BGP and Load Balancing for Modern Cloud Networks (Paperback)

Paperback. BGP and Load Balancing for Modern Cloud Networks: Real-World Architectures for Resilient, Scalable, and Secure ConnectivityWhen your applications span multiple regions, clouds, and edge locations, how do you keep traffic flowing reliably-no matter what fails? How do you prevent routing outages, hot spots, and unpredictable performance from crippling your services? Every modern network engineer faces these pressures, and the margin for error has never been thinner.This book presents a clear, practical answer. It brings together BGP routing, cloud load balancing, and multi-cloud traffic engineering into one cohesive, action-ready playbook. Instead of abstract theory, you'll find proven architectures, tested operational patterns, and configuration templates you can use immediately-whether you manage hybrid connectivity, global-scale applications, or complex multi-cloud environments.Inside, you'll learn how to build networks that withstand failures, scale intelligently, and deliver predictable performance across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and on-premises systems. Through real-world scenarios and step-by-step guidance, you'll understand how routing and load balancing work together to create resilient cloud connectivity that stands up to real operational challenges.Readers will gain the ability to: - Engineer highly available routing paths using BGP attributes, communities, and multi-cloud peering strategies.- Design and operate load balancers that distribute traffic intelligently across regions, clouds, and edge locations.- Implement active-active architectures that support global availability without introducing routing instability.- Troubleshoot routing failures and traffic anomalies with clarity and confidence.- Apply automation and Infrastructure-as-Code to streamline routing, peering, and load-balancer deployments.- Reduce risk, latency, and cost with optimized architectures grounded in real provider capabilities.Whether you're a cloud architect, network engineer, SRE, or security professional, this book equips you with the strategies needed to build cloud networks that stay consistent, reliable, and secure-even under pressure. The writing is direct, accessible, and focused on practical outcomes, making complex networking topics manageable and immediately useful. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…