The users of Network Load Balancer also get API-compatibility with the Application Load Balancer, source IP address preservation, long-running connections, health checks, and logging.

A load balancer divides network or app traffic among a group of servers. Applications’ capacity (concurrent users) as well as dependability are increased with the help of load balancers. By ...

The network load-balancing (NLB) vendor landscape has consolidated down to five major players and some niche alternative vendors.META Trend: Wide-area network services will transition toward IP ...

Load balancers have been a core part of application infrastructure since the mid-1990s. The load balancer, located between the application layer and network infrastructure, ensures high ...

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 ...

Gregor Roth concludes his two-part introduction to server load balancing architectures with a look at a variety of application-level solutions.

VMware bought Avi in June with the plan to punch up its data-center network-virtualization capabilities by adding Avi’s load balancing, analytics and application-delivery technology to NSX. Avi ...

Avi SaaS also takes care of provisioning load balancers, can monitor application performance in real-time, and in many cases can resolve any issues by itself, the company said.

The value of network load balancing NLB’s value resides in clustering. With it, you can create a cluster of machines aimed at providing high availability and load balancing.

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.