandwidth, like intra-connecting sites. It optimizes WAN traffic so that critical traffic gets priority and is optimized, preventing the bandwidth from being exhausted too quickly.

What is most valuable?

One of our most valuable features is Steelhead's cloud migration optimization. Moving to the cloud helped optimize our workflow, improving performance for end-users.

In terms of data optimization, the key benefit is the optimization itself, as it can result in significant improvements. With Steelhead, you can achieve up to a 25% optimization rate. For example, instead of passing one terabyte of data via one link, Steelhead can bring it down to as fast as 300. So, in terms of cost-benefit analysis, you realize many benefits.

Using Steelhead provides several benefits to the company. Firstly, it makes the client application easier to use. Additionally, it helps optimize costs by reducing bandwidth requirements.

What needs improvement?

The product needs improvement in its integration with SDN. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for 15 years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. My company has 4000 users. 

How are customer service and support?

Steelhead's support is impressive. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The tool's deployment is not complex. You would need five resources for the technical team. 

What was our ROI?

With the installation or deployment of Steelhead, we optimize the WAN instead of buying additional tools or increasing our internet capacity. We're able to optimize our bandwidth, which, optimizes our return on investment.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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WaqasNaeem - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
Top 20
Easy-to-deploy with valuable features for web optimization
Pros and Cons
  • "The platform’s features for latency mitigation help optimize user experience."
  • "Currently, we encounter challenges in terms of the functioning of compression, deduplication, and other features even after uploading the certificate for encrypted traffic."

What is most valuable?

The product’s most valuable features for optimizing web efficiency include fingerprinting and DCP Acceleration.

What needs improvement?

They could provide a unified management platform for their entire Secure Edge Services (SES) portfolio. In the next release, they could address limitations related to encrypted traffic. Currently, we encounter challenges in terms of the functioning of compression, deduplication, and other features even after uploading the certificate for encrypted traffic.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Aruba Boost Unified WAN Optimization for seven years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the platform’s stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There are a few limitations related to hardware and virtual aspects. I rate the scalability a seven out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support team has a good response time. However, the support quality needs improvement.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The product is easy to deploy. It takes a few hours to complete the configuration.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product has flexible pricing models.

What other advice do I have?

The platform’s features for latency mitigation help optimize user experience. There are multiple techniques one could follow to enhance the application's performance.

To optimize cloud connectivity, they provide strategies such as local internet breakout. In the context of cloud services, particularly Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, deploying virtual appliances contributes to reducing costs associated with express route links. This approach enhances web optimization.

The traffic shaping features play a crucial role in optimizing web operations and enhancing WAN efficiency. It can be integrated with most of the applications.

I rate it a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
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