F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager (GTM) Release
F5 Networks, a leader in local load balancing, introduced its Global Traffic Manager (GTM) product. This marked a significant commercial offering that allowed enterprises to distribute application traffic across multiple, geographically dispersed data centers using intelligent DNS-based routing.
Significance
The GTM (now BIG-IP DNS) became one of the most widely adopted and influential GSLB solutions, legitimizing and popularizing the intelligent DNS approach for global traffic management and disaster recovery.
Key facts
- Year
- 2000
- Type
- release
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, USA (F5 Networks headquarters)