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ADCs Accelerate Web 2.0 Applications . . .

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:36:00 EST

Web 2.0 applications bring powerful user interfaces with new capabilities and higher functionality to the Web, while new browser-side application intelligence delivers a richer user experience. However, along with the new capabilities, Web 2.0 applications create new issues that result in challenges to both datacenter and network infrastructure, as these new application deployments require much greater communication between client browsers and servers. Traditional web applications use browsers simply as rendering engines where all the application logic (e.g., user information, page format, etc.) is located on the servers. For the most part, the browser displays the formatted HTML pages that are sent by the server, where most of the processing is accomplished. Web 2.0 applications, however, distribute the logic between the server and browser. The browser becomes more than a rendering engine and is capable of processing application logic on the client side without requiring the exchange of data with the server. The benefits of this capability include more features enabled, greater functionality and a more compelling user interface with interactive capabilities far beyond what traditional web applications can provide.

Enhancing Cloud Server Deployments

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:45:00 EDT

Whether you are a service provider or enterprise, cloud computing environments need applications to run reliably, and must be delivered to users quickly in order to receive the benefits of reduced complexity and true dynamic provisioning of server resources. The ability to fully take advantage of both physical and virtual server infrastructure can also enable IT organizations to reduce capital expenses and lower operating costs. The advantages of cloud computing when coupled with applications that are delivered fast, secure and reliable will only be realized with the deployment of Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) that optimize and accelerate applications to remote users. Cloud computing environments can be highly complex datacenters that deal with high-traffic demands and need to handle application delivery efficiently. They require specialized tools designed to provide high-performance and high-intelligence for delivering applications to remote and mobile users. ADCs provide cloud-based datacenters with the flexibility to automatically scale server resources based on real-time traffic demands, while providing the application acceleration, high-availability and security they require.