Case Study: Silicon Image achieves real-time collaboration and LAN-like application performance with Riverbed Steelhead

Riverbed Steelhead Products Solve Data Management and Application Performance Problems for a Leading Engineering Enterprise

Silicon Image is a global engineering company that designs high‑bandwidth semiconductors and operates with 600+ employees across Asia, Europe and North America. Because specialized engineering teams regularly share large project files across the WAN, the company struggled with ~200 ms ping times, slow CIFS/NFS transfers, network congestion and poor application responsiveness; prior tests of Silver Peak and Blue Coat proved only partial or overly complex fixes.

Silicon Image deployed Riverbed Steelhead appliances and the Riverbed Central Management Console at remote sites, benefiting from fast auto‑discovery and simple two‑step installation. The appliances delivered LAN‑like CIFS performance, much faster file uploads/downloads, reduced bandwidth use, centralized management and reporting, rapid ROI and a noticeable boost in employee productivity and collaboration.

Silicon Image

Alan Ayer

Network Systems Manager