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Architecting resilient object storage: Delivering multi-site capabilities for HPE with Loadbalancer.org GSLB
By combining the two technologies, this unified solution addresses a critical gap.
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Application Management
Layer 7 load balancing: The complete guide to boosting application performance
Layer 7 is content-aware so able to make intelligent decisions about where to send traffic...
Storage
Optimizing data storage: Using content-length headers to solve the 'small objects problem'
Small workloads can sometimes create a unique set of problems that are hard to solve...
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...
Security
Should a load balancer be your first line of defense against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks?
There are two schools of thought on this: ‘yes, it should’ and ‘no, it shouldn't’. Let's look at the arguments both for and against...
Comparisons
How do F5, Kemp, and Loadbalancer.org ADCs compare?
To save you some time, here's a quick summary of how F5, Progress Kemp, and Loadbalancer.org compare on the big three: price, features, and ease of use...
Application Management
What's wrong with round-robin DNS?
Round-robin DNS is a technique that distributes traffic across multiple servers by rotating through a list of IP addresses associated with a single hostname...
Security
OWASP doesn't want you to have crAPI security
Here's what we learned from crAPI about API security, and how a Web Application Firewall (WAF) can help you take things one step further...
Comparisons
Loadbalancer.org vs F5: Which ADC for your enterprise imaging applications?
Why is Loadbalancer.org the market leader in load balancing medical imaging applications? And what DON'T you get from F5?..
Security
The role of load balancers in zero trust architectures
Getting on board with zero trust is the easy part. Actually applying these principles to your architecture is less black and white...
Events
Hack Pompey 2023: The power of innovation
Loadbalancer.org was proud sponsor and participant at the south coast’s biggest hackathon, held at the University of Portsmouth...
Healthcare
How Loadbalancer.org provided this medical imaging vendor with more technical and commercial flexibility in AWS
Working with this medical imaging vendor to provide a tailored load balancing solution for their medical imaging platform in the public cloud...
Storage
How Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) can help object storage vendors increase their margins in an economic downturn
With IT spend under the microscope, data storage vendors are unlikely to escape scrutiny, making it harder for them to win new business and hit targets...
Healthcare
My concerns about our current approach to cardiology imaging
I've experienced first hand some of the pain experienced by our healthcare partners on a daily basis, caused by technology and equipment that doesn't meet the needs of clinicians or patients...
How-tos
How to add loopback interfaces on Windows with PowerShell
One of the most frequent issues I encounter when customers are setting up a loopback adapter on Windows as part of their DR mode deployment is the confusion over which commands to enter...
Healthcare
Loadbalancer.org helps NHS Trust optimize the performance of its PaperCut MF print management software and meet their cost savings target
Print plays an uncelebrated but fundamental part in the timely delivery of patient care...
WAF
Report back from the OWASP Core Rule Set Community Summit and OWASP Global AppSec 2023: The WAF conundrum
I had the privilege of speaking in Dublin at this year's OWASP Core Rule Set Community Summit before then attending OWASP Global AppSec immediately afterwards...
Healthcare
Arab Health 2023: How to achieve consumer centricity in radiology
Top of mind was the increasing need for vendors to adapt to the ever growing demands of their customers and become more consumer centric...
How-tos
How to create an SSL certificate in Linux
I thought I would try and cover the basics here by explaining how to create an SSL certificate and the various files that you'll end up with...
Comparisons
A thank you from Loadbalancer.org's Co-Founders: Celebrating 20 years of clever, not complex, high availability solutions
Celebrating 20 years of clever, not complex, high availability solutions...
Healthcare
DICOM viewers: Can you recommend a free one I can trust?
After about an hour of searching I finally found two viewers that I can recommend...
Automation
Automating load balancer management with Ansible Playbooks
Ansible is an open source project sponsored by RedHat, and is the simplest way to automate IT tasks...
Performance
What is network interface bonding and what might you use it for?
There are several ways you can bond a network interface and two primary reasons why you might want to do so...
High Availability
Lessons from RSNA 2022: Are vendor attitudes to high availability (HA) at a tipping point?
The RSNA Annual Meeting was very much back in business this year — with footfall, and exhibits, back to their pre-pandemic buzz. But there was one thing that had changed...
High Availability
Things to consider when buying a load balancer
There are a whole host of factors that will influence your choice. However, what I've tried to do here is pull together some key questions you'll need to think about, based on my personal experience, to help you articulate what you need...
Comparisons
Will Richard Gabriel's UNIX "worse is better" theory ring true for load balancing software development in 2023?
Which model will meet your needs, and are the established "worse is better" and "right is better" philosophies still relevant?..
Automation
Automation: what's the difference between management and orchestration?
What exactly do we mean by 'automation'? And which tools work best for each scenario?..
How-tos
Load balancing Moodle's learning application system (LMS)
Moodle is a great platform for learning, but requires load balancing to facilitate the secure and timely distribution and delivery of that data...