Senior Software Engineer (Back End) at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
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Jul 22, 2025
The benefits from integrating the AWS Global Accelerator with other solutions depend on specific use cases. My main piece of advice regarding the AWS Global Accelerator is to identify a real use case and determine if you really need it. For example, in one project, we used it not to its full potential and only for a specific purpose which is not ideal. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate AWS Global Accelerator a 9 out of 10 at the time when we used it, though there might be better solutions available now.
CDNs, or Content Delivery Networks, improve the speed and efficiency of web content delivery by caching content on geographically distributed servers, reducing latency and server load.A CDN enhances website performance by distributing content across multiple servers around the globe. This distribution allows users to access data from a server closer to their location, speeding up loading times and reducing latency. As a crucial component, CDNs support massive data traffic while maintaining...
The benefits from integrating the AWS Global Accelerator with other solutions depend on specific use cases. My main piece of advice regarding the AWS Global Accelerator is to identify a real use case and determine if you really need it. For example, in one project, we used it not to its full potential and only for a specific purpose which is not ideal. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate AWS Global Accelerator a 9 out of 10 at the time when we used it, though there might be better solutions available now.