Thread regarding Riverbed Technology Inc. layoffs

Prediction

TB will sell off Aternity and use the cash to pay down the core RVBD debt.

In the meantime, pipeline for Versa hopefully grows.

TB buy Versa then some kind of merger of the remaining RVBD and Versa at some point in future if things are panning out well ( sales ).

TB get another shot at a successful SDWAN vendor.

Whilst Velo, Viptela etc are ahead market share and features etc. When you cost in SDWAN for enterprise, the MPLS cost savings become negligent because the vendors want so much cash for their solution.

There are LOTS of SDWAN features that just don’t exist in any vendor right now. Still lots to play for, I think the above is why adoption of SDWAN has not been as dramatic as predicted.

It’s basically too expensive is a large part.

Will see if my prediction is correct.

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TB is good with buying and selling companies. They can act as a multiplier. Or force other companies in their portfolio to use aternity, and increase revenue. Dog food.

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Post ID: @2lgy+10aVzvQj

Thanks for the link - seems like after that post was posted, a swarm of new posts were created, probably to bury it. Great management team - NOT

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Post ID: @1rqr+10aVzvQj

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/104ch0TD

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Post ID: @1byw+10aVzvQj

"Who is going to buy Aternity? "

I hear there are now 2 serious bidders after Aternity: the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy.

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Post ID: @1agq+10aVzvQj

Who is going to buy Aternity? Some of my customers did not renew past the first 12 months.

Close the doors and move on, nothing left to see here!

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Post ID: @1jjz+10aVzvQj

Rvbd going to save tons of money with less heads and less travel. After the one time severance write offs, q3/q4 May be great for ebitda

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Post ID: @1wnz+10aVzvQj

I don’t think competing with Cisco is a good idea. Let’s not buy Versa. They have their own problems because of which they are not doing that great either. Grass is always green on the other side. What can TB add to Versa that they cannot add themselves. SH volumes are minuscule compared to Cisco routers (therefore the enterprise penetration rvbd can offer versa is a myth). Also Cisco may k–l the router market, by merging the capabilities with the headend switch. Money is better spent on a ML AI startup.

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Post ID: @1sso+10aVzvQj
  1. 1% of 2B is 2M. Get some life guys.
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Post ID: @1kwe+10aVzvQj

"TB get another shot at a successful SDWAN vendor."

That would be like doubling down on Chernobyl. Read the comment below about an Aternity sale covering 0.1% of the debt. TB's challenge is to maximize the number of pennies on the dollar they can recoup as they run away from this mess.

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Post ID: @lzp+10aVzvQj

This is semi-official. But selling Aternity brings 0.1% to cover the debt. Would it help?

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