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Multi-AZ resilience: Why the recent AWS outage shows you need it
Don't wait for the next outage to expose gaps in your critical architecture.
Insights from the load balancer experts
F5 / Citrix / Kemp
How to set up and manage an F5 in the ADC Portal
As an F5 engineer, they asked me to test the product and share my honest thoughts...
F5 / Citrix / Kemp
How to connect and manage a Citrix NetScaler in the Loadbalancer ADC Portal
As a NetScaler specialist, they asked me to test the product and share my honest thoughts...
How-tos
How to master SSL termination in HAProxy: considerations and configurations
SSL/TLS termination is the most regularly implemented kind of SSL/TLS offload...
HAProxy
How to limit connections with HAProxy, iptables or nftables
The app I was dealing with wouldn't allow me to rate limit the total number of connections going through it...
Comparisons
Load balancer migration: The Citrix NetScaler alternative making waves
Citrix customers have been jumping ship in their hundreds, if not thousands, to this lesser-known competitor...
How to add SAML to your ADC Portal account
Note, SAML can only be added by the ADC Portal Admin for your Organization...
Microsoft
A comprehensive guide to setting up and using Always On VPN (AOVPN)
Always On VPN (AOVPN) provides a seamless always-on connection that boosts security and the user experience...
Security
Why load balance Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions?
SIEM is an organizational octopus, if you will, of log collection, with a tentacle in every corner...
Security
Effortlessly monitor load balancer SSL certificates with the ADC Portal
If you use HTTPS (SSL or TLS) for your frontend, you must deploy an SSL/TLS certificate on your load balancer to ensure your data remains encrypted...
Healthcare
Load balancer hardware for Enterprise Imaging: Refresh now to avoid costly outages
Our goal is to notify users, so they understand the risks of older appliances...
GSLB
The ultimate guide to Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB): Benefits, uses, and configurations
Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) enables you to distribute internet or corporate network traffic across servers in multiple locations, anywhere in the world...
Automation
No one wants a backup — what they really need is guaranteed recovery
I couldn't agree more with David Bressler's fundamental point about jobs to be done and how companies often fail to solve the real problem for customers...
High Availability
What's the difference between load balancer node roles and states, and how do they contribute to high availability?
Understanding node states and roles both contribute in their own unique ways to achieving high availability...
Security
SSH stands for SECURE SHell, not regreSShion Hell...
Security is important, but you shouldn’t be losing sleep over every single newly announced CVE...
Storage
HPE Ezmeral and Loadbalancer forge strategic alliance to strengthen performance
We're thrilled to announce a groundbreaking alliance between HPE Ezmeral and Loadbalancer.org...
GSLB
Active/active for N+1 redundancy and > 1Tbps of ADC throughput
I've been repeatedly asked how our load balancers scale. So, I have decided to write down your options for endlessly scalable, high-performance load balancing...
10 things to try during your ADC Portal free trial: Centralized management made easy
During the 90-day free trial you can connect multiple ADCs, manage your connected appliances, and get real-time security alerts...
Reshaping storage architecture in the age of AI: HPE Discover 2024
As an HPE partner, we were thrilled to be a Startup Innovation Sponsor at this year's HPE Discovery Day in Las Vegas...
Security
How to automate SSL/TLS certificate renewal with Let's Encrypt
How many engineers does it take to renew an SSL/TLS certificate? Several, you might joke. But you may not be far wrong!..
F5 BIG-IP vulnerability remediation and mitigation
The identification of vulnerabilities can be done in several ways. Here are the methods proposed and supported by F5, and the steps needed to conduct them...
How to overcome the peculiarities of load balancing Cisco ACI environments
A customer was having challenges deploying load balancers in their Cisco ACI environment. So we set to work finding a solution...
How to (proactively) manage Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities
How to stay on top of any NetScaler vulnerabilities to galvanize your network security...
Open source
See who's really visiting your website: Achieving IP transparency with the Proxy Protocol
There are a few different ways to achieve IP transparency, but one of the most effective is with the help of the great Proxy Protocol...
Security
Loadbalancer proud to announce ISO 27001:2022 compliance with NQA certification
Loadbalancer is proud to announce that it is now formally ISO 27001 compliant, cementing our position as a market-leader in Application Delivery solutions...
Security
The futility of vulnerability scans: Why they're not worth your time and energy!
We all want to protect ourselves from cyberattacks, and any tool that can help us proactively monitor our networks and systems has got to be a good thing, right?..
Navigating the complexities of Citrix NetScaler pooled licensing
My objective is to offer an opinion on the complexities of their pooled license and highlight some important considerations to be aware of...
F5 / Citrix / Kemp
How do you connect your Kemp LoadMaster to the ADC Portal?
Once the Portal has a correctly configured Shuttle, it is then able to securely communicate with your Kemp...