Load Balancing a Secure Server

Load Balanced Hosting

Load balanced deployments vary depending upon the type of information that will be handled and distributed. For example, web servers are load balanced using different techniques than a database server. In addition, high consumption services like the compression of http content and SSL certificates (known as SSL acceleration) can be offloaded to our load balancer to help reduce and even eliminate common website user complaints:

• Sluggish performance
• Website inaccessibility
• Logged off while trying to save changes

Our load balancers use adaptive algorithms to optimize and delegate resources between secure servers. We will constantly measures concurrent users/connections and processor utilization to make the best use of your resources. For example, when "Secure Server A" gets overloaded or becomes unavailable for any reason, the load balancer automatically directs users to "Secure Server B". This process helps ensure redundancy and failover which can make load balancing an important asset in business continuity plans.

Load Balancing is recommended (and sometimes necessary) for small or medium sized businesses that:

• Provide Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Provide mission critical systems such as medical applications, document management systems, intranets and portals, and social communities
• Experience significant, unpredictable traffic spikes due to marketing, seasonality, or regular daily activity

Load balancing has historically been reserved for enterprises with large IT environments and even larger IT budgets, but FireHost makes this premium hosting service available without the premium price.