This week Digital Web is proud to feature an excellent lesson on client-side load balancing by our newest contributor, Lei Zhu. Lei offers inventive tips to make sure your next awesome web application scales effectively. So take a moment to learn more about load balancing, app scalability and intelligent DNS management.

In addition, the clock is ticking down to the final moments of our contest for a free pass to Voices That Matter: Web Design. If you have a free moment between now and midnight tonight (PDT), give our contest a shot by answering

In your opinion, what voice will matter to the world of web design in the near future?

Hurry! Time is running out! Judging begins tomorrow, and the winner will be announced shortly!