Choosing the right options

Each of the four load balancing options has its own use cases, and in fact, for some solutions, you may want to combine them. The following flowchart will help you to determine which to use based on your requirements:

Figure 10.10 – Choosing the right load balancer

For the AZ-303 exam, you may be asked questions about not just how to implement the different options, but also when you should use one technology over another.

Load balancing is a key aspect of defining your communications strategy within a solution. Next, we will look at another equally important topic – network security, and we will start with network and application security groups.