Azure Traffic Manager

Azure Traffic Manager

What is Azure Traffic Manager?

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Azure Traffic Manager is a DNS-based traffic load balancer that enables you to distribute traffic optimally to services across global Azure regions while providing high availability and responsiveness. It operates at the DNS layer to direct client requests to the most appropriate service endpoint.

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Key Features

• Multiple traffic routing methods
• Automatic failover capabilities
• Global DNS-based load balancing
• Support for nested profiles
• Real-time endpoint monitoring

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Use Cases

• Increasing application availability
• Improving application responsiveness
• Planned maintenance without downtime
• Traffic distribution across regions
• A/B testing of new deployments

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