LOAD BALANCER - WHAT IS IT, HOW DOES LOAD BALANCER WORK

Abstract

To create reliable and secure operation of applications, a decentralized system of several hosts is now used. To set up their correct operation and eliminate failures and overloads, it is worth learning about what a hardware load balancer is and server traffic, how it works, whether the device is required or whether you can use an application. Let’s consider all the main nuances that will help you understand and choose the right option for optimizing traffic. In addition to the main functions, they can also perform additional ones - for example, protect against hacker attacks, which are based on overloading web servers to gain access to data. Due to the distribution system, stability will be ensured and even millions of simultaneous requests will not be able to be processed by the hosts. Therefore, this method of protecting sites and applications from unauthorized access is relevant and in demand.