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What is SteelHead Interceptor?

When your requirements surpass what a single SteelHead can handle, or if you need a strong high-availability solution, the SteelHead Interceptor is tailored to improve and broaden your network throughput enterprise-wide. By leveraging the SteelHead Interceptor, organizations can seamlessly integrate their SteelHead optimization framework while effectively managing traffic and network demands with outstanding oversight and control. This innovative solution is the only load-balancing technology capable of assessing the load on SteelHead devices and intelligently directing traffic to the most appropriate SteelHead, ensuring that application data can scale efficiently and continuously. Moreover, the SteelHead Interceptor provides organizations the ability to deploy optimization solutions that serve hundreds of thousands of users across the enterprise, in addition to accommodating extremely high bandwidth connections to the data center, which leads to a remarkable enhancement in overall network performance. This functionality not only improves the user experience but also enables more effective resource management throughout the network. Therefore, utilizing the SteelHead Interceptor can be a game-changer for organizations seeking to optimize their network capabilities.

What is IBM Load Balancer?

As the traffic on a website or application increases, relying on a single server often leads to difficulties in managing the workload effectively. To combat this issue, organizations utilize a method called "load balancing," which spreads the workload across several servers, thus preventing any single server from becoming overloaded and risking slowdowns, lost requests, or even crashes. This strategy facilitates a more balanced distribution of network traffic, which minimizes the chances of resource depletion and subsequent breakdowns. As a result, the efficiency and availability of applications, websites, databases, and other computing resources see substantial improvement. Moreover, load balancing guarantees that user requests are managed swiftly and accurately. From the perspective of users, the mechanism of load balancing functions discreetly between their devices and a group of servers, ensuring that connection attempts are fulfilled without interruption. Ultimately, without load balancing in place, websites, applications, databases, and online platforms would face an elevated likelihood of failures during peak times, highlighting its essential role in sustaining operational reliability. In addition, this approach not only maximizes resource efficiency but also significantly enriches the user experience by reducing wait times and ensuring uninterrupted access to services, demonstrating its importance in today's digital landscape.

Media

Media

Integrations Supported

IBM Cloud
IBM Cloud Functions
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Riverbed SteelHead

Integrations Supported

IBM Cloud
IBM Cloud Functions
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Riverbed SteelHead

API Availability

Has API

API Availability

Has API

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided.
Free Trial Offered?
Free Version

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided.
Free Trial Offered?
Free Version

Supported Platforms

SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows
Mac
On-Prem
Chromebook
Linux

Supported Platforms

SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows
Mac
On-Prem
Chromebook
Linux

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Training Options

Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training
On-Site Training

Training Options

Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training
On-Site Training

Company Facts

Organization Name

Riverbed

Date Founded

2002

Company Location

United States

Company Website

www.riverbed.com/products/steelhead-interceptor

Company Facts

Organization Name

IBM

Date Founded

1911

Company Location

United States

Company Website

www.ibm.com/cloud/load-balancer

Categories and Features

Load Balancing

Authentication
Automatic Configuration
Content Caching
Content Routing
Data Compression
Health Monitoring
Predefined Protocols
Redundancy Checking
Reverse Proxy
SSL Offload
Schedulers

Categories and Features

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

CGNAT
Content Redirection
IP Traffic Optimization
Load Balancing
Proxy / Reverse Proxy
SSL Offload
Server Health Monitoring
Traffic Chaining / Steering
Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Load Balancing

Authentication
Automatic Configuration
Content Caching
Content Routing
Data Compression
Health Monitoring
Predefined Protocols
Redundancy Checking
Reverse Proxy
SSL Offload
Schedulers

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