Case Study: KLX achieves 99.7% on-time deliveries with Riverbed network optimization

KLX achieves 99.7% on-time deliveries with Riverbed

KLX, a leading global aerospace and energy services provider, faced the challenge of ensuring fast application performance and data security across its new global network after being spun off from its parent company. They needed to understand software dependencies, eliminate performance bottlenecks across a hybrid WAN, protect data in remote offices, and control infrastructure costs. To address this, KLX partnered with vendor Riverbed and its partner Tier3 Technologies, utilizing Riverbed's SteelCentral for performance monitoring and planning.

Riverbed implemented a solution using SteelHead for WAN optimization, SteelHead SaaS for accelerating cloud applications, and SteelFusion to centralize data and secure remote offices. This resulted in 99.7% on-time delivery of critical aircraft parts, avoided $1 to $1.5 million in costs by preventing expensive WAN upgrades, and eliminated the risk of data loss at remote sites. Riverbed's technology ensured centralized applications performed well worldwide, directly supporting KLX's stringent service level agreements.

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