AWS Elastic Load Balancing
Automatically distribute incoming application traffic across multiple targets, such as Amazon EC2 instances, containers, IP addresses, and Lambda functions.
Overview
Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) is a highly available, scalable, and managed load balancing service from Amazon Web Services (AWS). It automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets, such as Amazon EC2 instances, containers, IP addresses, and Lambda functions. ELB can handle the varying load of your application traffic in a single Availability Zone or across multiple Availability Zones. It offers four types of load balancers: Application Load Balancer, Network Load Balancer, Gateway Load Balancer, and Classic Load Balancer.
✨ Key Features
- Application Load Balancer (Layer 7)
- Network Load Balancer (Layer 4)
- Gateway Load Balancer (Layer 3/4)
- Classic Load Balancer
- Health checks
- SSL/TLS termination
- Automatic scaling
- High availability
- Integration with other AWS services
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Deep integration with the AWS ecosystem
- Variety of load balancer types for different use cases
- Pay-as-you-go pricing model
Unique Value: Seamlessly scale applications and ensure high availability within the AWS cloud.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Web application scaling
- API gateway load balancing
- Containerized application traffic management
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Non-AWS environments
🏆 Alternatives
Offers a more tightly integrated experience for workloads already running on AWS compared to third-party solutions.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Business, Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: 750 hours per month for both Application and Classic Load Balancers, 15 GB of data processing for Application Load Balancer, and 1 GB of data processing for Classic Load Balancer.
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