Cloud Computing: Rise of location independent computing

Driven by a growing demand for an application which helps in running businesses efficiently, albeit with a reduced IT infrastructure cost, US-based network solution provider Riverbed Technologies has come up with location independent computing (LIC). “Very simply put, location independent computing is a concept that helps efficient delivery of applications and data from private data centres or the cloud, regardless of where it actually resides and regardless of where the actual user resides,” said Steve Dixon, senior vice-president, sales, Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Japan.

Riverbed’s location independent computing solution includes an industry-leading WAN optimisation solution that accelerates delivery of applications between the branch and the cloud and helps in prioritisation of mission-critical apps…


Company officials claim that it also has the most flexible application delivery controller to optimise “secure and scalable delivery of applications” from private or public clouds to users anywhere and a storage delivery solution that expedites branch office backup, recovery, and restoration of applications and data after disasters or outages…

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