[Free] A Comprehensive Guide To Azure Load Balancing Concepts

all you need to know about cloud load balancing options – Free Course

Added on February 18, 2024 IT & Software 2 min read

What you’ll learn

Traditional Application Architecture: Understand the context of load balancing in traditional application architecture.
Master Load Balancing: Learn why load balancing is crucial and explore various options in traditional data centers.
Grasp High Availability (HA): Understand the concept of HA and its importance in system design.
Dive into Cloud Load Balancing: Get a smooth introduction to cloud load balancing concepts, comparing L4, L7, and DNS level load balancers across AWS, Azure, an
Understand Azure Load Balancer: Gain knowledge about Azure Load Balancer and its benefits.
Explore Azure Load Balancing Options: Understand different load balancing options in Azure like Network Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Traffic Manager.
Learn Load Balancer Categorizations: Understand load balancer categorizations like global vs regional, HTTP vs HTTP(s).
Make Informed Decisions: By the end of the course, students will be able to decide which Azure load balancer to use in a given scenario.

Requirements

there are no specific requirements as such however knowing basic networking concepts is add-on

Description

Learn about load balancing concepts from basic to cloud load balancing technology and cloud load balancing options. Those who are learning AWS Cloud, Azure Cloud or Google Cloud, This course will help you to great extent in understanding and working with Azure load balancing.

In this course you will understand about traditional application architecture, High Availability (HA), necessity of load balancers, and traditional datacenter load balancing options. Gain expertise in cloud load balancing, comparing L4, L7, and DNS level load balancers across AWS, Azure, and Google. Understand Azure Load Balancer and its advantages for efficient workload distribution. Explore various load balancing options in Azure including Network Load Balancer, Application Gateway, and Traffic Manager. Grasp load balancer classifications such as global vs regional, HTTP vs HTTPS. Develop the ability to select the most suitable Azure load balancer for specific scenarios.

Following topics have been discussed in detail with example.

Context of load balancing
1. Traditional application architecture
2. HA
3. Load balancing
4. Load Balancing Options
Introduction to Azure Load balancer
1. What is Azure Load Balancer
2. Benefits of Azure Load Balancer
Azure Load balancing Options
1. 1. Azure Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Traffic Manager, Front Door
2. Azure Load balancer categorizations
  1. Global vs reginal
  2. HTTP(S) vs. non-HTTP(S)
3. Azure load balancing decision tree explained
  1. Choose solution using portal