AppEx CloudWAN vs Riverbed SteelHead

AppEx CloudWAN combines a global network backbone, WAN optimization, and SD-WAN connectivity. Its multi-cloud backbone has more than 600 geographically distributed Points of Presence. The SD-WAN can use connections such as broadband and MPLS and route traffic over efficient paths. AppEx ZetaTCP pairs AI-driven TCP acceleration with Real-Time TCP Tunnel technology to improve performance under latency and packet loss. AI/ML observability provides visibility into traffic, security events, bandwidth use, and application performance; a unified dashboard brings together network and security configuration, policy monitoring and enforcement, reporting, and alerts. Connectivity includes Oracle, Tencent, Alibaba, AWS, Google, and Azure environments, plus SaaS applications such as Office 365 and Salesforce. Users can connect through CloudWAN CPE, the software client, or their own VPN gateway using IPSec, SSL, or GRE. AppEx describes a vendor-agnostic SASE approach with SWG, CASB, FWaaS, ZTNA, WAF, and XDR capabilities. Pricing is on request, billed by bandwidth per year, month, or day. A free trial is available.

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