Makes Web applications run 5X better

Citrix® NetScaler® is a Web application delivery appliance that accelerates performance, provides L4-7 traffic management, offers an integrated application firewall and off loads servers to ensure application availability, increased security and substantially lower costs.  It reduces TCO of Web application delivery, optimizes the user experience and makes applications run five times better. See what's new in NetScaler 9.

Deployed in front of Web servers, NetScaler combines high-speed load balancing and content switching with application acceleration, data compression, content caching, SSL acceleration, network optimization and application performance monitoring.  Unlike other approaches that require multiple point products, NetScaler is an all-in-one appliance that is easy to deploy and operate. 

Reduce TCO with an all-in-one appliance that takes the load off of over-burdened networks. By offloading servers from things they don’t do well, such as compute-intensive tasks and repetitive network processing functions, NetScaler reduces server costs by up to 80 percent. When combined with in-memory cache that delivers dynamic content directly, Citrix NetScaler delivers more applications to more users with a dramatic reduction in servers and network devices. It also allows you to deploy new Web 2.0 applications without massive infrastructure changes.

Optimize the user experience by accelerating web application performance by 5X or more. NetScaler sends traffic to the right server with intelligent content switching and leverages advanced multi-level compression for the best possible performance and greatest network bandwidth savings. Dynamic content caching instantly delivers frequently requested content directly from NetScaler to further enhance the user experience. End-user experience monitoring enables you to monitor the application performance at the user to measure the total benefit of NetScaler acceleration capabilities.

Secure Web apps by blocking attacks and protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access. Day zero attack protection and integrated XML security prevents the loss of valuable corporate and customer data, and aids in compliance with regulations such as PCI-DSS. Comprehensive AAA capabilities, married with a powerful DoS shield, allow secure remote access while preventing unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Ensure apps are always available by dynamically responding to changing workloads. NetScaler provides overload sense and response to optimize use of server resources even with unpredictable traffic.  Activating capacity on demand automatically reallocates resources, and adds or subtracts back-end capacity in response to traffic volume without interrupting the application or application user.  L4-L7 load balancing ensures 100 percent uptime for all users and makes sure there is no single point of failure.  Global Server Load Balancing ensures that applications are available to all users worldwide, and forms a key element for disaster recovery strategies.