Load Balancing
Layer 4 vs Layer 7 Load Balancing Explained
Follow TCP connections and HTTP requests through two network diagrams. Compare TLS, routing rules, health checks and backend failure behavior.
Load Balancing Algorithms Compared: Round-Robin vs Least-Connections vs Hashing
A practical breakdown of the three most common load balancing algorithms—when each one fits, where each one breaks, and how to choose.
Sticky Sessions: When You Need Them and When They Hurt
A practical guide to understanding session affinity in load balancers — the problems it solves, the new problems it creates, and how to decide whether you actually need it.
Load Balancing Algorithms Compared: Round-Robin vs Least-Connections vs Hashing
A practical breakdown of three core load balancing algorithms—when each one fits, where each one breaks, and how to choose between them.
Health-Check-Based Failover with HAProxy
Configure HAProxy's built-in health checks to automatically pull failing backends out of rotation and restore them when they recover.
Global Server Load Balancing and Anycast DNS: A Practical Guide
How GSLB and anycast DNS work together to route traffic across regions, reduce latency, and keep services alive when a data center goes down.
Global Server Load Balancing and Anycast DNS: A Practical Guide
How GSLB and anycast DNS work together to route traffic intelligently across multiple regions — and what you need to know to implement them correctly.
Health-Check-Based Failover with HAProxy
Configure HAProxy's built-in health checks to automatically pull failing backends out of rotation and route traffic to healthy nodes without manual intervention.
Load Balancing Algorithms Compared: Round-Robin vs Least-Connections vs Hashing
A concrete breakdown of three core load balancing algorithms—how each works, where each wins, and how to choose the right one for your architecture.
Load Balancing Algorithms Compared: Round-Robin vs Least-Connections vs Hashing
A practical breakdown of how round-robin, least-connections, and hashing algorithms work, when each one shines, and what breaks when you pick the wrong one.
Sticky Sessions: When You Need Them and When They Hurt
A practical guide to understanding session affinity in load balancers — what problems it solves, what new ones it creates, and how to decide whether you actually need it.
Load Balancing Algorithms Compared: Round-Robin vs Least-Connections vs Hashing
A practical breakdown of three core load balancing algorithms—how each works, when to use it, and where it breaks down.