Load Balancing using Spring Cloud Netflix Ribbon
Hi, I am Malathi Boggavarapu working at Volvo Group and i live in Gothenburg, Sweden. I have been working on Java since several years and had vast experience and knowledge across various technologies. This post teaches you about how to acheive Client side LoadBalancing using SpringCloud Netflix Ribbon Api. So let's jump start into the details. First we learn what is meant by LaodBalancing and the differences between Client side and Server side Load Balancing and also we see which one is the best fit for MicroServices. What is Load Balancing Simply put, Load balancing is a way to improve distribution of work load across multiple computing resources -Wikipedia The most important thing you need to know is what role does Load balancing plays in cloud native architecture. It would be very clear if we understand the difference between load balancing in cloud and non-cloud native architecture. In non-cloud native application, we go from having multiple instances