FD Insights Issue 6 | Page 45

branch office, involving less complexity and management. Although Riverbed is still a leader within the WAN optimisation space, they have since added Granite, which lets organisations centralise storage and data protection functions while still running applications and keeping a cache of often-used data at each branch. They have also added Stingray, an application delivery controller. What Sets First Distribution Apart First Distribution offers only best-of-breed products within its portfolio, ensuring that any solution purchased through us is the leader in its field. In addition, although FD is a large organisation, we’re still able to offer the personal touch to our clients. Where Do You See Your Brand in the Next 12-18 Months? Riverbed complements First Distribution’s existing EMC, IBM, Oracle and VMware product sets and enables us to provide complete, and end-to-end solutions for the datacentre, branch office and cloud environments. Leveraging these powerful associations will enable Riverbed to really gain awareness and market share, as well as prove its value to our customers. Brand: Intel Security, Pivot3 and VMware Bio: I have 20 years IT experience in a broad range of roles from technical, to p ɽ