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Load Balancing
GCP Load Balancing distributes traffic across backend services to improve scalability, availability, and user experience.
What it does
Traffic distribution.
When to use
Use Load Balancing when you need reliable traffic distribution across multiple service instances or regions.
Key Concepts
Load balancing improves resilience and horizontal scaling.
Backends receive traffic based on balancing rules and health checks.
Global balancing is a major strength in GCP networking.
It is commonly used in front of public web and API workloads.
Common Use Cases
Distributing traffic across app instances.
Improving uptime for public services.
Supporting scalable multi-instance architectures.
Interview Questions
What is Load Balancing in GCP?
Why are health checks important for load balancing?
How does load balancing improve reliability?