Architecture Digest

Jul 7, 2016 · Operations

Understanding Load Balancing and the Design of Alibaba's VIPServer

This article explains the fundamentals of load balancing, compares common techniques such as DNS round‑robin, hardware and software load balancers, discusses their advantages and drawbacks, and introduces Alibaba's VIPServer as a mid‑tier, seven‑layer load‑balancing solution with advanced health‑check and traffic‑routing features.