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SteelCentralAppResponseImplementationService
AccelerateYourRiverbed®SteelCentral™AppResponseDeploymentandTimetoValue
ProvenMethodologiestoIncreaseAdoptionandUtilizationMaintainingaholisticviewofyourITinfrastructureiscriticaltocontinuouslydeliveringexceptionalapplications.That’swhyyourorganizationhasselectedSteelCentralAppResponseforadvancedapplicationandtransactioninsight,end-userexperiencemonitoring,anddeepnetworkintelligence.ToquicklyrealizethebenefitsofSteelCentralAppResponse,youneedexpertguidanceonhowtoquicklyoperationalizethesolutionwithinyourITenvironment.AndwhileSteelCentralAppResponsedeliversvaluableinformationoutofthebox,manyadvancedcapabilitiesandintegrationsarepossibletotrulytailorthesolutiontoyouruniquebusinessrequirements.
EarnafastertimetovalueforyourinvestmentwiththeSteelCentralAppResponseImplementationServicefromRiverbedProfessionalServices(RPS)toachievethefollowingoutcomes: • Enhancedvisibilityintoselectedapplication
performance
• IntegrationbetweenpurchasedRiverbedcomponentsandotherapplicablesystemssuchaseventmanagersusingbuilt-incapabilities
• Reportingandalertingconfiguration
• Knowledgetransferfromfieldexpertsforconfiguration,maintenance,anddataanalysisandinsight
• FasterRiverbedsolutionadoptionandtimetovalue
KeyServiceBenefits • AccelerateyourROIwithRiverbed’s
provenexpertiseandbestpracticemethodologies
• Enjoypeaceofmindwithaready-
to-run,Riverbed-validatedsolution
• Streamlineoperationsbyimplementingreliable,prescriptive,andrepeatableworkflows
• Avoidcostlymistakesandminimize
disruptionstobusinessandIToperations
• Enhanceknowledgeandproficiencywithtargetedknowledgetransfersessions
• Establishanexpansion-readyframeworktoeasilyaccommodatefutureneeds
ServiceOverviewRPSleveragesproven,repeatableimplementationmethodologiestoensureconsistentandpositiveoutcomes.TheSteelCentralAppResponseImplementationServiceisdeliveredthroughthefollowingphases:
Phase1:PlanLaythefoundationforasuccessfulimplementationbygatheringrequirementsandcreatingadesignand/orimplementationplan.
Phase2:Configure PreparetheproductsforfinalimplementationwithspecificconfigurationsthatmeettherequirementsgatheredduringPhase1.
Phase3:EnableConfiguretheproductstoenableimmediatebusinessvaluewhilevalidatingdatacollection,reportdata,andalertingmatchestotherequirementsgatheredinPhase1.
Phase4:DocumentDocumentbestpracticesfordeployment,configuration,maintenance,andusage.
SteelCentralAppResponseImplementationServicesToprovideaddedflexibilitywhenaddressinguniquecustomerrequirementsanddesiredbusinessoutcomes,threedifferentpackagesoftheSteelCentralAppResponseImplementationServiceareavailable:Starter,Standard,andAdvanced.Thefollowingtableidentifiestheservicefeaturesincludedineachphaseandhighlightsthedifferencesbetweeneachpackage.ServicefeaturesidentifiedinthetablebelowarefurtherdescribedintheServiceFeatureDefinitionssectionofthisdocument.
ServicePhase ServiceFeature Starter Standard Advanced
Phase1:Plan
SolutionPlanning ü ü ü
SolutionDesign ü ü ü
Phase2:Configure
BaseConfiguration UptoFiveApplications Upto10Applications Upto10Applications
ModuleConfiguration ü ü ü
Riverbed®SteelCentral™PortalConfiguration
ü ü
Phase3:Enable
Application-SpecificDefinitions UptoFiveApplications Upto10Applications Upto10Applications
SteelCentralPortalStandardDashboards
UptoOneDashboard UptoOneDashboardperApplication
SteelCentralPortalCustomDashboards
UptoOneDashboardUptoTwoDashboardsper
Application
Alerts UptoTwoSLAAlertsUptoTwoAlertsper
ApplicationSteelCentralAppResponseCustomReports
UptoFiveReports Upto10Reports
SteelCentralPortalApplicationMaps
UptoOneMapperApplication
RiverbedPortfolioIntegration FlowExportonly FlowExportonly ü
Phase4:Document
As-builtDocument ü ü ü
StandardOperatingProcedures ü ü
OperationalBestPractices ü
ProductsTheapplicableproductsthatwillbeconfiguredaspartoftheservicesprovidedforeachpackageversionareasfollows:
Service ApplicableProducts
SteelCentralAppResponseStarterImplementation
OnephysicaloruptofivevirtualSteelCentralAppResponseappliances(optionalASAandWTAmodulesarerequiredforAppResponseversion11andhigher)
SteelCentralAppResponseStandardImplementation
Uptotwophysicalorupto10virtualSteelCentralAppResponseappliances(optionalASAandWTAmodulesarerequiredforAppResponseversion11andhigher)
SteelCentralAppResponseAdvancedImplementation
Uptotwophysicalorupto10virtualSteelCentralAppResponseappliances(optionalASAandWTAmodulesarerequiredforAppResponseversion11andhigher)
ServiceFeatureDefinitions
ServiceFeature Definition
SolutionPlanning Reviewrequirementsandplanhigh-levelactivitiesrequiredtoaccomplishtheimplementationtaskswiththecustomer.
