Load balancing is a process that distributes traffic across a group of resources capable of handling the traffic. The load balancing process enables applications to scale horizontally.

Learning how and when to use a network load balancer will make you more proficient at deploying solutions in AWS that involve networking and scaling.

In this hands-on playground lab, you will have the time and freedom to really get to know the network load Balancer service.

Intended Audience

• Candidates for Solution Architect Associate and SysOps Administrator Associate certifications
• Cloud Architects
• DevOps Engineers

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the following topics will be beneficial but is not required:

• Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
• Network Load Balancer
• AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
• Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model

The following courses and labs can be used to fulfill the prerequisite:

• Using Elastic Load Balancing & EC2 Auto Scaling to Support AWS Workloads
• Working with Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Groups and Network Load Balancer
• Compute Fundamentals For AWS
• Basic Networking Concepts