Riverbed is recognized as a Leader in the new GigaOm Radar Report for Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps). Riverbed is one of only a few companies positioned as a Leader in the Agile Optimizers quadrant, reflecting the company’s focus on helping IT teams accelerate problem resolution, improve operational efficiency, and continuously optimize IT operations through AI-driven automation.
The report identifies a critical consideration for companies evaluating AIOps platforms: balancing the freedom for AI agents to act autonomously with the governance and visibility IT teams need over those actions. Riverbed customers – among the largest, most advanced enterprises and government agencies around the globe – have executed more than half a billion cumulative AI-driven automations, demonstrating AI-powered automation at scale, with safety, governance and traceability at its foundation. Riverbed’s AIOps capabilities are built on the breadth and depth of its data collection across endpoints, mobile devices, networks, applications, cloud and data centers, combined with an agentic intelligence layer that turns full-fidelity telemetry into precise insights and action.
“This recognition from GigaOm reinforces Riverbed’s position in AIOps and reflects the strength of our approach to helping enterprises advance toward autonomous IT operations,” said Richard Tworek, Chief Technology Officer, at Riverbed. “2026 has been a defining year for Riverbed in AIOps, with our placement across several leading industry analyst rankings firmly establishing our position in the market. As organizations move from AI-assisted to autonomous operations, they need AI they can trust to act. Riverbed combines full-fidelity contextual intelligence with governed, IT-controlled AI and automation to help customers predict, prevent and resolve issues with increasing levels of autonomy, while maintaining the oversight and control enterprises require.”
“As AIOps evolves from helping teams understand incidents to taking action on them, enterprises need strong operational context coupled with appropriate governance,” said GigaOm Radar Report author and analyst Whit Walters. “Riverbed IQ brings together network and end-user telemetry with runbook-driven investigation and remediation, while providing the controls and auditability organizations need as they increase the use of AI and automation in IT operations.”
