This free, complete ebook delves into the advantages of using NGINX native capabilities in an API gateway. It shows you, step-by-step, how to set up the correct environment, how to get started with an API gateway, how to secure it, and how to publish gRPC services.
Learn how to configure caching, load balancing, security, cloud deployments, gRPC, HTTP/2 server push, and other critical NGINX features in this free O’Reilly ebook
The IT industry has changed significantly since 1996 when the F5 BIG-IP was released, and F5 has not kept up. This ebook provides step-by-step instructions on replacing F5 BIG-IP with NGINX and off-the-shelf servers for cost savings and increased agility.
This full, complete O’Reilly book shows developers and operations staff how to apply industry-standard DevOps practices to Kubernetes in a cloud-native context. Learn how to build, deploy, and scale modern applications in the cloud.
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Replacing and Augmenting F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ with the NGINX Application Delivery Controller
The way we build applications has changed significantly since 1996, when F5 BIG-IP was released. Organizations that use F5 BIG-IP complain of high cost and lack of agility. In this whitepaper we cover why and how to replace your F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ with NGINX Plus & NGINX Controller for cost savings and increased agility.
Laying the Groundwork for Cloud: A Blueprint for Enterprise Leaders
This free O’Reilly ebook explores practical ways to transform your company’s organizational and operating model in preparation for your cloud migration. Author Mark Preston demonstrates techniques for driving a successful company-wide transformation, based on his experiences guiding several organizations through the process.
The Enterprise Path to Service Mesh Architectures
This free, complete, O’Reilly ebook shows how service meshes work & provides a path to help you build or convert applications. It explains how a service mesh provides a configurable infrastructure layer that makes service-to-service communication flexible, reliable, and fast.
Load Balancing in the Cloud: Practical Solutions with NGINX and AWS
This free O’Reilly ebook is a practical guide to load balancing services in the cloud. As machines are provisioned and decommissioned to meet demand, you need to distribute traffic intelligently. This ebook walks you through the strategy of using NGINX and AWS NLB, as well as Route 53.
Container Networking: From Docker to Kubernetes
This free O’Reilly ebook excerpt provides developers, site reliability engineers, and software architects with a look at container networking, container orchestration, and service discovery, and shares several solutions. It also covers the capabilities of many open source tools, including Kubernetes.
The Business Value of Modern Application Delivery
This new white paper describes the challenges facing business in the digital realm, and how the NGINX Application Platform helps you meet them. With the NGINX Application Platform, you can deliver a consistently superior experience to customers, efficiently and profitably.
How to Easily and Cost Effectively Replace Cisco ACE
This ebook provides step-by-step instructions on replacing Cisco ACE with NGINX and off-the-shelf servers. NGINX helps you cut costs and modernize.
2017 Gartner Market Guide for Application Delivery Controllers
The ADC market is evolving to handle emerging cloud and microservice use cases. Learn about this shift and representative vendors in this Gartner report.
ModSecurity 3.0 and NGINX: Quick Start Guide
Learn in this ebook how to get started with ModSecurity, the world’s most widely deployed web application firewall (WAF), now available for NGINX and NGINX Plus
HTTP/2 for Web Application Developers
Explore how to implement HTTP/2, the higher‑performing new version of the Hypertext Transport Protocol, between customers and your web application