Today I learned about Load Balancing.
What is Load Balancing?
Load Balancing is a tool or application that distributes network or application traffic across multiple servers or applications to improve their performance and reliability.
How does it do this?
- Distributing the Load: Load balancing spreads the workload evenly across servers to improve application performance. It’s like having multiple checkout lanes open at a busy supermarket.
- Reducing Latency: By redirecting client requests to a server closer to the user, load balancing helps reduce the time it takes for a website to respond. It’s like choosing the fastest route to your destination.
- Increasing Availability: Traffic is distributed across multiple targets in different Availability Zones, ensuring that even if one zone has issues, your service remains up and running.
- Auto-scaling: Load balancers can collect information about server usage and dynamically adjust resources accordingly.
Why is it useful?
Load balancing is useful because it ensures that incoming network traffic is distributed evenly across multiple servers, preventing any single server from becoming overwhelmed and improving overall application performance.
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