Load Balancing Explained | Distributing Traffic Efficiently

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Load balancing is the process of distributing incoming network traffic across a group of backend servers, also known as a server farm or server pool . Imagine a popular website that gets millions of visits a day. A single server wouldn't be able to handle all that traffic. A load balancer sits in front of the servers and acts as a "traffic cop," routing client requests to all servers capable of…

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