• Autodiscovery, which enables SteelHeads and Client Accelerator to automatically find remote counterparts, peer with them, and to then accelerate traffic. Autodiscovery relieves you from having to manually configure large amounts of network information. The autodiscovery process enables administrators to control and secure connections, specify which traffic is to be optimized, and specify peers for optimization.

• SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead (SCC), which enables centralized configuration and monitoring of many remote SteelHeads. It provides a single view of the overall benefit and health of the SteelHead network. SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead’s central management console dramatically improves the management and usability appliances across the network. The SCC features an intuitive interface and management plane based on high-level abstractions such as applications, sites, uplinks, or networks that match the way you view your IT environment. With SCC, you can implement new, more efficient configuration and change management workflows that make hybrid-networking capabilities truly usable at scale.

• Client Accelerator Controller, which tracks the individual health and performance of each deployed software client, enables license and, in certain configurations, certificate management. The Client Accelerator Controller enables you to see who is connected, view their data reduction statistics, and perform support operations such as resetting connections, pulling logs, and automatically generating traces for troubleshooting. You can perform all of these management tasks without end user input.