EMA Radar™ for Application Delivery

Controllers and Load Balancers: Q4 2011

By Tracy Corbo, Senior Analyst, and Jim Frey, Managing Research Director

Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)

October 2011

EMA Radar™ for Application Delivery Controllers

and Load Balancers: Q4 2011

Table of Contents

Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................................1

Introduction and Methodology .........................................................................................................................1

Improving Web Application Performance ......................................................................................................2

The Market and the Players..........................................................................................................................3

The “V” Factor .....................................................................................................................................3

Focus of This Research.......................................................................................................................................4

Criteria ....................................................................................................................................................................5

Deployment and Administration ................................................................................................................5

Cost Advantage ..............................................................................................................................................6

Architecture & Integration...........................................................................................................................6

Functionality....................................................................................................................................................7

Vendor Strength .............................................................................................................................................7

EMA Radar Map for ADC/LB .......................................................................................................................8

General Findings ..................................................................................................................................................9

Distribution of Results..................................................................................................................................... 11

Value Leaders ............................................................................................................................................... 11

Strong Value ................................................................................................................................................. 12

Specific Value ............................................................................................................................................... 14

Awards ................................................................................................................................................................. 14

Best Virtualization Approach: Zeus/Riverbed...................................................................................... 14

Best Cloud Integration Approach: Citrix Systems................................................................................ 14

Customer Kudos: A10 Networks ............................................................................................................ 14

ADC/LB Vendor Profiles ............................................................................................................................... 15

A10 Networks Vendor Profile ................................................................................................................. 15

ActivNetworks Vendor Profile ................................................................................................................ 19

Array Networks Vendor Profile .............................................................................................................. 22

Barracuda Networks Vendor Profile ...................................................................................................... 26

Brocade Vendor Profile ............................................................................................................................ 30

Cisco Systems Vendor Profile ................................................................................................................. 33

Citrix Systems Vendor Profile ................................................................................................................. 36

Coyote Point Vendor Profile .................................................................................................................... 40

F5 Networks Vendor Profile ................................................................................................................... 43

KEMP Technologies Vendor Profile ..................................................................................................... 47

Radware Vendor Profile ............................................................................................................................ 50

Zeus/Riverbed Vendor Profile ................................................................................................................ 54

Appendix A: EMA Radar Report Methodology ........................................................................................ 58

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