“When a Web site grows beyond a single server, keeping
content synchronized is no easy task. Factor in constant revisions
and numerous sources for Web content, and you’ll find yourself
reeling from trying to keep up with your development team’s endless
changes. What to do? Consider F5 Networks Global/Site
Controller for synchronization relief….”
“Noticeable missing features include a scheduling mechanism
native to the Web interface application that’s provided with
Global/Site. Thanks to its underlying Linux operating system and
many command-line utilities, any experienced Unix administrator
would be able to concoct a cron daemon for most situations. Plans
are afoot to provide some level of scheduling, according to F5
Networks.”
“Global/Site is particularly attractive because of its use of
FTP as its primary content distribution protocol. With plans for
Samba and NFS support for a distribution and gathering protocol in
the works, Global/ Site appears to be a fit in most networking
environments in the future.”