How to write an external health check script for HAProxy
Loadbalancer.org were the original sponsors of the external health check mechanism in HAProxy. We think it's an invaluable tool when you need something a bit special.
Loadbalancer.org were the original sponsors of the external health check mechanism in HAProxy. We think it's an invaluable tool when you need something a bit special.
Our helpdesk often encounters confusion about Web Application Firewalls, or WAFs - what they are, how to use them, and what issues they can potentially cause.
You'll be glad to hear that the load balancer experts are now supporting Google Cloud. Our quick-start guide is here to help you get to grips with this increasingly popular platform - just follow the straightforward steps below.
Print environments often bring together multiple technologies and applications, which can present challenges. There’s the issue of planned downtime: end-users may need to make manual changes to their network when print services fail, taking servers out of production for maintenance or updates...
An incorrect frame length check could result in a read-past-bound which can cause a crash.
For the uninitiated, Direct Server Return is a clever trick which entails directly routing packets to the chosen real server.
Last month we made our annual visit to the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago.
Performance is not generally an issue when load balancing multiple applications - but maintenance is.
The web-based login to your application is a juicy target for hackers. And once they get past the login, they can cause you some serious pain.
Load balancing provides a fast, highly available and scalable architecture for the transfer, storage and retrieval of medical images.
An engineer at a business using Darktrace, confessed that many IT staff ignored the pricey security software because it sent so many false alerts.
This demonstrated to OKI that no matter how their customers' network infrastructure is configured, we have the deployment options to suit their needs.
A critical security issue has been found in HAProxy, leaving certain systems vulnerable to remote attack. We want to keep you informed, and we understand that this news might cause you some anxiety. But be reassured - most of our customers won’t be affected.
Let’s Encrypt is awesome! Not only is it more secure than your existing certificate authority. It's also reliable, scalable, fully automated — and free!
With our 9 years expertise in making applications within AWS indestructible, Loadbalancer.org was able to provide FC Barcelona with an intelligent application delivery controller built on 15 years' worth of battle‑hardened software.
Typically, Citrix NetScaler customers have a few hundred load-balanced clusters, with 3+ Gbps and 10,000+ SSL transactions per second (TPS). Whereas your typical Kemp customer will have 2-5 load balanced clusters with less than 100 Mbps throughput and less than 5 SSL TPS.
OmniCenter is a server monitoring, alerting and reporting product which can be deployed to monitor your whole network/infrastructure, providing a single place to view of all systems and alerting you if there are any problems.
We have built upon our existing strengths in virtualized environments to become Nutanix certified, with the addition of support for Nutanix AHV positions.
The awards recognise outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of: International Trade, Innovation, Sustainable Development.
One of the top themes that has come up in our users’ reviews is their unparalleled technical support:
The plan is to use an inexpensive pair of load balancers - using Layer 4 DR mode for maximum throughput and transparency - to load balance some more mid to high-end load balancers. This enables us to handle the SSL offload at a much more affordable price than simply buying a big box.
To design a well-targeted disaster recovery plan, you need to work out two key metrics: the Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and the Recovery Time Objective (RTO).
It's really annoying when people believe that something traditional (proven to work) is somehow worse, than something that is modern (looks like a cool idea).
If you've ever bought anything online, you've more than likely gone searching for reviews about a business. Based on your findings, it's likely to have heavily influenced whether you followed through with your purchase. However, should you trust a collection of random strangers thoughts.
It’s no big secret that a single processor can only handle so much processing in a given time. So what happens when you reach the limits of what a single processor can handle? Simple, you add more processors.