Archive for May, 2007

  • Someone mentioned the Gartner magic quadrant on the mailing list, so I looked for the most recent load balancing/application delivery doohicky quadrant diagram, and here it is. While this is...

    Magic Quadrants

    Someone mentioned the Gartner magic quadrant on the mailing list, so I looked for the most recent load balancing/application delivery doohicky quadrant diagram, and here it is. While this is...

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  • In the beginning, there was but one load balancing/application delivery market, and it was good. A couple of years and one dot-com meltdown later and somehow, unknown to many, we...

    A Tale of Two Markets

    In the beginning, there was but one load balancing/application delivery market, and it was good. A couple of years and one dot-com meltdown later and somehow, unknown to many, we...

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  • The terms “Server Load Balancing” and “Clustering” are both somewhat generic terms that have come to mean very specific things.  Server Load Balancing refers to appliance-style network devices, and clustering...

    In Your Face, Clustering

    The terms “Server Load Balancing” and “Clustering” are both somewhat generic terms that have come to mean very specific things.  Server Load Balancing refers to appliance-style network devices, and clustering...

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  • One of the most common problems that afflict load balancing situations is the “same subnet” problem. This is when a client tries to browse a Virtual Service/VIP from the same...

    Same Sunbet Problem

    One of the most common problems that afflict load balancing situations is the “same subnet” problem. This is when a client tries to browse a Virtual Service/VIP from the same...

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