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How-To's
Smart, secure encryption with SNI Neil Stone
As the Internet continues to grow, so do the potential dangers of communicating important information. Gone are the ‘good old days’ where there was an implicit level of trust between users, and as a result, there has been a significant uptake in the requirement to secure data transmission online...

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Object Storage
Load balancing: the driving force behind successful object storage Himakshi Goswami
Do you know that your Kindle is spying on you? It knows how fast you read a book, how many pages you read, at which point you stopped reading and which passages you have bookmarked. This data is then used to analyze your reading habits so Amazon can get a better sense of what you like to read...

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Web Filters / Proxy
Anatomy of a partnership: Working and learning with Smoothwall Aaron West
Loadbalancer.org’s evolving approach to partnerships reflects what’s at the heart of our ethos. The human element builds understanding, and the better we can understand our partners, the better we can meet their needs.

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News
Huawei root access is BAD! VERY, VERY BAD: Or, how we reasoned ourselves out of root access by default Malcolm Turnbull
As you probably know, the notorious Chinese tech company was blacklisted by Google on the instructions of the Trump administration. All this high-profile paranoia about security got me thinking about our approach to the subject as we prepare to release v8.3.7 of the load balancer appliance...

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Print
Printing without pain: How to scale print environments and avoid downtime Imannuel Graham
Print environments often bring together multiple technologies and applications, which can present challenges. There’s the issue of planned downtime: end-users may need to make manual changes to their network when print services fail, taking servers out of production for maintenance or updates...

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Healthcare
The need for load balancing in medical imaging PACSman - Michael Cannavo
Medical information and imaging systems are expected to operate like a luxury automobile. You get in, turn the key, it starts and takes you to where you want to go. It’s not about what’

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Healthcare
Load balancing diagnostic medical imaging — Strengthening the radiology workflow James Loveday
An efficient, resilient radiology workflow is crucial to delivering the best patient care. A complex and ever-changing environment, often with resource constraints, requires a considered approach.

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Reviews and Comparisons
Kemp Technologies vs F5 — a refreshingly honest load balancer comparison Richard Halcrow
If you are trying to decide which load balancer product is right for your business, you’ve probably already discovered that it’s a market of two extremes. There are load balancers with very low

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Healthcare
Healthcare
Load balancing: the backbone of seamless healthcare interoperability Himakshi Goswami
Just like you and I, healthcare systems now talk to each other. Your data can be shared and accessed by all the stakeholders involved in the process of your treatment. Curious how? Welcome to the world of healthcare interoperability

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HAProxy
HAProxy
HAProxy Conference 2019 Andrew Howe
We recently attended the inaugural HAProxy Conference in Amsterdam. Loadbalancer.org are proud to be part of the HAProxy community and we were glad to be involved with the event.

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Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS
AWS Reservations, Savings Plans, and Spot Instances Aaron West
I often hear that AWS seems expensive, in most cases, this is because people are not fully aware of the best cost-saving practices. Amazon offers many tools to help keep costs down and is always working to improve on these. One such recent improvement is the new "AWS Savings Plans".

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How-To's
How-To's
Security through geography: blocking traffic by country, continent, or IP address using ModSecurity Andrew Howe
Malicious-looking web traffic from the other side of the globe is hitting your site. One solution is to block traffic originating in the offending country, assuming you don’t have customers there. With our WAF it’s possible to block inbound traffic by location adding an extra layer of security...

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Events
Events
What the hack! Andrew Zak
Andrew Zak shares first-hand experience of participating in the south coast’s biggest hackathon held at the University of Portsmouth. Hack Pompey is a Portsmouth based social hack event for people from all backgrounds and

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How-To's
How-To's
Smart, secure encryption with SNI Neil Stone
As the Internet continues to grow, so do the potential dangers of communicating important information. Gone are the ‘good old days’ where there was an implicit level of trust between users, and as a result, there has been a significant uptake in the requirement to secure data transmission online...

4 min read

Read more
Object Storage
Object Storage
Load balancing: the driving force behind successful object storage Himakshi Goswami
Do you know that your Kindle is spying on you? It knows how fast you read a book, how many pages you read, at which point you stopped reading and which passages you have bookmarked. This data is then used to analyze your reading habits so Amazon can get a better sense of what you like to read...

3 min read

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Print
Print
Microsoft Windows print spooler and any other Windows service health check Imannuel Graham
Over the past year I've written a few blogs about load balancing print servers and print managed solutions. If you haven’t already deployed print servers in HA, please don't fret. It is a relatively

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Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS
Choosing the best load balancer for AWS Neil Hosking
You’re moving over to Amazon Web Services (AWS), where you know you’ll find a broad set of global cloud-based services. These services help organizations like yours to move faster, lower IT costs, and

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Web Filters / Proxy
Web Filters / Proxy
Anatomy of a partnership: Working and learning with Smoothwall Aaron West
Loadbalancer.org’s evolving approach to partnerships reflects what’s at the heart of our ethos. The human element builds understanding, and the better we can understand our partners, the better we can meet their needs.

