Английская Википедия:AiScaler
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aiScaler Ltd. is a multinational software company founded in 2008. It develops application delivery controllers designed to allow dynamic web pages to scale content by intelligently caching frequently requested content. A number of websites in the Alexa top 1000 use aiScaler to manage their traffic.[1][2]
aiScaler software can be deployed either on public cloud computing platforms such as Amazon Web Services[3] or private virtual environments. aiScaler software is considered an edge device as it proxies traffic, augmenting or replacing content delivery networks endpoints.[4]
History
aiScaler started as a project in 1994 by the web development company WBS. The project was called "Jxel", short for Java Accelerator. The technology was Java-based and intended to be run on a Java Virtual Machine sharing the same computer system as the HTTP server. It was re-written in 2009 using the C computer language, occupying its own dedicated server. The new software was rewritten to run on Linux only, taking advantage of changes in the input/output model based on epoll. In July 2008, aiScaler Ltd acquired all technology of WBS for $3.8 million.Шаблон:Citation needed
Until 2013, aiScaler was known as "aiCache", producing a product called aiScaler. The company took over the name of its main product, phasing out the brand name aiCache.[5]
Products
All aiScaler products can be categorized as Application Delivery Controllers
- aiScaler is an HTTP accelerator that provides application delivery control, in addition to scaling and acceleration of content delivery [6]
- aiProtect offers protection against DDoS attacks and SQL injections[7]
- aiMobile is a Mobile content management system
- aiCDN is a cloud-based Application Delivery Network that allows scaling of dynamic web applications.
- aiScaler and Dell offer a hardware Application Delivery Controller, which fits in a standard rack unit server rack.[8]
aiScaler is based on epoll technology allowing it to employ a right-threaded (only the specified number of workers process requests, no matter how many clients are connected), non-blocking, multiplexed IO design.[9]
References
External links
- Official development web site
- "aiCache Deployment CNBC", 9 June 2009 Highscalability.com article by Director of Platforms CNBC Rashid Karimov describing the implementation of the aicache software as an edge device.