What is Cloud Load Balancing?
Cloud Load Balancing is Google’s fully managed service for distributing network traffic across backend resources. Unlike traditional load balancers, the service is software-defined and runs on Google’s global frontend infrastructure that also serves YouTube and Google Search.
Core Features
- Global load balancing with a single anycast IP
- Automatic failover on backend failures
- SSL/TLS termination with managed certificates
- Content-based routing for microservices architectures
- Integration with Cloud CDN for static content
Typical Use Cases
Global Web Applications: Organizations use Cloud Load Balancing to serve users worldwide with low latencies. Traffic is automatically routed to the geographically nearest backend.
Microservices Routing: HTTP(S) Load Balancing enables URL-based routing to different backend services. Different paths can be forwarded to different services.
High Availability: Automatic health checks detect failed backends and redirect traffic. Multi-region deployments enable 99.99% availability.
Benefits
- No warmup time, instant scaling during traffic spikes
- Integrated DDoS protection through Cloud Armor
- Automatic SSL certificate management
- Per-second billing without minimum fees
Integration with innFactory
As a Google Cloud Partner, innFactory supports you with Cloud Load Balancing: architecture design, multi-region deployments, SSL configuration, and performance optimization.
Available Tiers & Options
Standard
- Fully managed
- Global reach
- Integrated with GCP
- Pricing varies by usage
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cloud Load Balancing?
Cloud Load Balancing is Google's fully managed load balancing service that distributes traffic globally across backend instances. The service uses Google's frontend infrastructure for low latencies worldwide.
What load balancer types are available?
Google Cloud offers HTTP(S) Load Balancing for web traffic, TCP/UDP Load Balancing for non-HTTP protocols, Internal Load Balancing for private networks, and SSL Proxy for SSL termination.
How does global load balancing work?
Cloud Load Balancing uses anycast IPs to automatically route users to the nearest Google edge location. From there, traffic is intelligently routed to the optimal backend.
Is Cloud Load Balancing GDPR compliant?
Yes, Cloud Load Balancing is available in EU regions and meets all GDPR requirements. You can restrict traffic to EU backends.
