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# [Network Part 4 - The Load Balancer as an Information Choice](https://lukyday.hashnode.dev/network-part-4-the-load-balancer-as-an-information-choice?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

From the limits of DNS round-robin to the trade-offs of L4/L7 load balancers — where you split traffic determines what your system can and cannot do.

May 12 · 10 min read · lukyday.hashnode.dev  
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[Dayul Lee](https://hashnode.com/@dayul)

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Management informs. Engineering decides. Code is strategy. Every architecture decision has a reason.

Backend engineer with a foundation in distributed systems and high-concurrency architecture. I design real-time, fault-tolerant systems using Java, Go, Kafka, gRPC, and Redis — with a focus on data integrity under load. I document this philosophy in my technical blog (lukyday-blog.vercel.app), where I publish a series titled "Large-Scale Processing" — engineering decisions explained through the lens of business strategy.

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