Final Exam: Multi-cloud Load Balancing Principles

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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  Describe what load balancing is, where it is used, and what forms load balancers come in
  

  recognize the advancements in load balancing technology and how to enable them in the cloud
  

  identify the different protocols and types of load balancers in use today
  

  recognize when to use a layer 4 load balancer and its constraints and benefits
  

  recognize when using a layer 7 load balancer and their constraints and benefits
  

  describe the challenges and use cases of introducing load balancing across cloud platforms
  

  describe how to apply design pattern theory to build efficient, reusable architectures
  

  identify the components of a network design
  

  describe the steps to design a network architecture
  

  describe where a load balancer fits into various distributed system topologies
  

  describe the best practices to take when implementing load balancing technologies
  

  describe the differences between private, public, hybrid, and multi-cloud models
  

  recognize opportunities and challenges of adopting cloud technologies
  

  describe the steps to plan for a hybrid or multi-cloud implementation
  

  describe commonly used network topologies for hybrid and multi-cloud networks
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  describe how to utilize load balancers for disaster recovery practices in hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios
  

  describe how tokens are used for session management and security concerns of session management
  

  describe how sticky sessions are maintained during load balancing and the benefits and challenges of sticky sessions
  

  describe how to manage a session id using url rewriting
  

  describe how to manage session identification user a jwt token, and describe how a jwt token is created by a session authority
  

  identify the fundamentals of multi-cloud solutions, and describe their benefits and challenges
  

  describe the unique challenges of identity management in a hybrid cloud environment
  

  describe the shared responsibility model as it applies to public cloud environments
  

  recognize the common security challenges inherent in cloud technologies
  

  recognize common challenges faced when an organization moves its operations to the cloud
  

  describe potential consequences of security failure in the cloud
  

  describe mechanisms for data backup and disaster recovery in the cloud
  

  recognize the challenges of maintaining data privacy in a multi-cloud environment and some best practices to ensure data privacy
  

  recognize what can be done in a hybrid cloud environment to ensure data integrity and availability
  

  identify the components of a hybrid cloud security architecture and recognize the benefits and challenges of hybrid cloud security