My current Arrowpoints, (yes, arrowpoints) aka Cisco CSS 11000 series boxes are growing a little long in the tooth, dont support SSL offloading, and I am not looking at new technology and replacements ...

I have been taking some training recently on web accelerators, WAN optimization, proxies, and other security devices, and one of the trends I have been noticing is the increase in devices that can ...

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A practical guide to server load balancing by a Network World reader. Details server load balancing technologies and applications for systems managers. This piece was contributed by a reader. If you ...

F5 is integrating its SSL VPN gear with its load-balancing, traffic management hardware to turn the SSL device into a central policy and access enforcement point. With a new release of software for ...

Load balancers used to be fairly simple, distributing user requests from the Internet to a group of servers instead of just one. Between the drive to differentiate themselves and the increasing ...

The network load-balancing (NLB) vendor landscape has consolidated down to five major players and some niche alternative vendors. META Trend: Wide-area network services will transition toward IP VPNs ...

Load balancing technology, which took off in 1990s with the rise of the Internet, continues to find behind-the-scenes work in the enterprise – including a supporting role in the current mobile boom.

The New York City Department of Homeless Services and those it serves can’t wait around while critical application servers are being fixed. The agency, which serves hundreds of families a month, must ...