Summary of test results for Foundry Networks’ ServerIron 450.Data sheetPrice as tested: $37,990 Foundry has been a longtime player in the server load-balancing area, and the vendor has recently added a raft of application-layer features to its ServerIron 450. The device we tested offers 16 ports, and can be outfitted with as many as 45 ports, giving it the highest port density of any device tested.The ServerIron is somewhat more scalable than our results suggest here (see scalability test results). For example, the device achieved about 2.7 million concurrent connections in our tests, but Foundry says that number reflects a rate limit of its device and that its own testing achieves more than 7 million connections at a lower rate.The TCP multiplexing results also puzzled us; in tests with an earlier build of ServerIron software, the device reliably turned in ratios of around 50-to-1 but didn’t do so here. Also, the ServerIron doesn’t yet support HTTP compression (see service-test results), but the vendor says that feature will be added this quarter. F5 Networks product summary results | Next: Juniper product summary results > Related content how-to Doing tricks on the Linux command line Linux tricks can make even the more complicated Linux commands easier, more fun and more rewarding. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Dec 08, 2023 5 mins Linux news TSMC bets on AI chips for revival of growth in semiconductor demand Executives at the chip manufacturer are still optimistic about the revenue potential of AI, as Nvidia and its partners say new GPUs have a lead time of up to 52 weeks. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors CPUs and Processors Technology Industry news End of road for VMware’s end-user computing and security units: Broadcom Broadcom is refocusing VMWare on creating private and hybrid cloud environments for large enterprises and divesting its non-core assets. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Mergers and Acquisitions Industry news analysis IBM cloud service aims to deliver secure, multicloud connectivity IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a multicloud networking service that includes IT discovery, security, monitoring and traffic-engineering capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 07, 2023 3 mins Network Security Network Security Network Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe