What is AWS Elastic Load Balancing and what are its three main types?

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What is AWS Elastic Load Balancing and what are its three main types?

Key points

  • Elastic Load Balancing distributes traffic to maintain high availability and fault tolerance.
  • Application Load Balancer is best for HTTP/HTTPS traffic, Network Load Balancer for TCP/UDP, and Gateway Load Balancer for third-party virtual appliances.
  • Each type offers different features and functionalities to suit various application needs.

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