The most valuable feature of Steelhead is its optimization capabilities.
Steelhead optimizes TCP connections, supports high volume traffic with powerful compression, and enhances data management through scalable data referencing. Compression and exchange replication improve data handling efficiency, while cloud migration optimization boosts workflow and end-user performance. Improvements could be made to application response time, integration capabilities, encrypted traffic handling, and alert notifications. Active connections are lost during failures rather than being managed by a secondary firewall.