Case Study: JLL achieves superior application performance and reduced costs with Riverbed SteelHead

JLL boosts network capacity 2.8x with Riverbed

JLL, a global professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate, faced the challenge of evolving its IT environment to support significant growth and a transition to hybrid applications and networks. They needed to accommodate increasing network traffic from new practices like video meetings without degrading application performance for their 58,000 employees. To address this, they turned to vendor Riverbed for a WAN optimization solution.

Riverbed implemented its SteelHead appliances, which provided WAN optimization, Virtual Services Platform (VSP) functionality, and video stream splitting. This solution delivered superior application performance, enabling the use of next-generation apps like live video. The measurable impact was substantial, with an average 60% reduction in SSL data and an overall 64% data reduction across the network, effectively multiplying its capacity. Additionally, JLL was able to remove servers from over 90% of its branch offices, resulting in significant cost savings and reduced IT management time.

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