Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, today announced it has been named the winner of the “Best Innovation in Artificial Intelligence Products and Services” award at the 2nd Annual 2026 Globee® Awards for Artificial Intelligence, which recognizes achievements in AI, machine learning, automation, and AI-driven innovation.

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Organizations are increasingly measured by their ability to deliver frictionless digital experiences that keep employees productive and business workflows operating without interruption. While many IT initiatives focus on addressing network disruption as issues arise, Riverbed ensures business continuity by offering a proactive approach that identifies and combats disruption at the source. By combining contextual intelligence with enterprise-scale observability, its Riverbed Aternity solution helps IT teams automatically preempt and resolve issues before they impact employees or business operations.

The Globee® Awards for Artificial Intelligence recognize achievements across a wide range of categories, highlighting advancements in artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, intelligent systems, data analytics, and AI-driven business solutions across industries. Over the past two years, Riverbed has introduced next-generation AI-driven solutions that integrate predictive, agentic, and generative AI capabilities into its observability and AIOps platforms, enabling automated problem-solving and improved decision-making.

“The Globee® Awards for Artificial Intelligence recognition reflects both the pace of innovation at Riverbed and the real-world impact our AI solutions are delivering for customers,” said Richard Tworek, Chief Technology Officer, at Riverbed. “Our solution is enhanced by our comprehensive network, application and device data collection and agentic open architecture to interface to other products as well as other data sources. By combining decades of observability and network-performance expertise with advanced AI, we help IT teams move from reactive firefighting to proactive prevention, boosting productivity, improving efficiency, and accelerating business outcomes.”

“Congratulations to the 2026 winners for their achievements in artificial intelligence across industries and organizational roles,” said San Madan, President of the Globee Awards. “Their accomplishments reflect innovation, measurable impact, and the growing role of AI in shaping business and technology.”

Bringing together 25+ years of expertise across applications, networks, devices and clouds with a unified architecture for autonomous IT operations, this achievement reflects Riverbed’s multi-year AI innovation roadmap. Most recently, Riverbed introduced six new products and capabilities designed to advance autonomous IT operations. These innovations include Riverbed IQ 4.0, the company’s unified intelligence layer for autonomous operations; Riverbed Q, a conversational AI interface for IT teams; AI Assurance for AI observability and governance; and new Aternity capabilities, including Replay 2.0, High Frequency Analytics, and APM+, which extend visibility, accelerate root cause analysis, and help organizations proactively prevent disruption before it impacts users.

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About Riverbed

Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, helps organizations optimize their user’s experiences by leveraging AI automation for the prevention, identification, and resolution of IT issues. With over 20 years of experience in data collection and AI and machine learning, Riverbed’s open and AI-powered observability platform and solutions optimize digital experiences and greatly improves IT efficiency. Riverbed also offers industry-leading Acceleration solutions that provide fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app, over any network, to users anywhere. Together with our thousands of market-leading customers globally – including 95% of the FORTUNE 100 – we are empowering next-generation digital experiences. Learn more at riverbed.com

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About the Globee® Awards

The Globee® Awards are organizers of merit-based, data-driven business awards programs with worldwide participation. Across 10 awards programs, the Globee® Awards recognize achievements across industries, organizations, and professional roles. These programs focus on areas including Achievement, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Cybersecurity, Leadership, Innovation, Impact, Excellence, Technology, and Pioneers.

To learn more about the Globee® Awards, visit: https://globeeawards.com

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