Server Load Balancing

Our server load balancing solutions will load-balance your port/protocol (HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, database, etc.) across two or more servers, according to your exact specifications. The load can be evenly or unevenly balanced (depending on server specifications and capabilities); one server can be live and the other server can be fail-over only, or you can have a group of live servers plus a separate group of failover server(s). The possibilities are nearly endless!

We offer two Server Load Balancing solutions: one for all services other than HTTPS/SSL, and one encrypted for HTTPS/SSL—where the encryption and decryption is securely accelerated and handled at the load balancer side.

Dedicated server customers who have two or more servers can take advantage of our load balancing solution. Best of all, there is no single point of failure—our load balancing solution includes a fully redundant, multiple load balancer set-up.

• Acceleration Algorithms Supported

  Fastest response
  Least connections
  Round robin
  Weighted round robin

• Persistence Methods Utilized

  Cookies
  Sticky connections
  Header match rules

• Server Failure Detection

  Layer 7 via active content verification (ACV Probing)
  Layer 4 via ICMP and TCP health check.

• Fault Tolerance

  Full system-level redundancy with all servers behind 2 load balancers

• Management

  Your load balancing solution is fully managed by our load balancing specialists, who will help you set up and manage your solution.

Benefits of load balancing include:

• Greater Peace of Mind
  You don't have to worry that a press release or unanticipated media coverage will bring down your site.
• Improved User Experience
  Faster load times reduce customer frustration and web site abandonment.
• Improved Scalability
  Ability to add additional capacity quickly and easily if needed.
• Geographic Redundancy
  Ability to deliver content based on geographic proximity.