Elastic Load Balancer
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May 11, 2024
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Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) is a managed service by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that efficiently distributes incoming application traffic across multiple virtual servers, instances, or targets in your Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
How Amazon Elastic Load Balancer Works
ELB serves as a single entry point for client applications, and it automatically scales your application by adding or removing instances based on demand. It offers high availability and fault tolerance by distributing traffic across multiple availability zones, ensuring that your application remains accessible even if one or more instances experience issues.
ELB provides various types of load balancing, including:
- Application Load Balancer (ALB): Distributes traffic based on application-layer information, such as HTTP headers, path, and hostname.
- Network Load Balancer (NLB): Distributes traffic based on Layer 4 (TCP/UDP) information.
- Classic Load Balancer (CLB): A legacy load balancer that is still supported but is not recommended for new applications.
Benefits of Using Amazon Elastic Load Balancer
Organizations can benefit significantly from utilizing Amazon Elastic Load Balancer:
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Find a path to becoming a Elastic Load Balancer. Learn more at:
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