Case Study: University of California, Los Angeles achieves high-performance, scalable, secure web delivery with A10 Networks' Thunder ADC

UCLA Information Technology Infrastructure Services Counts on Thunder ADC Solution from A10 Networks

UCLA Information Technology Infrastructure Services needed a replacement for its end-of-life Cisco CSS system while rolling out a revitalized, redundant homepage/portal. The university required an application-aware ADC that could handle large, spiky traffic loads, provide next‑generation load balancing, improved security (WAF), Global Server Load Balancing for disaster recovery, easy migration from the legacy system, and scalable, cost‑effective growth.

UCLA selected the A10 Thunder ADC for its performance, price and comprehensive feature set. The solution delivered 10 Gb connectivity and handled up to 15,000 page loads per second, offered intuitive GUI/CLI management and RESTful aXAPI integration, and included SLB, GSLB, WAF, application acceleration and TCP optimization without per‑feature licensing. The result was smoother deployments, stronger security, predictable costs and a lower total cost of ownership with strong vendor support.

University of California, Los Angeles

Jeff Barnes

Senior Development Engineer