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AWS / Azure / GCP

Rethinking cloud native load balancing

In this blog we put public cloud provider AWS under the lens, and highlight some important considerations for those weighing up their cloud options...
AWS / Azure / GCP

Cloud load balancer: Why would I use my own?

The assumption is that the load balancer is inherently provided with your cloud infrastructure but this is not always the case...
WAF

Extending ModSecurity: How to add completely custom WAF functionality

In this example, I’m going to add a new transformation function to ModSecurity to calculate the Scrabble score of a variable. This will allow us to block HTTP requests containing query string parameters with a Scrabble score above a chosen threshold...
Performance

Why use Professional Services?

Why on earth would I want to use Professional Services when I can use Support instead? Here we outline the differences and when you'd want to engage them...
Microsoft

How to load balance Microsoft Dynamics using HAProxy

Microsoft Dynamics is a critical ERP and CRM tool, used every day by businesses all over the world. The application therefore needs to be highly available and scalable...
How-tos

HELP! I’ve Deleted My SSH Keys!

We all have the ability to absent-mindedly break installations with a single click. Here I will show you how not only to break your SSH keys, but also how to restore them in the event you end up doing the same thing as me!..
How-tos

How and when to update your load balancer

A quick guide from our Solutions Engineer, Oliver Warren, outlining when, why and how to update your hardware, virtual and cloud Loadbalancer.org appliances...