AppScaler

AppScaler is an application delivery platform that spreads traffic across servers while protecting the applications behind it. It is sold as a purpose-built appliance, and its core is written with Intel DPDK to speed up packet handling. It targets IT administrators who run business applications and need them fast and resilient.

What AppScaler offers

• Server load balancing — distributes requests across servers, with a global option for spreading traffic between sites.
• Security controls — a web application firewall, SSL/TLS acceleration, authentication, authorisation, multi-factor login and single sign-on through an identity access proxy.
• Kubernetes ingress — works as an ingress controller for container workloads.
• App templates — pre-built settings for common applications such as Exchange Server, applied in one step.
• Performance visibility — real-time and historical statistics on how hosted applications are performing.

Who it works with

Organisations that host business applications such as Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and Remote Desktop Services.

Key facts

• Hardware: an ASIC chip handles SSL acceleration on the appliances.
• Deployment: delivered as a hardware appliance.