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Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
Choosing the best option to host across multiple locations or data centers Aaron West
There are loads of options available for hosting applications across multiple sites or data centers. But how do you pick the best one for your needs?

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Print
Partnering with Konica Minolta to support workplaces of the future Himakshi Goswami
Loadbalancer.org partners with Konica Minolta to optimize print management solutions and improve end-user experience. Find out how we do it.

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News
Migrate your load balancer to virtual or cloud for FREE – our new license Richard Halcrow
If you think migrating your load balancers to virtual or cloud would cost you big bucks, we've got some good news. Our Freedom License offers customers seamless migration – absolutely free!

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Reviews and Comparisons
Why choosing a load balancer with no end-of-life (EOL) is important George Booth
So many companies enforce end-of-life (EOL) on their products, but our customers are free to choose when to upgrade their appliances. Unlike our competitors, we don’t EOL our products.

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Healthcare
FHIR: the key to unlocking interoperability in EHR? Himakshi Goswami
What is FHIR? What makes it the hottest topic of discussion in healthcare IT? How does the future of healthcare look like with this new standard in place? Let us tell you in our latest blog!

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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.

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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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open source
open source
Open source versus proprietary load balancers Miles Martin
Should you invest in a proprietary load balancer from one of the market leaders like F5? Or should you take a chance on open source load balancing software?

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Just for Fun
Just for Fun
Why won't NFSv3 just die already? Aaron West
Why is NFSv3 still so common, when NFSv4 is such a vast improvement?

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News
News
10G is dead. Long live 25G! Ged Ward
10G networking is dead. However, do we want – or really need – 25G?

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Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS
Digital transformation: when should you move to the cloud? Rosalind Bootle
What are the pros and cons of putting your services in the public cloud? How should you decide if it's the right fit for you?

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News
News
Five ways 5G will transform the world Himakshi Goswami
What does 5G's fast data, low latency, and expanded load capacity mean for the way we live, work, learn and play?

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Print
Print
Moving your print server to the cloud Roman Humphreys
Why should you consider transferring your networked print services to the cloud?

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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
7 Remote Desktop Apps for SMEs and IT helpdesks in 2021 Himakshi Goswami
We've collated the best remote desktop solutions for SMEs – from free apps for lone workers, to scalable software for small and growing businesses.

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Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Exchange
Load balancing Exchange 2019 Neil Hosking
How does load balancing Exchange 2019 differ from load balancing previous versions of Microsoft's mailbox server? We've assembled everything you need to know.

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Print
Print
Hold on, printers need load balancing too? Doc Ballje
Depending on what you're printing – and which managed print applications you're using – you might not want to throw away that print server after all.

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Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS
Three big benefits of cloud load balancing Ben Lewis
If you have services in the cloud – or are considering moving them – cloud load balancing offers a host of benefits.

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High Availability
High Availability
Multi-application or dedicated load balancing – which approach is best? Malcolm Turnbull
With a big, powerful and expensive ADC load balancer, there can be a strong temptation to load balance multiple applications – but when uptime is critical, could it become a single point of failure?

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Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS
Is the future in the cloud? Rosalind Bootle
In our latest video Ben Lewis, our Head of Cloud introduces us to the pros (and a few cons) of putting all your application services onto a cloud platform.

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News
News
Redesigning customer service with consultative support Dave Saunders
Our IT support receives high praise from customers and partners alike – and it's all down to our consultative approach. But what does that mean?

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How-To's
How-To's
How to install and configure HAProxy on RHEL 7 Andrei Grigoras
Follow our clear instructions if you want to use HAProxy with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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High Availability
High Availability
How to calculate the true cost of downtime to your organization Richard Halcrow
Outages result in more than just lost revenue for your organization – but how best to quantify the damage?

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Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
Choosing the best option to host across multiple locations or data centers Aaron West
There are loads of options available for hosting applications across multiple sites or data centers. But how do you pick the best one for your needs?

8 min read

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Case Studies
Case Studies
Ensuring high availability of a Microsoft Exchange environment for a leading cloud provider Rosalind Bootle
Our expertise enabled a leading cloud provider for IT resellers optimize their Microsoft Exchange environment making it highly available for 130,000+ users.

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Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS
What is Kubernetes, and why are containers so popular? Ben Lewis
Everything you need to know about the rise of containerization and Kubernetes – how it works, and the major benefits.

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Linux
Linux
Open source software: myth-busting, business benefits and FOSDEM '21 Rosalind Bootle
Open source software plays an intrinsic part in our foundations –watch our roundtable chat to learn what that means, and how it benefits our customers.

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Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Exchange
Four overlooked risks in NHS IT systems George Booth
Learn why even simple systems, like email, remote access and print management are critical to the success of healthcare settings.

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Healthcare
Healthcare
Digital pathology: five ways to ensure fast and successful adoption James Loveday
Learn five key considerations when moving to a digital pathology solution.

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Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS
Relaunching our load balancer for multi and hybrid cloud environments Ben Lewis
How did our cloud load balancer go from one of the first on the market to a trusted solution for hybrid and multi-cloud environments?

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Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS
Five ways to build a resilient, future-proof IT infrastructure Ben Lewis
For businesses looking at building a resilient and future-proof tech setup, we highlight the top five things to consider while reengineering IT systems and processes.

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Web Filters / Proxy
Web Filters / Proxy
Why use a reverse proxy? Himakshi Goswami
What are the reasons for using a reverse proxy and how does it differ from a load balancer?

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Case Studies
Case Studies
Customer success story: bringing ultra-reliability, scalability and uninterrupted access to IBM PACS Rosalind Bootle
Find out how we ensured resilience, scalability, and uninterrupted patient access to IBM PACS.

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High Availability
High Availability
What is a load balancer? Himakshi Goswami
What is load balancing? How does it work, and when should you use it? We've got you covered.

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Print
Print
Partnering with Konica Minolta to support workplaces of the future Himakshi Goswami
Loadbalancer.org partners with Konica Minolta to optimize print management solutions and improve end-user experience. Find out how we do it.

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