New Analyst Note from Michael Cucchi via TRAC Research
“In my first four months here at TRAC Research I’ve had some really terrific conversations with end-users, service providers, and solution vendors in the Web Performance arena. While we are just kicking off our efforts on formal research publications in the space for this year, I wanted to summarize some of the key trends we’re seeing and how they will impact the market in 2013 and beyond…..”

Michael Cucchi discusses extending enterprise infrastructure across the public cloud.

Here’s TRAC Research’s take on the OPNET Acquisition, Michael Cucchi was co-author of the report.

Riverbed Acquires OPNET; Meets a World of New Opportunities and Challenges in the APM Market

On October 29, 2012 Riverbed announced that it will acquire OPNET Technologies for more than $900 million. The acquisition represents Riverbed’s entrance into the application performance management (APM) market that is fast-growing and rapidly changing, but also consists of many different submarkets with unique dynamics and buying requirements.
This report examines the background of the acquisition and the impact on the market, …

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Michael Cucchi – Keynote at Cloud Expo
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I promised to return with some results on our new Akamai/Riverbed partnered SaaS acceleration solution, the Steelhead Cloud Accelerator.First, let’s examine the challenges that SaaS applications add to end-user performance and productivity.  Unlike origin-based applications, a branch user attaching to a SaaS application has unique challenges.  In 80% of the use cases globally, that branch office user is forced to traverse the private WAN back to a HQ or “hub” where Internet access is concentrated.  This “back haul” of user traffic is impacted by all the WAN challenges that Riverbed …