But as the economy stood still, networking hardware vendors moved forward with advances in the traffic management hardware space, often segmented as Layer 4-7 networking devices. Load balancers became ...

Load balancing a network is a task that many administrators often overlook—to the detriment of their networks—even in the smallest of environments. Generally, poor network performance is treated by ...

In the previous section, we covered the HTTP protocol in detail. You now understand the URLs, methods, and cookies. In Layer 7 load balancing, the SLB device proxies the client's TCP connection and ...

The IBM NS1 Connect global server load-balancing service ties together the company’s DNS technology with real-time user data to speed connectivity and improve failover in distributed enterprises. IBM ...

A practical guide to server load balancing by a Network World reader. Details server load balancing technologies and applications for systems managers. This piece was contributed by a reader. If you ...

HANOVER, GERMANY — F5 Networks of Seattle has launched a network management tool that allows centralized monitoring of its IP (Internet protocol) traffic management devices. IControl Services Manager ...