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Subject:    Re: [load balancing] LB Admin Profile
From:       Iztok Umek <iztok () si-con ! com>
Date:       2007-01-16 0:02:34
Message-ID: 45AC161A.8000807 () si-con ! com
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To top what Tal mentioned.

There are also ISP load balancers as well as security device load 
balancers (like load balancing IDS, content inspection engines (i.e. 
your antivirus, antispam, your BlueCoats and eSafes of the world..., 
firewalls etc...). On top of that, you have WAF (Web Application 
Firewalls) built in on certain products etc...

So overall you have a mixture of networking, security and application 
people to work with.

In most cases you would need networking people to talk to your security 
guys and application guys.

Tal Klein wrote:
>
> Well, I think it’s kind of a loaded question.. It depends on what 
> you’re using the LB unit for. Most “load balancers” these days do a 
> lot more than just balance connections to back-end servers. I’m not 
> looking to start a debate, so let me just say that this is my own 
> personal opinion and is not representative of Citrix or the industry 
> as a whole. Usually when people refer to load balancing they mean one 
> of two things:
>
> 1. Pure layer 4 load balancing
>
> 2. Layer 4-7 load balancing (sometimes referred to as content switching)
>
> If all you’re doing is layer 4 stuff then yeah, an admin with 
> networking background is your best bet. But if you’re entering the 
> layer 7 space, you now need a guy who also understands applications. 
> For example, if you’re looking at a web infrastructure and are making 
> load balancing decisions based on payload data (like headers, URL’s, 
> etc.), you need someone who understands the behavior of web apps and 
> is able to speak on the same level of the apps guys so that they can 
> work together to get the most efficiency out of your infrastructure.
>
> Just my 2 cents,
>
> -Tal
>
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> *From:* owner-lb-l@vegan.net [mailto:owner-lb-l@vegan.net] *On Behalf 
> Of *Gopal Maheshwari
> *Sent:* Monday, January 15, 2007 2:11 AM
> *To:* lb-l@vegan.net
> *Subject:* Re: [load balancing] LB Admin Profile
>
> i believe LB is more of networking thing so networking people should 
> act as LB admin as well.
>
> On 1/14/07, *Cristian Rojas* <intipu@yahoo.com 
> <mailto:intipu@yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi guys, Im new to the list and I really learn a lot from the topics.
>
> I really wonder if most of the LB admins are Unix admins or Networking 
> people.
>
> Can someone tell me how this is in today's IT market?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dr@gon
>
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