OPNET AppResponse Xpert on RSP
Whilst WAN optimisation and application acceleration technologies can provide dramatic performance improvements to applications, visibility into the end-to-end performance and behaviour of these applications is often obscured.
OPNET partners with WAN optimisation market leader Riverbed Technology to restore visibility into WAN environments that have been optimised by Riverbed.
A joint OPNET and Riverbed solution provides:
- Accelerated responsiveness of applications in a WAN environment
- Cost savings by enabling IT infrastructure consolidation while avoiding performance penalties
- Real-time monitoring of application response times, SLAs, traffic, etc. to quantify and visualise the benefit of Steelhead appliances
- Troubleshooting capabilities to prove that slow response times are not necessarily caused by the network, as well as the ability to determine actual root-cause, such as server performance or application behaviour
Where To Use OPNET With Riverbed:
Performance Analysis Prior to Steelhead Deployment
OPNET AppResponse Xpert monitors application response time prior to deploying Riverbed Steelheads, helping you to:
- Establish a performance baseline to determine the best configuration for Steelhead appliances
- Quantify the components of end-to-end delay to rapidly identify the applications that would benefit most from implementing WAN acceleration
- Estimate the projected impact on application response time
Teneo uses OPNET AppResponse Xpert as part of its Application Performance Assessment (APA) Service, giving you access to industry leading tools without having to make the full investment in the OPNET APM solution.
Perform End-to-End Performance Monitoring and Analysis
Measure the before-and-after performance metrics to evaluate the benefits associated with a Riverbed Steelhead deployment:
- Continuously monitor application response time from the end-user perspective
- Automatically alert when performance thresholds are violated
- Evaluate and quantify benefits from Riverbed Steelhead deployment
OPNET AppResponse Xpert on Riverbed Services Platform (RSP)
OPNET AppResponse Xpert on RSP is a software only virtual appliance that runs on the Riverbed Services Platform and offers significant benefits to Riverbed Steelhead users:
- Leverage your existing investment in the Steelhead platform with a “one-box” solution.
- Increase visibility into application performance at remote sites without the need for an expanded branch office hardware footprint.
- Automatically identify and diagnose application performance issues in real-time. AppResponse Xpert accelerates problem resolution, enhancing application performance and IT staff productivity.
- Enhance visibility into the accelerated traffic on the Steelhead appliance to provide an accurate end-to-end view of application response. AppResponse Xpert easily quantifies the impact of the Steelhead appliances on application traffic.