There are a number of benefits to using GEO including speed, scalability, and manageability. For more information, refer to the sections below.

Speed

GEO ensures that mission-critical servers are continuously available and performing reliably. GEO can monitor server and application load. This information is then used to intelligently direct user requests to the cluster that is most available. By intelligently redirecting traffic, the LoadMaster eliminates server overload conditions and round trip propagation delays that may slow performance, allowing you to increasing end-user application speed.

Scalability

GEO solves the scalability dilemma in the common adage: “Growth is the challenge, scalability is the key”. GEO solves this by continuing to support increasing network server workloads and still providing high reliability. GEO:

  • Intelligently distributes traffic across server arrays or data centers
  • Reduces the need for increasingly larger and more expensive servers to accommodate increases in network traffic
  • Enables many distributed application servers to function as a single, virtual server
  • Reduces the risks of all application resources deployed at a single geographical location
  • Allows for the orderly addition of new resources, or routine data center maintenance without disrupting service to the end user
  • Can be used with multiple heterogeneous hardware platforms allowing organizations to protect their investments in their legacy hardware installations, as well as integrate future hardware investments

Manageability

GEO is easy to set up, and easy to manage. Network management is made easy, administrators can deploy new servers and take individual data centers offline for routine maintenance without disrupting services to end-users. Integrating GEO into an existing DNS infrastructure can be done with no service impact and allows for distributed administration.