This chapter introduces the reader to firewall load-balancing (FWLB) concepts, technology, and designs. We will talk about motivations behind FWLB solutions, different types of firewalls, and how to ...

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 ...

Huge data center, check. Multiple 10G Ethernet pipes, check. Load balancer, check. Firewall? Really? Do network architects need to buy yet another box, and likely take a performance hit? Not according ...

Network functions virtualization (NFV) technology started with service providers trying to achieve IT simplicity, agility, and cost reduction by decoupling network functions such as routing, ...

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.

There’s a very rapidly emerging class of smaller cloud service providers whose business model is to lease cloud services to a handful of customers. Imagine a small-town CSP that provides ...

Building on the Project Monterey enterprise virtualization strategy it outlined at its VMworld conference last month, VMware Inc. today announced a framework for network, security and physical ...

A web application firewall (WAF) is a critical component of an enterprise security infrastructure, providing a key security layer for web-facing applications and APIs. As web applications mature and ...

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In the next few years, users will throw out all their specialist network-related boxes, and replace them with a single high powered "packet-cracker," according to John McFarlane. McFarlane used to run ...