Case Study: Lucy Switchgear achieves 50% bandwidth reduction and up to 90% faster file access with Riverbed SteelHead

Lucy Switchgear Powers Up Its Application Access With Riverbed Technology

Lucy Switchgear, a manufacturer of medium and low voltage electrical switchgear with offices in the UK and Dubai, was struggling with severe WAN latency that crippled productivity: designers in Dubai could take up to 90 minutes to log on and download large CAD files, file access across sites was slow for Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Sage ERP and Outlook, and the company could not reliably back up data across the WAN.

Lucy deployed Riverbed SteelHead appliances (and SteelHead Mobile for roaming users) at its sites, which eliminated the need for costly bandwidth upgrades—reducing bandwidth utilization by about 50% and speeding file access by up to 90%. Remote backups that once took 122 minutes for a 770 MB folder now complete in roughly 2½ minutes, restoring productivity and enabling reliable cross-site backup.

Lucy Switchgear

Chris Ireland

Global Network Manager