The transport-level server load balancing architectures described in the first half of this article are more than adequate for many Web sites, but more complex and dynamic sites can’t depend on them.

Free load balancers present an excellent opportunity to maximize performance without breaking the budget if you're seeking a solid solution to improve the security and efficiency of your network.

The load-balancing market grows more complex every year. Appliances that used to simply distribute incoming client requests to a virtual cluster of Web servers for improved fault tolerance and better ...