Learn about some of the common deployment scenarios for NGINX Plus as a reverse proxy load balancer.
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Learn about some of the common deployment scenarios for NGINX Plus as a reverse proxy load balancer.
Load-balancing software appliances are derived from hardware ADCs, a legacy that limits their usefulness in modern application environments. A true software load balancer integrates into the broadest range of compute infrastructure and breadth of application types.
Software has replaced hardware in many application delivery stacks, but a set of single-purpose solutions is nearly as complex and hard to manage as hardware. NGINX Plus consolidates API gateway and load balancing functions into a single, lightweight platform.
NGINX earns the prestigious designation of IDC "Innovator" as a cloud-native ADC for the world's busiest websites and applications.
Translating your F5 BIG-IP and Citrix NetScaler configurations to NGINX Plus is easy with our comprehensive Migration Guides.
Replace your F5 BIG-IP with NGINX Plus for modern application delivery, including easy integration with microservices and containers.
In the "Replacing Your Hardware Load Balancer with NGINX Plus" training course, learn how to deliver your apps at a fraction of the cost of ADC appliances.
Explore five reasons to switch to a software load balancer like NGINX Plus, including cost savings, DevOps adoption, & one solution for all environments.
Gartner has recognized NGINX’s strengths in both its Gartner Magic Quadrant for ADCs and Gartner Critical Capabilities for ADCs Reports for 2016
Learn the NGINX equivalents for the Layer 7 logic in F5 iRules and Citrix policies, to do response rewriting and request routing, rewriting, and redirecting