Load Balancing: Traffic Control for Modern Infrastructure
Learn how load balancers distribute traffic across servers, the differences between L4 and L7 load balancing, and when to use software vs hardware solutions.
Learn how load balancers distribute traffic across servers, the differences between L4 and L7 load balancing, and when to use software vs hardware solutions.
Understand TLS handshake, certificates, cipher suites, and how HTTPS works. Learn the differences between SSL and TLS and why encryption matters.
Compare TCP vs UDP, learn the three-way handshake, flow control, congestion control, when to use each protocol, and how QUIC changes things.
A comprehensive guide to CDNs — how they work, PoP architecture, anycast routing, cache invalidation strategies, SSL/TLS termination, and real-world performance trade-offs.