Load balancing plays a critical role in architecturally resilient systems by distributing network traffic across multiple servers or resources, ensuring that no single resource becomes overwhelmed with traffic or fails under heavy usage. In this way, load balancing can help to ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability of the system. By decreasing the risk of single points of failure, load balancing helps to minimize downtime and ensure that the system remains operational even during periods of high demand or server malfunction. Additionally, load balancing can help to optimize performance by directing traffic to the most efficient and available server or resource. Overall, load balancing is a critical component of architecturally resilient systems and helps to ensure that they can withstand high traffic loads and remain operational even in the event of hardware or software failures.
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