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I do not think that word means what you think it means

Greg Ferro over at My Etherealmind has a, for lack of a better word, interesting entry in his Network Dictionary on the term "Application Delivery Controller." He says: Application Delivery Controll...
Published Aug 22, 2008
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acceleration
adc
application acceleration
application delivery
application delivery controller
application security
availability
esb
layer 7 switching
load-balancing
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Aug 22, 2008
Again, good point!

 

 

You're so right on the "pain relief" comparison. That's how many people end up with an ADC, but in many cases that's because they don't realize that incorporating a lot of the options available in their architecture up front can save them "the pain".

 

 

If you stretch out before the big game, you're less likely to experience the aches and pains when you're done, after all...

 

 

:-) We should debate this live sometime, it would be a great discussion.

 

 

Thanks!!

 

Lori