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What is Squid?
Squid is a caching and forwarding HTTP web proxy. It is used to reduce bandwidth and improve response times by caching frequently-accessed web pages and other content. Squid is commonly deployed in front of web servers or as part of a CDN to accelerate content delivery and reduce server load. It also supports features like access control, SSL/TLS interception, and HTTP request modification.
What other technologies are related to Squid?
Squid Competitor Technologies
Ngix
Nginx is a web server and reverse proxy, which competes with Squid in caching web content.
HAProxy
HAProxy is a load balancer and reverse proxy that can perform caching functions, making it a competitor to Squid.
Nginx
Nginx is a web server and reverse proxy, which competes with Squid in caching web content.
Bluecoat
Bluecoat (now Broadcom) offers web proxies and security solutions that compete with Squid.
Zscaler
Zscaler provides cloud-based security services, including web proxy and caching functionality, making it a competitor to Squid.
Varnish
Varnish is a web application accelerator and reverse proxy that competes directly with Squid in caching web content.
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Squid Complementary Technologies
BIND
BIND is a DNS server implementation. DNS resolution is essential for Squid to function, making BIND complementary.
iptables
Iptables is a firewall tool, and can be used alongside Squid to manage network traffic and security.
Memcached
Memcached is a distributed memory object caching system, which can be used by applications that Squid is caching, indirectly improving performance.
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Which job functions commonly mention Squid?
Network Security Engineer
0.4% of all Network Security Engineer jobs mention Squid
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Infrastructure Engineer
0.1% of all Infrastructure Engineer jobs mention Squid
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DevOps Engineer
0.1% of all DevOps Engineer jobs mention Squid
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Security Engineer
160 Security Engineer jobs mention Squid
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Engineer
1018 Engineer jobs mention Squid
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