Explore the intricacies of internet-scale load balancing in this 30-minute conference talk from SREcon19 Americas. Delve into the complex journey of IP packets and web requests from users to binaries, and gain insights into the tradeoffs of various load balancing techniques. Learn about different types of load balancing, including network, naming, and application, and discover how cloud providers and large Internet companies combine these technologies to deliver fast and reliable multi-region services. Understand the composition of load balancers, network devices, capacity considerations, and load balancing algorithms. Ideal for those seeking to demystify the complexities of maintaining balance in large-scale internet infrastructure.