Tag: load balancing

How to Migrate F5 iRules to Edgenexus flightPATH

Posted on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018

It’s a widely held belief among my colleagues at Edgenexus that whilst F5 LTM load balancers are extremely powerful and flexible, the reliance on the use of iRules scripting to perform some basic functions leads to unnecessary complexity.   You only have to do an online search for F5 iRules to discover the pain and […]

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How to Migrate F5 iRules to edgeNEXUS flightPATH

Real World Uses for Application Traffic Management

Posted on Thursday, June 28th, 2018

Load Balancers have evolved to deliver a wealth of application optimisation features that go beyond simple high availability and resilience. Often when it comes to traffic management, there is a list of complex features that a Load Balancer can deliver. However if like me, you don’t know every IT acronym under the sun, then you […]

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Load Balancing? What is it?

Posted on Thursday, September 7th, 2017

Picture this, you work in purchasing. You come into work to find a sign-off request on your desk for yet another IT solution. A load balancer – you are unsure of what it is or does, all you know is that the IT department need it. Sound familiar? Before you call your IT Manager and […]

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6 Things to Consider When Deploying a Load Balancer

Posted on Wednesday, July 19th, 2017

When you have made the sensible decision to implement a load balancer within your infrastructure, there are a few points you should consider to get the best from your solution. Load Balancing technology has evolved considerably and as a result, the terminology and architecture surrounding it can be confusing and overwhelming. This blog explores the […]

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Mr Worldwide Presents: A Brief Overview of Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)

Posted on Friday, June 2nd, 2017

What is GSLB and how does it work ? Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) is a method of directing traffic across multiple networks, be it on the same site, or on the other side of the world. GSLB can be used to load balance across two separate networks, where there are no VLANs in place, […]

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Preparing IT Infrastructure for Black Friday

Posted on Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

  Interesting comments from our partner Six Degrees on Black Friday preparation. Is your IT infrastructure ready to accommodate peaks in web traffic and extreme demand at transaction points? Application delivery controller technology enables users to scale their resources to accommodate increases in web traffic. edgeNEXUS load balancers ensure that core business applications are always […]

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