Load Balancing

Definition

Load balancing is the process of distributing workloads across multiple computing resources such as servers, networks, or databases. It helps optimize resource utilization, improve performance, and prevent overload on individual resources.

Related terms

Scalability:

The ability of a system or network to handle increasing amounts of work or traffic by adding more resources.

Round-robin: A load balancing algorithm that distributes requests equally among available resources in a cyclic manner.

Traffic management: Techniques used to control and optimize the flow of data packets within a network, including load balancing.