Software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing services are changing the face of branch office networking for large companies.

Many communications services providers are responding to this new trend with application and network acceleration services that offer access to the carrier’s own cloud services, and also to selected other cloud partners such as Microsoft Office 365 or Amazon Web Services.

In this white paper, Riverbed Technology and Intel discuss the trends and technologies involved in cloud services and how BT has developed its own accelerated cloud access service.