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 ...

Layer 7 load balancing devices, also known as Web or application switches, can drill down into URLs or HTTP headers to direct requests. An emerging technology, deep packet inspection, allows these ...

Coyote Point Systems has a solution. The Equalizer E450 is a 1U rack-mount Layer 7 load-balancing switch that selects servers according to user-defined load-balancing criteria. It takes just ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

This morning at a customer event in New York City, AWS CTO Werner Vogels announced a new load balancing tool, which gives developers much more fine-grained control over how content gets distributed ...

Coyote Point Systems next week will be showcasing the latest features on its Layer 7 load-balancing Equalizer 7.0 at the TechXNY trade show in New York. Last week, a high-end model of Coyote Point’s ...

Free load balancers present an excellent opportunity to maximize performance without breaking the budget if you're seeking a solid solution to improve the security and efficiency of your network.

Known for anti-spam appliances and firewalls, Barracuda Networks is relatively new to the load-balancing game. The company’s series of load balancers span the range from a basic 10-server model that ...

TCP is the building block for Layer 7 protocols, such as the HTTP. This chapter will examine the interaction between HTTP and TCP and how client and server communication at the TCP and HTTP layers are ...