AWS Global Accelerator is a service that improves the availability and performance of your applications by directing traffic to optimal endpoints over the AWS global network. Here's how you can leverage AWS Global Accelerator to improve the performance of your applications:
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Global Routing: AWS Global Accelerator uses the AWS global network to route traffic from your users to your application endpoints (such as EC2 instances or Application Load Balancers) located in multiple AWS regions around the world. By dynamically selecting the closest and least congested endpoint for each user, Global Accelerator reduces latency and improves application performance.
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Static IP Addresses: Global Accelerator provides static IP addresses that you can associate with your application endpoints. These IP addresses remain constant even if you add or remove endpoints, making it easier to manage DNS records and reducing the need for clients to update their configurations.
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Health Checks and Endpoint Monitoring: Global Accelerator continuously monitors the health of your application endpoints by sending health checks and tracking their availability and performance. If an endpoint becomes unhealthy or unresponsive, Global Accelerator automatically redirects traffic to healthy endpoints, ensuring high availability and reliability for your applications.
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Traffic Diversions: You can configure traffic policies in Global Accelerator to specify how traffic should be routed to your application endpoints. For example, you can use weighted routing to distribute traffic across multiple endpoints based on percentages, or you can set up failover routing to redirect traffic to backup endpoints in case of failures.
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Accelerated Flow Transmission: Global Accelerator uses optimized network paths and protocols to accelerate the transmission of data between your users and application endpoints. This helps reduce packet loss, improve throughput, and minimize latency, particularly for long-distance connections.
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Integration with AWS Services: Global Accelerator seamlessly integrates with other AWS services, such as Amazon Route 53 for DNS routing, AWS Shield for DDoS protection, and AWS WAF for web application firewall capabilities. This allows you to enhance the security and scalability of your applications while leveraging the benefits of Global Accelerator.
By leveraging AWS Global Accelerator, you can optimize the performance, availability, and scalability of your applications, providing a fast and reliable experience for your users worldwide.
