Inside Load Balancers - The Hidden Traffic Controllers of the Internet
Load balancers play a crucial role in managing internet traffic by distributing requests among multiple servers. They ensure that no single server becomes overloaded, which helps maintain application reliability during high traffic periods. By continuously monitoring server health and employing various algorithms, load balancers enhance performance and scalability for modern applications.
- ▪Load balancers distribute incoming traffic between users and multiple backend servers to prevent overload.
- ▪They use algorithms like Round Robin and Least Connections to determine which server should handle a request.
- ▪Load balancers perform health checks to isolate failed servers, ensuring high availability for applications.
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