Optimized to run natively inside of the Microsoft Azure Cloud, Virtual LoadMaster™ (VLM) for Azure delivers full Layer 4-7 load balancing and application delivery services for Azure-hosted workloads. As part of the award-winning family of LoadMaster™ application delivery controllers, VLM for Azure complements applications deployed in the Microsoft Azure by providing comprehensive Layer 7 traffic distribution, session persistence and SSL acceleration. Additional features such as intrusion prevention, content caching/compression and the ability to share a single endpoint to publish multiple virtual services optimize traffic flow for applications deployed in Microsoft Azure. VLM instances deployed in in the Microsoft Azure cloud and on-premise private cloud environments can be instrumented via a powerful REST API and work together via Global load balancing functationality to deliver continuity of service across cloud boundaries supporting customer’s hybrid cloud strategy. Combining the latest advancements in Layer 4-7 application delivery technology, LoadMaster™ is the ADC of choice for providing highly available services in cloud, web and application infrastructures.

VLM for Azure 5000 (VLM-5000) version provides you up to 10,000 SSL TPS, throughput up to 5 Gbps and maximum of 1,000 servers and 1,000 virtual clusters support. Customers will be paying based on an hourly billing model.