A Crash Course on Load Balancers for Scaling

Over the years, load balancers have become a crucial component of system architecture, acting as the front-line gatekeepers that distribute incoming network traffic across multiple servers. 

Much like a hotel receptionist who greets guests, checks their documents, and directs them to specific rooms, load balancers manage the data flow within a system to ensure that the system is horizontally scalable.

By effectively distributing the workload across multiple servers, load balancers help maintain system performance, even during peak usage.