Not mentioned in the article, but consistent hashing[1] is usually what you want if you&#x27;re going to use hashing and load balancing together.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Consistent_hashing" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Consistent_hashing</a>