aiScaler
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]
| Type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Application Delivery Controller |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
Key people | Jonathon Erington, Mericot Jennings |
| Products | Proxy Server, HTTP accelerator, Web cache, DDoS mitigation |
| Website | aiscaler.com |
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.
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
- "Serving 250M quotes/day at CNBC.com with aiCache. High Scalability". highscalability.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "AICACHE AND WOOT.COM". Foetron: IT Product & Security reseller. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "AWS Marketplace: AiScaler Dynamic Site Acceleration & Traffic Manager".
- "How to save money on your CDN with DYN AiScaler". dyn.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "About Us".
- "Performance reports". aiscaler.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "aiScaler website". Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- "Dell Hardware Application Delivery Controller".
- ""aiScaler Admin Guide", Jan. 14, 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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.