AWS Cloud TutorialLesson 37Free preview

AWS Global Networking

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Summary

AWS' global networking services control how Internet traffic finds and reaches your applications around the world. Route 53 handles DNS resolution and traffic redirection, CloudFront distributes content through the edge, and Global Accelerator uses the AWS backbone network to get packets in faster. The combination of the three forms a reliable traffic-driving layer.

Key points

Route 53 is a DNS service managed by a routing policy
CloudFront distributes content through edge location
Global Accelerator is leveraging the AWS backbone network
Health check allows automatic redirection to a healthy endpoint

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