Citrix, Wednesday announced NetScaler CPX Express, a free developer version of its software-based load balancer, NetScaler CPX in a container form factor that delivers a load balancer for developers to create microservices applications.
According to Citrix, unlike Free and Open-Source Software (F/OSS) alternatives, NetScaler CPX Express is a full-featured microservices-aware load balancer that gives developers the same enterprise-grade, secure functionality of the market-leading NetScaler platform which the company claims to have been deployed in more than 20,000 enterprise customers and the largest public clouds worldwide. NetScaler CPX Express has the same codebase, REST API, and operations interface as the NetScaler ADC, enabling a seamless transition of application delivery infrastructure from development to deployment cycles.
NetScaler CPX Express provides a set of microservices application developers that include Application-savvy load balancing capabilities, Easy, in-service upgrades with no disruption to microservice and Real-time visibility, management and analytics through integration with the NetScaler Management and Analytics System.
Brad Casemore, Research Director, Data Center Networks, IDC
With the rise of DevOps and microservices, developers increasingly are concerned with reliable application delivery as well as with application development. Unfortunately, at the inception of many projects, developers do not always have access to a full-featured ADC.
Ash Chowdappa, Vice President and General Manager, NetScaler, Citrix
Citrix is continually innovating to deliver solutions for traditional IT as well as emerging ADC requirements of DevOps and developer communities. With our market-leading NetScaler ADC platform, we are empowering developers to build, test and deploy apps all on a single integrated, scalable and secure platform.
