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F5 BIG-IP LTM Better Than A Software Load Balancer? Think Again

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Posted on Jun 23, 2017 7:08:00 AM

Last week, my colleague Chris wrote about his "buyer's remorse" (not!). If you are an F5 BIP-IP LTM (or a Citrix NetScaler SDX or MPX) customer, I would like to get you thinking about software load balancers. Enterprises have many issues with hardware and appliance-based load balancers. Some key struggles include:
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Topics: Software Load Balancer, TCO, Elastic Scale

Choosing a Software Load Balancer | What You Need To Know

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Posted on May 31, 2017 9:04:00 AM

The way modern enterprises run their computing is changing at a rapid pace. With infrastructure choices and application architectures favoring flexibility above all else, legacy application delivery controllers (ADCs) are unable to keep up with the changing requirements.
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Topics: Software Load Balancer, software-defined load balancing, software load balancing

Cisco ACE Migration | Turn to Avi Networks

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Posted on May 16, 2017 8:52:00 AM

Cisco announced the end-of-support of their ACE load balancers as of Fall 2015. Cisco has executed on the end-of-life, end-of-service, and end-of-support plans for their Cisco ACE appliances. Enterprises that currently use Cisco ACE for their load balancing needs have been strongly encouraged to search for an alternative before time runs out and find a solution that will prepare them for the modern enterprise requirements.
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Topics: Cisco CSP, Elastic Load Balancing

Should My Load Balancer Be Elastic? Elastic Load Balancing by Avi

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Posted on Apr 14, 2017 7:28:00 AM

In today’s business environment, enterprises need their load balancers to be elastic and provide network and app teams with the ability to get their job done faster. Applications have to be responsive to users, even when there is a sudden traffic spike. Users are used to an "always-on" experience and apps need to respond to these expectations. Web-scale companies such as Google and Facebook have relied on the combination of industry-standard data center hardware with powerful software that enables them to be agile, flexible, and elastic.
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Topics: software-defined load balancing, Elastic Application Services Fabric, cloud native load balancing, Elastic Load Balancing, ELB

Elastic Application Services | Next Level Application Services

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Posted on Apr 6, 2017 5:45:00 AM

What are “Elastic Application Services”? Last year, Ranga Rajagopalan, our CTO wrote a very informational post on “Application Services 101” that has been referenced in many prospect/customer discussions ever since! If you haven’t read the post, I highly recommend you do.
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Topics: Application Services, Application Services 101, Elastic Scale, Elastic Application Services Fabric

Cloud Native Application Architecture | How is Cloud Different?

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Posted on Mar 29, 2017 9:00:00 AM

We are thrilled to be included in the most recent IDC Innovators report for cloud-native application delivery controller (ADC) solutions.
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Topics: Software Load Balancer, Application Architectures, cloud native load balancing, software load balancing

IT Automation | Best Practices for Network Engineers

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Posted on Mar 23, 2017 10:36:00 AM

Eric Anderson, systems architect at Avi Networks, recently published an article on The Newstack discussing the best practices for IT automation for network engineers and architects.
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Topics: IT Automation, Network Engineers

Application Delivery Services: 3 Industry Trends to Know

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Posted on Mar 16, 2017 10:00:00 AM

If you live in a city with a punishing commute like I do, podcasts are a great relief. My favorite is Analog(ue) with two guys (Myke and Casey) living on either side of the Atlantic discussing tech, devices, and all of their ramifications. I am making the switch from binge watching to binge listening. If you are responsible for networking infrastructure, operations, or a simply a “connectivity” enthusiast, you have no doubt heard of the Packet Pushers, who run a great podcast for all things networking.
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Topics: Application Delivery Networking

Application Health Score | Unhealthy Apps Not Worth the Risk

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Posted on Mar 15, 2017 10:00:00 AM

Is my application dead? How do system administrators know that applications are in "good" health? The truth is that we usually don’t know until there’s an outage or a performance issue, by when it’s too late to prevent a downtime.
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Topics: App Health Score

Elastic Load Balancing | The Transition from Hardware to Software

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Posted on Feb 23, 2017 7:57:00 AM

Your application owners expect network and performance issues to be quickly resolved so they can deliver their apps faster. Your networking team expects this perfectly elastic load balancer that can scale itself automatically to meet application traffic patterns. Your CIO wants to accomplish all of this, while lowering costs.
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Topics: ADC, Load Balancing, Software Load Balancer, Elastic Application Services Fabric

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