Use AWS Global Accelerator to improve application performance
Networking & Content Delivery Blog
This article discusses how to use AWS Global Accelerator to improve the performance and reliability of global applications and APIs by intelligently routing traffic across the AWS global network.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Comparing DNS routing (e.g. Amazon Route 53) with anycast routing (AWS Global Accelerator)
- Benefits of Global Accelerator's static IP addresses
- Scenarios for integrating Global Accelerator (e.g. web apps, APIs, microservices)
- Performance testing strategies before and after Global Accelerator integration
- Enhancing security with Global Accelerator integrations (e.g. AWS Shield Advanced)
- Accelerating deployment with an AWS CloudFormation template example
- Conclusion summarizing the advantages of using Global Accelerator
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