A company has a web-based application that is used by many different departments. The company has experienced some overload of resources on the database server. The network administrator implements a network device in between the servers and the database.
Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of this device?
A . Content filtering and network analysis
B . Load balancing and providing high availability
C . Port sniffing and protocol analysis
D . Clustering and NIC teaming
Answer: B