Case Study: IBM Cloud Object Storage achieves high availability and scalability with Loadbalancer.org

Blue Chip scales-out its IBM Cloud Object Storage (COS) system with Loadbalancer.org’s simple, cost-efficient solution

IBM Cloud Object Storage (COS), as deployed by Blue Chip Customer Engineering Ltd., needed to scale out and achieve high availability while replacing an expensive, complex ADC that required specialist skills. Loadbalancer.org was engaged to provide a simpler, cost‑efficient load‑balancing appliance solution and recommended 2x Loadbalancer.org VA 1G virtual appliances to meet the requirement.

Loadbalancer.org implemented a Layer 7 TCP, no‑persistence load‑balancing configuration that spreads connections evenly, performs health checks, and prevents offline nodes from receiving traffic (with SSL termination possible and no network changes). The Loadbalancer.org deployment delivered high availability, zero downtime, easier management, and improved application throughput and scalability — enabling optimal use of the IBM Cloud Object Storage environment.

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