AWS Global Accelerator

AWS Global Accelerator is a networking service that improves the availability and performance of applications for a global audience by directing user traffic through the AWS global network. It provides static IP addresses as fixed entry points, which then route requests to optimal application…

Key facts

First appeared: 2018
Category: technology
Problem solved: AWS Global Accelerator was created to address the challenges of inconsistent application performance and availability when users connect over the public internet. It minimizes latency and improves throughput for global users by bypassing congested internet paths, routing traffic over AWS's optimized global backbone network, and providing immediate failover capabilities across regions.
Platforms: AWS Cloud

Related technologies

AWS Network Load Balancer (NLB)
AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB)
Amazon EC2 instances
AWS Transit Gateway
Amazon Route 53
AWS Shield
AWS WAF
Amazon S3 (via S3 endpoint support)

Notable users

Media and entertainment companies
Enterprises with global customer bases
SaaS providers
IoT solution providers
Online gaming companies