Over 2 million are expected to watch Rio Olympics online! Here’s how to de-strain your network

From 1896 to 2016, the Olympics has covered many milestones in terms of introducing more games, having more participation from different countries, getting more athletes onboard, etc.

From the way they were hosted to the manner in which they were covered in 1896, the Olympics have come a long way and it is being broadcast and watched in a different manner altogether now. In the present day and age, you can stream any Olympic game on your laptop or smartphone in real time also.

However, while watching Olympics online, the network slows down and many critical network events suffer. Many people log on to YouTube to watch Olympics, thereby straining the network.

This Rio Olympics 2016 also, a similar situation is expected wherein maximum number of people, especially from Brazil, are going to watch Olympics online.

But, Riverbed has a solution for it. Here’s how you can boost the network and reduce the strain while people watch Rio Olympics online all day long.