In the load balancing world active/active has multiple meanings. And once you've got that hurdle out the way, you need to then work out whether you actually need it.
Although our appliances are absolutely awesome and fun to use, going through the same process many times may become slightly tedious!
In this blog we put public cloud provider AWS under the lens, and highlight some important considerations for those weighing up their cloud options.
The assumption is that the load balancer is inherently provided with your cloud infrastructure but this is not always the case.
In this example, I’m going to add a new transformation function to ModSecurity to calculate the Scrabble score of a variable. This will allow us to block HTTP requests containing query string parameters with a Scrabble score above a chosen threshold.
We've had a lot of frustrated F5 customers talk to us recently about the pain they are suffering,
I should really say that not every request of this type can be turned around on the same day - but we do try!
Why on earth would I want to use Professional Services when I can use Support instead? Here we outline the differences and when you'd want to engage them.
Microsoft Dynamics is a critical ERP and CRM tool, used every day by businesses all over the world. The application therefore needs to be highly available and scalable.
Splunk Enterprise enables you to search, analyze, and visualize the data gathered from the components of your IT infrastructure or business.
Working with our pre-sales customers, there is a misconception that you always need source IP transparency - which is not always the case.
We all have the ability to absent-mindedly break installations with a single click. Here I will show you how not only to break your SSH keys, but also how to restore them in the event you end up doing the same thing as me!
This question came up here the other day and, while I do not recommend this approach, I thought it would be worth exploring in a blog post, explaining when and how it could be done.
A quick guide from our Solutions Engineer, Oliver Warren, outlining when, why and how to update your hardware, virtual and cloud Loadbalancer.org appliances.
Here our Education Specialist at Loadbalancer.org, Harrison Rockensuss, looks at the fallout from Covid-19 and the ongoing need to embrace new digital ways of working.
Hundreds of thousands of businesses around the world rely on Microsoft applications to deliver their fundamental IT services. However, these apps aren't always 100% dependable.
In early June 2021, I identified a request body bypass vulnerability in the OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS). Loadbalancer.org appliances themselves are unaffected.
How do you successfully evaluate a load balancer? We’ve compiled some of the key considerations when trialling any new software product…
Here our Loadbalancer.org Founder, Malcolm Turnbull, offers advice to anyone thinking of moving from HAProxy to a proprietary load balancer.
Should you invest in a proprietary load balancer from one of the market leaders like F5? Or should you take a chance on open source load balancing software?
Look, let’s make this very clear, we love F5, we think they are awesome, the best ADC in the market. But sometimes they make you want to cry!
I ran into a problem recently where a customer was working to load balance NFS to their scale-out NAS product, they were saying that it mounted fine but “showmount -e” just wouldn’t work properly from their Linux client.
The need for speed has always been one of mankind's greatest loves.
There are a number of considerations around when and when not to use cloud, and I don't think there'll ever be a single 'this is the right time or the right scenario' to use it.
The process of maintaining, supporting, and securing Print environments can be complicated and expensive – even for organizations that have the staff and budget to devote to it.