Load Balancing and Auto Scaling in AWS
90 Days of Cloud Challenge: Day 7
By Sandip Das · · 9 min read
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Hey — It's Sandip Das 👋
Learning load balancing and auto scaling in AWS helps us build resilient, cost-efficient systems that handle traffic spikes smoothly while keeping applications highly available.
It’s a core skill for designing scalable architectures that adapt to real-world demand without manual intervention.
Learning load balancing and auto scaling in AWS helps us build resilient, cost-efficient systems that handle traffic spikes smoothly while keeping applications highly available.
It’s a core skill for designing scalable architectures that adapt to real-world demand without manual intervention.
📚 Key Learnings
- Understand the need for load balancing in cloud applications.
- Learn about different types of Elastic Load Balancers (ELB):Application Load Balancer (ALB)Network Load Balancer (NLB)Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB)
- Learn how Auto Scaling Groups (ASG) maintain application availability and scale automatically.
- Explore health checks, scaling policies, and target groups.
- Understand cost optimization with auto scaling (scale out during traffic spikes, scale in during idle times).
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Topics: AWS Load Balancing, AWS Auto Scaling, Community, AWS, 90 Days of Cloud