Load balancing and software-defined WAN have similar capabilities but are not quite interchangeable. Load balancing is a traditional networking technique commonly used within data centers or clouds.

This chapter introduces the reader to firewall load-balancing (FWLB) concepts, technology, and designs. We will talk about motivations behind FWLB solutions, different types of firewalls, and how to ...

Load balancers, once almost exclusive to the realm of hardware devices, can now be implemented effectively in software on another server. The line between hardware and software load balancers is ...