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What is Cloud Load Balancer?

A managed service that distributes incoming network traffic across multiple servers to ensure high availability and optimal resource utilization.

Cloud load balancers automatically distribute traffic across healthy backend instances. Layer 4 (transport) load balancers route based on IP and port, while Layer 7 (application) load balancers make decisions based on HTTP headers, URLs, and cookies. Major services include AWS ALB/NLB, Azure Load Balancer, and Google Cloud Load Balancing. Features include health checks (removing unhealthy instances), SSL termination, sticky sessions, WebSocket support, and integration with auto-scaling groups. Global load balancers route traffic across regions for disaster recovery. Cloud load balancers eliminate single points of failure and enable zero-downtime deployments.

Related Terms

SaaS (Software as a Service)
A cloud delivery model where software applications are hosted and managed by a provider and accessed by users over the internet.
VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
An isolated virtual network within a cloud provider where you can launch resources with full control over IP addressing, routing, and security.
Cloud Computing
The delivery of computing services over the internet, including servers, storage, databases, and software on demand.
Kubernetes Namespace
A virtual cluster within a Kubernetes cluster that provides scope for names and enables resource isolation between teams or environments.
Cloud Storage Tiers
Different storage classes offered by cloud providers, optimized for varying access patterns from frequent to archival use.
Cloud Monitoring
Services that collect, analyze, and alert on metrics, logs, and traces from cloud infrastructure and applications.
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