Load balancing is defined as the methodical and efficient distribution of requests across multiple servers. The load balancer sits between client devices and backend servers, receiving and then distributing incoming requests to a server that is healthy and capable of fulfilling them. A load balancer...
Consistent Hashing is a distributed hashing technique that is loosely coupled with the number of servers or objects in a distributed hash table by positioning them in an abstract circle, or hash ring. This allows servers and objects to scale without affecting the overall system....
Today’s technical architecture is inclined towards the distributed system because of the ease of scalability it provides. This scenario demands that we understand the trade-offs made in a distributed architecture, which brings us to the CAP theorem. Let’s begin right away but putting on our...