Editorial Archive

  • For years now, the load balancing industry has been trying to shift to the new term “application delivery controllers”, or ADC. The argument is that this is a new generation...

    They’re %@#$!ing Load Balancers

    For years now, the load balancing industry has been trying to shift to the new term “application delivery controllers”, or ADC. The argument is that this is a new generation...

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  • As you may have heard, the SSL certificate vendor Comodo had a security breach recently which allowed a hacker to get valid, signed certificates for a number of websites including...

    OCSP And You

    As you may have heard, the SSL certificate vendor Comodo had a security breach recently which allowed a hacker to get valid, signed certificates for a number of websites including...

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  • One of the biggest differentiators in load balancing is whether or not the product has the ability to manipulate traffic using application logic, not just direct traffic. The best known...

    iRules: Cold Dead Hands

    One of the biggest differentiators in load balancing is whether or not the product has the ability to manipulate traffic using application logic, not just direct traffic. The best known...

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  • I’m a big fan of virtualization.  There’s a lot to like about it, including consolidation (getting rid of space-heater servers that do nothing running 1% CPU and sucking up electricity...

    Achilles Heal for Virtual Load Balancers: SSL

    I’m a big fan of virtualization.  There’s a lot to like about it, including consolidation (getting rid of space-heater servers that do nothing running 1% CPU and sucking up electricity...

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  • It’s halloween, and I think it’s time for some scary stories.  I give you… TALES OF LOAD BALANCING HORRORS! For tales of persistent terror, challenging your keep-alive, I give you...

    Tales of Load Balancing Horror

    It’s halloween, and I think it’s time for some scary stories.  I give you… TALES OF LOAD BALANCING HORRORS! For tales of persistent terror, challenging your keep-alive, I give you...

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  • In the load balancing world, many vendors have the concept of “sorry servers”, or “backup server farms/pools”.  Essentially, if most or all of your primary servers are down, traffic is...

    Your Epic Fail: Fast or Slow?

    In the load balancing world, many vendors have the concept of “sorry servers”, or “backup server farms/pools”.  Essentially, if most or all of your primary servers are down, traffic is...

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  • Most in IT are familiar with the concept of Moore’s Law, whereby processor capability tends to double about every two years.  To a certain extent, this happens with networking equipment,...

    Moore’s Law and Bandwidth Consumption

    Most in IT are familiar with the concept of Moore’s Law, whereby processor capability tends to double about every two years.  To a certain extent, this happens with networking equipment,...

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  • I’d read the O3 Magazine article by John Buswell with great interest, as well as Lori MacVittie’s response article.  I thought they both made great points as I said in...

    Someone Is Wrong On The Internet…

    I’d read the O3 Magazine article by John Buswell with great interest, as well as Lori MacVittie’s response article.  I thought they both made great points as I said in...

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