What is a Load Balancer? System Design Guide

Did you know that load balancers are designed to handle millions of requests per second, keeping large-scale systems like Netflix and WhatsApp running smoothly?
In this video, we’ll explore what load balancers are, how they work, and key algorithms behind them—helping you not just crack system design interviews but also sharpen your skills as a future software architect!
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00:00 Intro
00:47 What is a Load Balancer?
02:35 Static Load Balancers
02:40 Round Robin Algorithm
02:57 Weighted Round Robin Algorithm
03:54 Source IP Hashing
06:18 Summary - Static Load Balancers
06:58 Dynamic Load Balancers
07:13 Least Connections
07:37 Weighted Least Connections
08:56 Least Response Time
09:56 Resource Based (!)
11:52 Summary - Dynamic Load Balancers

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