Automation
Because no-one wants to do the repetitive stuff
Automation
Unlocking the power of Endurance: A beginner's API guide for smarter load balancing
We asked ourselves: how can we make our load balancers not just a component, but a fully integrated part of a modern, automated environment?..
Automation
Building Endurance: A load balancer with a clear purpose
Get the inside story on why Endurance was created. Our Enterprise platform served us well, but modern infrastructure demands more...
Automation
No one wants a backup — what they really need is guaranteed recovery
I couldn't agree more with David Bressler's fundamental point about jobs to be done and how companies often fail to solve the real problem for customers...
10 things to try during your ADC Portal free trial: Centralized management made easy
During the 90-day free trial you can connect multiple ADCs, manage your connected appliances, and get real-time security alerts...
The Loadbalancer ADC Portal backstory: vendor-agnostic centralized management
Our approach to software development has always been to listen to what our end users and technology providers are saying to us, and develop products that solve their specific issues...
Centralized management for enhanced security with the ADC Portal
You need a clear, comprehensive view of your entire load balancing estate to maintain control and security...
Automation
Automating load balancer management with Ansible Playbooks
Ansible is an open source project sponsored by RedHat, and is the simplest way to automate IT tasks...
Automation
Automation: what's the difference between management and orchestration?
What exactly do we mean by 'automation'? And which tools work best for each scenario?..
Automation
Using Grafana with your Loadbalancer.org appliance
How many times have you looked at the HAProxy report and thought, what on earth is this all about?! What are the busiest times on my Loadbalancer? Which Real Server is busy? How much traffic is going through my VIPs?..
How-tos
Using Postman to upload certificates to your Loadbalancer.org appliance
You don't need me to tell you that Postman is an API platform used for building and using APIs, designed to make your life a whole lot easier!..
How-tos
Using Postman with the Loadbalancer.org API
Before we can connect to the loadbalancer appliance using SSH, we first need to allow this action through the Appliance Security Options via Local Configuration and then, Security...
Media
Why Chris Moyles' nod to load balancing makes him an official #ADCHero!
On May 11th 2022, I was listening to the awesome Chris Moyles Show, on Radio when a site they were using crashed while they were on air...
Healthcare
The role of load balancing in healthcare Robotic Process Automation
Robotic Process Automation simulates user input to drive GUI applications, freeing up clinical staff from admin tasks, reducing human error, saving money, and allowing frontline staff to spend more time with patients...
Automation
Solving the Layer 4 ARP problem on Linux with Ansible
The "ARP problem" for Layer 4 DR (Direct Routing) mode is something that needs to be solved for each of your Real Servers in the virtual service...
Automation
Automation of the initial setup of your Loadbalancer.org appliance (VMware Edition)
Although our appliances are absolutely awesome and fun to use, going through the same process many times may become slightly tedious!..
Integration
How to create a load balancer SSL/TLS certificates report
A customer asked me how to export a list of SSL/TLS certificate expiry dates from our load balancer appliance...
How-tos
How to YAML your load balancer deployment
With this, we now have the YAML interface and a method to post the contents!..
Automation
How to automate load balancer deployments (API / CLI / JSON / SOAP / PowerShell)
For our v8.4.1 release we added network, routing and HA functions to LBCLI, allowing you to completely automate the entire deployment from initial power-on to a fully configured HA pair...
Automation
How to automate legacy load balancer deployments
Automation is very important for many organisations, which is why it's one of the core features of our upcoming V9 release...