Microsoft® Exchange 2013™ allows for an innovative connected user experience transforming communication into an interaction that is more collaborative, engaging, and accessible from anywhere. For IT, the benefits are equally powerful, with a highly secure and reliable system that works with existing tools and systems for easier management, lower cost of ownership, and greater choice and flexibility. The entire KEMP LoadMaster product line is optimized for Exchange 2013 and Microsoft-approved.
A highly available Enterprise deployment of Exchange 2013 requires multiple front end Client Access Servers for client connectivity and relaying SMTP traffic for external applications. Load balancing is necessary in both of these cases and an intelligent load balancing solution distributes the traffic among the servers. Additionally, critical line of business applications often are integrated with Exchange to produce cohesion between streamlined processes and workflows and the e-mail infrastructure. These applications also must be load balanced to achieve high availability and LoadMaster fits the bill.
Exchange Server 2013 Client Access Servers manage session affinity and Layer 4 load balancing virtual services (VIPs) can support the application. However, many benefits come from enabling more intelligent Layer 7 load balancing such as content switching which allows for granular control of traffic flow, pre-authentication, single sign-on and other traffic optimizations. The KEMP LoadMaster™ combines versatility and a robust feature set with ease-of-use to speed the time-to-market for Exchange 2013 deployments. Layer 4-7 application instance service monitoring by the LoadMaster™ ensures that unhealthy or failing service instances are taken offline and user requests are automatically re-routed and connected to functioning servers.
All LoadMasters include a comprehensive first year of 5x10 technical support and start at just under $2,000 USD. To learn more about how LoadMaster can help to keep your Exchange 2013 deployment highly performing and available Contact KEMP.
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