A global web services environment

Citrix NetScaler is capable of implementing a global web services environment, especially when using the content switching feature. This feature is available from the Citrix NetScaler Free and higher licenses. With the content switching feature, we can use only one WAN IP address for different backend servers. In this way, we can consolidate WAN IP addresses.

If you are using a lot of secure traffic, it's better to use a physical Citrix NetScaler MPX or SDX because of the hardware SSL chip. Besides the SSL chip, please be aware of the generated HTTP requests per second. This number of requests per second is necessary to determine the most suitable hardware for the environment.

When a web service is based on a lot of static website information, we should consider using application acceleration, application security, and frontend optimization. All of these features give a guarantee that the environment is ready to deliver the best performance for every device...