Load balancers
In this section, we will look at load balancing. There are many different load balancers that are available on Google Cloud. We will look at each of the different types of load balancers, what they are, and when to use which type of load balancer based on the traffic type. We will go over a decision tree that helps you decide what type of load balancer would meet your requirements, along with some limitations as well.
The other aspects that we will cover include the difference between external and internal load balancers and when to use which and why; regional versus global load balancers; and some considerations from a network tier perspective, as some load balancers are only supported by Premium Tier while others are also supported by Standard Tier. This can be an important thing to be aware of both from a cost and security perspective.
Let us start by looking at the different types of load balancers:
- Global external HTTP(S) load balancer: This load balancer...