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  • Note: Just a quick disclaimer here, I worked for KEMP in 2006.  I’m still Mr. Neutral when it comes to these devices, but I wanted to make sure there was...

    KEMP LoadMaster 1500 Pre-Release Review

    Note: Just a quick disclaimer here, I worked for KEMP in 2006.  I’m still Mr. Neutral when it comes to these devices, but I wanted to make sure there was...

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  • It’s about that time again, time for another load balancing/applicaiton delivery controller survey. This one is geared more towards the SMB (small and medium-sized business market, but anyone can take...

    Survey Says!

    It’s about that time again, time for another load balancing/applicaiton delivery controller survey. This one is geared more towards the SMB (small and medium-sized business market, but anyone can take...

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  • I missed this while I was in vacation (Bali, Indonesia for those that are curious), but Radware’s PR people sent me the link and I just now caught up with...

    Radware Fills In For Juniper

    I missed this while I was in vacation (Bali, Indonesia for those that are curious), but Radware’s PR people sent me the link and I just now caught up with...

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  • I’m off on vacation (yes, I know, during Interop) starting today, and I shall return in May to regale you with more musings of the load balancer realm. In my...

    Vacation

    I’m off on vacation (yes, I know, during Interop) starting today, and I shall return in May to regale you with more musings of the load balancer realm. In my...

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  • In the recent discussion about potential replacements for a Cisco CSS deployment, the topic of bandwidth requirements came up.  How much is enough, and how much is too much? Ask...

    Retirement Age

    In the recent discussion about potential replacements for a Cisco CSS deployment, the topic of bandwidth requirements came up.  How much is enough, and how much is too much? Ask...

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  • I received an email from a previously unmentioned-by-me vendor named Exceliance.  Based outside of Paris, France, they provide an HA Proxy/LVS-based appliance, and boast the HA Proxy’s author as it’s...

    New SLB Vendor: Exceliance of Paris, France

    I received an email from a previously unmentioned-by-me vendor named Exceliance.  Based outside of Paris, France, they provide an HA Proxy/LVS-based appliance, and boast the HA Proxy’s author as it’s...

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  • With more frequency, I’m being approached by vendors with news and announcements, so starting now I will be posting press releases/announcements that vendors forward to me and would like to...

    Vendor News and Press Releases

    With more frequency, I’m being approached by vendors with news and announcements, so starting now I will be posting press releases/announcements that vendors forward to me and would like to...

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  • I got the chance to talk to Brian MaddenBeruhmte casino. today, who runs the Citrix uber-site brianmadden.com, which is a great resource for all things Citrix/Virtualization/Application Delivery.  We were talking...

    Another Definition For Application Delivery

    I got the chance to talk to Brian MaddenBeruhmte casino. today, who runs the Citrix uber-site brianmadden.com, which is a great resource for all things Citrix/Virtualization/Application Delivery.  We were talking...

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  • I saw this on Lori Mac Vittie’s site, it appears that Juniper is dropping out of the SLB/App Delivery space. While that’s one less vendor, the market is still pretty...

    Juniper Out Of Load Balancing

    I saw this on Lori Mac Vittie’s site, it appears that Juniper is dropping out of the SLB/App Delivery space. While that’s one less vendor, the market is still pretty...

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  • One of the most common issues that comes up in load balancing is summarized in the comment below that showed up in my post: “What Application Developers Need To Know...

    Question About Source IP Addresses

    One of the most common issues that comes up in load balancing is summarized in the comment below that showed up in my post: “What Application Developers Need To Know...

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