Load balancers used to be fairly simple, distributing user requests from the Internet to a group of servers instead of just one. Between the drive to differentiate themselves and the increasing ...

This morning, F5 Networks is introducing a new load balancer, LineRate Point, and a volume licensing plan. Both are aimed at extending the F5 Synthesis framework to let all applications receive ...

Logan Harbaugh is a longtime technology journalist. A load balancer distributes traffic among a number of servers or connections, either to increase the overall capability of a system to handle heavy ...

F5 is integrating its SSL VPN gear with its load-balancing, traffic management hardware to turn the SSL device into a central policy and access enforcement point. With a new release of software for ...

Best known for its server load balancers, F5 Networks pioneered the traffic management market. Its load-balancing switches, working behind the scenes, ensure traffic loads are evenly distributed ...

Expanded partnership delivers tighter integration between Cisco ACI tools and F5 BIG-IP DNS software to improve application availability and performance for mutual customers. Cisco and F5 have ...

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 VPNs ...

Tests show that deploying malware in a persistent manner on load balancer firmware is within reach of less sophisticated attackers. Over the past several years, hackers have targeted public-facing ...