SolutionDesignReviewcustomer’snetwork,application,andmanagementsystemarchitecture,determineconfigurationrequired,andprovideguidanceforproductdeployment.
BaseConfigurationInitialconfigurationofappliance,includingmanagementIPaddress,emailgateway,externalauthenticationsource,backups,andproductupdates.
ModuleConfigurationConfigurationofpurchasedSteelCentralAppResponsemodulesasrelatedtothespecificapplicationsidentifiedforagivenengagement.Upto10CXTraceragentswillbedeployed,asapplicable.
SteelCentralPortalConfigurationAddimplementedRiverbedproductasadatasourcetoSteelCentralPortal.IfaSteelCentralPortallicensehasnotbeendeployed,thisincludesperformingbasedeploymentinordertoaddthedatasource.
Application
Upto20uniquecomponentsbehindone“entry”IPaddresswithinonedatacenterthatprovideservicestosatisfyindividualrequests(multipleJavaor.NETapplicationsononehostcountasmultiplecomponents).Iftheapplicationisweb-based,theapplicationdefinitioncanhaveuptofiveuniqueURLpatterns.
SteelCentralPortalStandardDashboard
StandarddashboardsthatareavailableoutoftheboxwhenSteelCentralPortalispurchased.
SteelCentralPortalCustomDashboard
Customized,application-specificSteelCentralPortaldashboardviewsthataredevelopedduringthecourseoftheimplementationservice.
AlertAnalertisbasedeitheroncustomer-providedSLAs(thresholds)orfromabaselineanalysisofatleastoneweekofhistoricaldata.
ServiceFeature Definition
SLAAlert Analertthatisbasedonacustomer-providedSLA(threshold).
SteelCentralAppResponseCustomReports
InsightreportscreatedusingtheSteelCentralAppResponseInsightDevelopmentKit.
SteelCentralPortalApplicationMapAnapplicationmodelincludingtheapplicationmapandthecorrespondingviewscreatedbySteelCentralPortal.
RiverbedPortfolioIntegrationConfigurestandardintegrationsapplicabletoSteelCentralAppResponsewithotherRiverbedproductsthecustomerowns(e.g.,drill-downsfromSteelCentralPortal,SteelFlowWTA,FlowExporttoRiverbed®SteelCentral™NetProfiler,etc.).
As-builtDocumentDocumentationdetailingdeploymentandconfigurationperformedaspartoftheRiverbedproductimplementation.
StandardOperatingProceduresDocumentationonbestpracticesforconfiguringandmaintainingtheproductsuchasupdatingsoftwareversions,applicationdefinitions,reports,etc.
OperationalBestPractices Documentationoncommontriageworkflowsusingtheproduct.
ScopeTheSteelCentralAppResponseImplementationServicesaredeliveredremotelyunlessapplicableTravel&Expenses(T&E)arepurchasedseparately.Allactivitiesaredoneinconsecutivedays.TheserviceisexpectedtobecompletedwithinthreemonthsofpurchaseunlessotherwisespecifiedintheAgreement.ThisservicedoesnotincludeanyRiverbedproductsoranyapplicationperformancetroubleshootingoranalysis.AllRiverbedproductsmustbepurchasedseparately.
InvoicingandPricing• Forpricinginformation,ortocreateacustomizedengagement,pleasecontactyourRiverbedProfessionalServices
[email protected].• Theservicesdescribedhereinwillbedeliveredinphasesassetforthinthisdocument.• Feesmaybeinvoiceduponcompletionofeachphase.Feesforeachphasemaybeinvoicedinequalamountsbased
onthetotalamountoffeesdividedbythetotalnumberofphases.• IfyouarepurchasingdirectlyfromRiverbed,additionaltermsandconditionsapplicabletoinvoicingandpaymentsare
setforthintheAgreement.IfyouarepurchasingthroughanauthorizedRiverbedchannelpartner,pleasecontactyourchannelpartnerrepresentativefordetailsoninvoicing,payment,andfees.
• AllProfessionalServicesprovidedbyRiverbedaresubjecttotheapplicabletermsandconditionsavailableat
www.riverbed.com/termsandconditions/professionalservices(ifyouareaRiverbedcustomer)oratwww.riverbed.com/partnerprofessionalservicesterms(ifyouareanauthorizedRiverbedchannelpartner)(“Agreement”).IfyouhaveaseparatemutuallysignedagreementwithRiverbedthatexpresslycoversthesaleofProfessionalServices,thatagreementwillgovernyourpurchaseofProfessionalServices,providedthatintheeventofaconflictbetweenthatagreementandtheAgreement,theAgreementwillcontrolsolelywithrespecttotheProfessionalServicessetforthinthisBrochure.
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