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What's the best cloud load balancer? AWS, Azure, GCP, Cloudflare, or a third-party alternative?
Choosing the right load balancer is about much more than just moving traffic.
Insights from the load balancer experts
How-tos
What is Stunnel and how do you configure it?
Here is another example of a more “exotic” Stunnel configuration. Most people, and rightly so, will ask “but why?”. Well, because we can!..
Automation
Solving the Layer 4 ARP problem on Linux with Ansible
The ARP problem for Layer 4 DR (Direct Routing) mode is something that needs to be solved for each of your Real Servers in the virtual service...
GSLB
Choosing the best option to host across multiple locations or data centers
Organizations are moving away from the traditional data center model, and favoring a hybrid approach to hosting their systems and applications, that involves multiple sites, providers and even cloud environments...
How-tos
How to raise a support ticket like a pro: A guide for faster resolution
Imagine explaining the issue to a friend. Be specific. Instead of "The system isn't working," tell us what you're trying to do and what happens instead...
HAPr0xy
How to configure HAPr0xy's Proxy Protocol with Squid
A customer asked me the other day how to set up Squid Proxy Protocol on their Loadbalancer appliance...
GSLB
Complete guide to DNS load balancing: Choosing the right method for your applications
DNS is a naming convention that translates human-readable web addresses into IP-addresses, and vice versa...
Comparisons
Load balancer migration: The F5 alternative turning heads
If you're an F5 customer thinking of moving to an alternative, then you're not alone...
How-tos
A comprehensive guide to log monitoring with ModSecurity and HAPr0xy
With numerous options available, choosing and configuring the right tool can be daunting...
HAPr0xy
How to limit connections with HAPr0xy, 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.dk...
GSLB
Active/active load balancing for N+1 redundancy and > 1Tbps of 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 / Citrix / Kemp
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...
F5 / Citrix / Kemp
How to (proactively) manage Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities
How to stay on top of any NetScaler vulnerabilities to galvanize your network security...