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1 Introduction
The KEMP LoadMaster is a purpose-built, hardware load balancing and Application Delivery
Controller (ADC).
The LoadMaster enables data center clusters which power Internet sites and large intranets to
intelligently and efficiently distribute network traffic among web and application servers. A
resource optimization layer in front of applications and infrastructure servers gives IT
administrators greater control to adapt to network changes and enable the best network and
infrastructure performance.
The LoadMaster delivers on these requirements through the inclusion of the latest
advancements in Layer 4 and 7 load balancing, content switching, SSL acceleration, Layer 7
content switching, caching, compression, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), IP and Layer 7
persistence. All KEMP load balancers are optimized for a broad range of IP applications including
core Microsoft Enterprise workloads such as Exchange, Lync, SharePoint, RDS and Dynamics.