Chapter 4. An Army of One: ACE Virtual Contexts

“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.” (Sun-Tzu)

This chapter will explore the importance of application networking, load-balancing fundamental concepts, and the benefits of Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) virtual contexts. It will cover the following topics:

Image Application Networking Services

The Use of Load Balancers

Load-Balancing Concepts

Load Balancer Proliferation in ...

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