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

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The device is likely a load balancer, which distributes incoming network traffic across multiple servers to ensure no single server becomes overwhelmed, thus providing high availability and preventing overload on the database server.

A Company Has a Web-Based Application That Is Used by Many