Barracuda Load Balancer.Barracuda Networks Barracuda Networks, Inc. is a privately held company providing firewall products to block e-mail spam, viruses, spyware, load balancing and instant messaging software. Barracuda Networks was established in 2002[1] , Inc. have launched the Barracuda barracuda, slender, elongated fish of tropical seas. Barracudas have long snouts and projecting lower jaws armed with large, sharp-edged teeth. They are ferocious, striking at anything that gleams, and are considered excellent game fishes. Load Balancer 640, a new, high-capacity load balancing solution that supports up to 250 servers and adds hardware-enhanced SSL acceleration. As Web 2.0, e-commerce and interactive Web applications generate buzz and increase visits to Web sites, content providers face the challenge of managing more network traffic. With Barracuda Load Balancers, the choice between IP (Layer 4) and application (Layer 7) load balancing empowers system administrators with the best of both worlds to manage network traffic for increased flexibility. Building on the recent integration of Layer 7 capabilities to the product line, the Barracuda Load Balancer 640 adds more processing power by offering hardware-enhanced SSL acceleration. Delivering 10 times the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. transaction throughput of current Barracuda Load Balancers, the Barracuda Load Balancer 640 handles 2,000 SSL transactions per second In a very generic sense, the term Transactions Per Second refers to the number of atomic actions performed by certain entity per second. In a more restrictied view, the term is usually used by DBMS vendor and user community to refer to the number of database transactions performed (TPS (1) (Transactions Per Second) The number of transactions processed within one second. TPS is a better rating for the performance of hardware and software than the common MHz and GHz rating of the computer. ). Extending its capacity and convenience, the Barracuda Load Balancer 640 also features a 14-port Gigabit switch on the front panel. www.barracuda.com |
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