3 min read

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Security
Security
SACK Panic: What is it, and is it actually time to panic? Andrew Howe
Four closely related vulnerabilities regarding TCP handling in the Linux and FreeBSD kernels were publicly disclosed on 17 June 2019. Dubbed as “SACK Panic”, the main vulnerability can cause a Linux operating system to crash

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News
News
Huawei root access is BAD! VERY, VERY BAD: Or, how we reasoned ourselves out of root access by default Malcolm Turnbull
As you probably know, the notorious Chinese tech company was blacklisted by Google on the instructions of the Trump administration. All this high-profile paranoia about security got me thinking about our approach to the subject as we prepare to release v8.3.7 of the load balancer appliance...

4 min read

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How-To's
How-To's
How do I secure my load balancer with Active Directory, LDAP or RADIUS? Neil Hosking
I’ve noticed a lot more of our customers are asking to use their Active Directory login details with the load balancer appliance. And it can get a bit fiddly, so I wanted to write

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HAProxy
HAProxy
A modern Feedback Agent for HAProxy Andrew Zak
We recently released a completely rewritten version of our Windows Feedback Agent for HAProxy. This blog sets out to explore the issues caused by the previous Feedback Agent, and more importantly why the new Feedback

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Healthcare
Healthcare
HIMSS and ECR 2019: Working together for better healthcare data solutions Jake Borman
I’ve been to a whole series of medical-focused events recently - you probably recall reading about our team’s time at RSNA, and some of the thoughts it sparked around the brave new world

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Security
Security
FTPS Implicit vs FTPS Explicit: Who will win? Imannuel Graham
“Load balancing FTP can be loads of fun for system and network administrators alike!” - said nobody ever. Implementation of FTP and configuration of your firewalls can be cumbersome, especially when it comes to being

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Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Exchange
Load Balancing Exchange 2016 Neil Hosking
Exchange 2016 is Microsoft's latest enterprise level messaging and collaboration server. It has been designed for simplicity of scale, hardware utilization, and failure isolation. This has greatly simplified both the deployment process and the implementation

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Print
Print
Can I load balance print servers that use PaperCut? Imannuel Graham
Here at Loadbalancer.org we’re committed to keeping enterprise print environments flowing. We work closely with all of the major print management software vendors, and because of these close relationships, we have a deep

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HAProxy
HAProxy
How to write an external health check script for HAProxy Andrew Smalley
There's a saying you've probably heard: "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." Health checks are

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Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Why use a WAF? Because what doesn't kill you makes you stronger Imannuel Graham
On our helpdesk, we often encounter confusion about WAFs - what they are, how to use them, and what issues they can potentially cause. The bad news is that setting up your WAF properly can

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Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Quickstart guide: Enterprise MAX for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Ben Cabot
You'll be glad to hear that the load balancer experts are now supporting Google Cloud. Our quick-start guide is here to help you get to grips with this increasingly popular platform - just follow the

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Print
Print
Printing without pain: How to scale print environments and avoid downtime Imannuel Graham
Print environments often bring together multiple technologies and applications, which can present challenges. There’s the issue of planned downtime: end-users may need to make manual changes to their network when print services fail, taking servers out of production for maintenance or updates...

8 min read

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HAProxy
HAProxy
New year, new vulnerability: HAProxy critical security update Annu Sroa
The Christmas tree is still up, you’ve barely swept away the used party poppers and champagne corks from your New Year celebrations - and already, there’s a new security issue to be aware

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Direct Server Return (DSR)
Direct Server Return (DSR)
15 years later, we still love DSR Andrew Howe
Some relationships fizzle out over time. You know how it goes - you change, you start fighting, you grow apart. But fifteen years on, Loadbalancer.org’s love affair with Layer 4 DR mode is

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Healthcare
Healthcare
RSNA 2018: Future tech and present problems Jake Borman
Last month we made our annual visit to the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago. It's the place to be if you're looking to experience cutting-edge medical imaging tech, meet with vendors,

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High Availability
High Availability
Can you load balance multiple applications at the same time? Oliver Warren
We seem to get this question quite frequently. So instead of giving the answer to everyone whenever we're asked, we thought it'd be best to write a blog about it. The short answer is yes.

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Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Brute force login: Simple protection techniques with the ModSecurity WAF Andrei Grigoras
The web-based login to your application is a juicy target for hackers. And once they get past the login, they can cause you some serious pain. If you have a WAF (Web Application Firewall), though,

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