The critical role of load balancing [Q&A]

When the internet first emerged, the need for load balancers was mainly to optimize the growing use of PC servers and to support the surge in Web traffic. Their basic functionality was designed to pool server resources to meet this demand. Load balancers have come a long way since, becoming broadly accepted as essential for evolving IT infrastructure and the exponential growth of apps. However, aside from their pivotal role in enhancing system performance, load balancers also offer some lesser-known but valuable benefits for cybersecurity protection. It’s now vital that SecOps-adjacent teams like NetOps and DevOps consider load balancers as… [Continue Reading]