MaGe Linux Operations

Mar 28, 2019 · Operations

Mastering Load Balancing: Principles, Types, and Algorithms Explained

Load balancing distributes incoming traffic across multiple servers to improve performance, ensure high availability, and enable scalability, and this article explains its core principles, various classifications such as DNS, IP, layer‑2 and hybrid methods, and common algorithms like round‑robin, least connections, hash and weighted distribution.