US Patent 11528320 Systems and methods for end user connection load balancing

Described herein are systems and methods for end user connection load balancing amongst multiple on-premise connector proxies deployed across geographic locations and reducing connection setup latency without using a shared or distributed database. The system can load balance connections deterministically amongst the on-premise connector proxies using load statistics. The system utilizes an intelligent DNS service that can use network experience data, service availability, and application metrics to provide sophisticated traffic management via DNS or API-based decisions. The system can include a domain name system (DNS) resolver configured to receive metrics for a first connector and a second connector of a data center of an entity, receive a DNS request including an entity identifier and a data center identifier; and transmit a response to the DNS request identifying a server selected based on the metrics identified using the entity identifier and the data center identifier.