Load Balancing 101 Archive

  • In my last post, I talked about the venerable tcpdump tool. For load balancing, it’s a critical tool for diagnosing issues. Another tool, equally as critical, is an HTTP header-sniffer....

    Another Critical Diagnostic Tool

    In my last post, I talked about the venerable tcpdump tool. For load balancing, it’s a critical tool for diagnosing issues. Another tool, equally as critical, is an HTTP header-sniffer....

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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 buyer’s guide I had mentioned before has gone live on Network World’s site: Server Load Balancing: A Practical Guide.

    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.

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  • 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...

    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...

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  • A new breed of customers and vendors are permeating the server load balancing world, represented by users who are new to server load balancing, and vendors who are offering load...

    The New Server Load Balancing Market

    A new breed of customers and vendors are permeating the server load balancing world, represented by users who are new to server load balancing, and vendors who are offering load...

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  • The first step into the realm of load balancing can be among the most confusing, and that’s specing out the hardware requirements. The same performance characteristics important to load balancers...

    Load Balancing 101: Load Balancer Power

    The first step into the realm of load balancing can be among the most confusing, and that’s specing out the hardware requirements. The same performance characteristics important to load balancers...

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  • Load balancing can be a very confusing topic for the uninitiated.  Those familiar with servers can find the networking aspect perplexing.  Those familiar with the networking aspect can find the...

    Load Balancing 101

    Load balancing can be a very confusing topic for the uninitiated.  Those familiar with servers can find the networking aspect perplexing.  Those familiar with the networking aspect can find the...

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