Load Balancing Servers, Firewalls, and Caches

Load Balancing Servers, Firewalls, and Caches

From an industry insider--a close look at high-performance, end-to-end switching solutions
Load balancers are fast becoming an indispensable solution for handling the huge traffic demands of the Web. Their ability to solve a multitude of network and server bottlenecks in the Internet age ranges from dramatic improvements in server farm scalability to removing the firewall as a network bottleneck. This book provides a detailed, up-to-date, technical discussion of this fast-growing, multibillion dollar market, covering the full spectrum of topics--from server and firewall load balancing to transparent cache switching to global server load balancing. In the process, the author delivers insight into the way new technologies are deployed in network infrastructure and how they work. Written by an industry expert who hails from a leading Web switch vendor, this book will help network and server administrators improve the scalability, availability, manageability, and security of their servers, firewalls, caches, and Web sites.
Country USA
Brand Wiley
Manufacturer Wiley
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780471415503
Color Other
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780471415503
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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