AWS Global Accelerator
Improve application availability and performance, globally.
Overview
AWS Global Accelerator is a service that improves the availability and performance of your applications for local and global users. It provides static IP addresses that act as a fixed entry point to your application endpoints in a single or multiple AWS Regions, such as your Application Load Balancers, Network Load Balancers or Amazon EC2 instances.
✨ Key Features
- Static anycast IP addresses
- Global performance-based routing
- Fault tolerance with endpoint health checks
- DDoS protection with AWS Shield
- Traffic dials for granular control
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Leverages the extensive AWS global network backbone
- Provides static anycast IPs that simplify client configurations
- Deep integration with the AWS ecosystem
Unique Value: Improves application performance and availability by using the congestion-free AWS global network to route user traffic.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Reducing latency for global users by routing traffic over the AWS global network
- Improving application resiliency with instant regional failover
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Applications that do not require global traffic management
🏆 Alternatives
Unlike traditional load balancers that operate at the application layer, Global Accelerator optimizes the network path from the user to the application.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise Support tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
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