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Phase 2 · Networking Fundamentals for Cloud

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Load Balancers

Part of the Cloud Computing Roadmap.

Summary

Distributing incoming traffic across multiple resources to improve availability and handle scale — Layer 4 (transport) and Layer 7 (application) load balancers operate differently and serve different needs.

How to Learn This

  • 1Learn the difference between Layer 4 and Layer 7 load balancing.
  • 2Explore your cloud provider's load balancer offering (e.g. AWS ALB/NLB) conceptually.
  • 3Understand health checks — how a load balancer knows to stop routing traffic to an unhealthy resource.

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More topics in Networking Fundamentals for Cloud

OSI & TCP/IP ModelsIP Addressing & SubnettingDNSHTTP/HTTPS & TLSVirtual Private Clouds (VPCs)Firewalls & Security GroupsCDNs (Content Delivery Networks)VPNs & Direct Connect / Interconnect
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