Modernising networks with software-defined architecture

Mena Migally, Regional Vice President, META, Riverbed.
Mena Migally, Regional Vice President, META, Riverbed.
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With Riverbed application acceleration, businesses can ensure the fastest, most reliable delivery of SaaS, cloud, and on-premises apps to users, regardless of location or network type.

The company’s unified Network Performance Management portfolio provides end-to-end visibility which delivers the ability to ensure service quality, network security, and fully optimise hybrid IT resources. Riverbed SD-WAN enables organisations to modernise their networks with a software-defined architecture that delivers cloud-ready agility and cost savings.

At the same time, Riverbed remains a leader in WAN optimisation, enabling its customers to increase network efficiency and performance while reducing bandwidth utilisation across hybrid and software-defined networks.

An especially relevant solution in the company’s cloud-enablement portfolio is its SaaS Accelerator

Riverbed’s application acceleration and WAN optimisation solutions use patented and scalable data streamlining, application streamlining, transport streamlining, video stream-splitting and payload optimisation technologies and techniques. Riverbed SD-WAN integrates Versa Network’s software-based virtualisation techniques with Riverbed’s WAN optimisation and application acceleration technologies.

Riverbed is a fundamental enabler of successful cloud strategies as its Visibility, Performance and SD-WAN solutions enable organisations to instantly scale their networks and follow the pace of cloud growth without security or performance compromises. An especially relevant solution in the company’s cloud-enablement portfolio is its SaaS Accelerator, a cloud-based solution that eliminates network impediments.

Riverbed’s partners are part of the Riverbed Performance Partner Network a diverse ecosystem of more than 1,000 active partners worldwide. Riverbed works closely with these industry-leading technology resellers, distributors, service providers and integrators to deliver innovative solutions that solve complex business problems, open new markets, and create new revenue opportunities.

Riverbed is a fundamental enabler of successful cloud strategies

Riverbed has built a dynamic partner and alliance ecosystem and throughout 2021, the company has continued to focus on Service Providers, System Integrators and Alliances in EMEA, particularly strengthening its long-term strategic partnership with Microsoft. Customers include Abu Dhabi Digital Authority and Turkey based Halkbank.


Goals and strengths >> Mena is a passionate leader who empowers his team, enabling them to maximise outcomes for Riverbed customers while rapidly advancing their careers. His clear vision, and ability to adapt the strategy to align with the evolving market dynamics ensures Riverbed’s value proposition is fully realised by customers and the wider partner ecosystem.

Offline>> Mena is an avid collector of classic cars, primarily BMWs, and is currently in the process of restoring several of them. He is also passionate about music and plays both the bass and rhythm guitar. When he is not spending time with his family, leading Riverbed’s META business, or indulging his hobbies, Mena enjoys socialising and spending quality time with friends and colleagues.

Start>> As the head of Riverbed’s operations in the META region, Mena Migally leads the sales, technical, and channel teams to further strengthen Riverbed’s position delivering full end-to-end visibility, and networking and acceleration solutions.

These are critical as organisations shift to hybrid and work-from-anywhere environments, and need to accelerate digital, cloud and SaaS strategies. He reports directly to Elie Dib, SVP EMEA at Riverbed.

Migally has over 17 years of experience in the IT industry and has been a part of Riverbed’s regional team since 2014, serving in key sales and leadership positions. Having held responsibility for driving growth across the entire solution portfolio offered by the company, he has played a lead role in helping regional businesses modernise their hybrid networks to enhance performance, agility, and flexibility.

Finding the right alignment of values, personal, moral, and professional, is always the biggest challenge. But once this is achieved, the benefits are multi-fold. He has always aimed to work at companies where the corporate values, and the ethics of individuals within his team are in alignment with his own. This is the synergy he found at Riverbed and now actively fosters it as the company’s regional leader.


Riverbed is a leader in WAN optimisation, enabling customers to increase network efficiency and performance while reducing bandwidth utilisation.

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