Load Balancer
A load balancer is a device that acts as a reverse proxy and distributes network or application traffic across a number of servers. Load balancers are used to increase capacity (concurrent users) and reliability of applications. They improve the overall performance of applications by decreasing the burden on servers associated with managing and maintaining application and network sessions, as well as by performing application-specific tasks.
The Technology Platform Services team in ITS-Enterprise Infrastructure offers load balancing services to select enterprise applications and workloads. The capability exists to provide DNS load balancing, Layer 4 & Layer 7 load balancing, or both.
Overview
Fees
The F5 load balancing service is funded by ITS for approved enterprise applications. Fees may apply.
Please contact either the Core Application Services or Specialized Application Services teams in ITS-Enterprise Infrastructure, depending on which service your server or application uses. If your server is co-managed, please reach out to Technology Platform Services and they will direct your request to the correct group for your system(s).