24 Apr
Network World’s Load Balancer Buyer’s Guide
The buyer’s guide I had mentioned before has gone live on Network World’s site: Server Load Balancing: A Practical Guide.
Archive for April, 2007
23 Apr
SSL Transactions Per Second: What do you need?
When shopping for an SSL acceleration device, whether it’s integrated into a load balancer or a stand-alone device, I’ve noticed people tend to vastly overestimate their needs when it comes to TPS (Transactions per Second).
Users might balk at 1,000 TPS. After all, 1,000 SSL TPS just doesn’t sound like a lot. So how [...]
13 Apr
Doin’s ‘A Transpirin’
Happy Friday the 13th, everyone. I have a couple of quick items, that I think those following the SLB market might find interesting.
* Another SLB vendor has hit my radar, a company called A10 Networks. They have a Layer 4-7 load balancer from the looks of it, but I’m not sure of what their [...]
06 Apr
Cisco Going After Aftermarket Sellers
Reported by Network World, Cisco is apparently preparing to go after the after-market sellers of Cisco gear. Cisco is, in a sense, competing with its past success, by selling against its own gear in the used market. A great way for consumers to save a buck, but bad for Cisco’s bottom line.
I wonder [...]
03 Apr
Buyer’s Guide
I’m finishing up a sub-$5K server load balancing buyer’s guide. It’s a vendor neutral approach, directed at users who are new to the whole load balancing field, and don’t know what to look for in a load balancer.
If anyone has any questions they would like answered in a Buyer’s Guide, email me at tony at [...]
