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What is Google Cloud Traffic Director?

Simplified traffic oversight for your service mesh. A service mesh represents a powerful architecture that has become increasingly popular for managing microservices and modern applications. In this architecture, the data plane, which includes service proxies like Envoy, manages traffic flow, while the control plane governs policies, configurations, and the intelligence behind these proxies. Google Cloud Platform's Traffic Director serves as a fully managed system for traffic oversight within the service mesh. By leveraging Traffic Director, you can efficiently deploy global load balancing across multiple clusters and virtual machine instances situated in various regions, reduce the burden of health checks on service proxies, and establish sophisticated traffic control policies. Importantly, Traffic Director utilizes open xDSv2 APIs to communicate with the service proxies in the data plane, giving users the advantage of not being restricted to a single proprietary interface. This adaptability fosters smoother integration and enhances flexibility in different operational contexts, making it a versatile choice for developers.

What is AWS Elastic Load Balancing?

Elastic Load Balancing expertly allocates incoming application traffic to a variety of endpoints, such as Amazon EC2 instances, containers, Lambda functions, IP addresses, and virtual appliances. It effectively manages varying loads either within a single zone or across multiple Availability Zones. By providing four unique types of load balancers, Elastic Load Balancing guarantees high availability, automatic scalability, and strong security measures, ensuring that your applications remain resilient against failures. As a crucial component of the AWS ecosystem, it inherently understands fault limits like Availability Zones, which helps maintain application availability across a region without requiring Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB). Furthermore, this service is fully managed, alleviating the burden of deploying and maintaining a fleet of load balancers. The system also dynamically adjusts its capacity in response to the current demands of the application servers, optimizing both performance and resource use. This ability to adapt allows businesses to efficiently manage shifting traffic patterns, ultimately enhancing user experiences and operational efficiency. Consequently, organizations can focus more on innovation rather than infrastructure management.

Media

Media

Integrations Supported

AWS CloudFormation
AWS Outposts
AWS Shield
AWS WAF
Akto
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon EC2
Amazon EKS
BlueFlag Security
Centreon
Coralogix
CyberArk Workforce Identity
Elastic Observability
Enso
GoAccess
Google Cloud Platform
Hybrid Data Pipeline
New Relic
Observo AI
Snow Commander

Integrations Supported

AWS CloudFormation
AWS Outposts
AWS Shield
AWS WAF
Akto
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon EC2
Amazon EKS
BlueFlag Security
Centreon
Coralogix
CyberArk Workforce Identity
Elastic Observability
Enso
GoAccess
Google Cloud Platform
Hybrid Data Pipeline
New Relic
Observo AI
Snow Commander

API Availability

Has API

API Availability

Has API

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided.
Free Trial Offered?
Free Version

Pricing Information

$0.027 USD per Load Balancer per hour
Free Trial Offered?
Free Version

Supported Platforms

SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows
Mac
On-Prem
Chromebook
Linux

Supported Platforms

SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows
Mac
On-Prem
Chromebook
Linux

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Training Options

Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training
On-Site Training

Training Options

Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training
On-Site Training

Company Facts

Organization Name

Google

Date Founded

1998

Company Location

United States

Company Website

cloud.google.com/traffic-director

Company Facts

Organization Name

Amazon

Date Founded

1994

Company Location

United States

Company Website

aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/

Categories and Features

Load Balancing

Authentication
Automatic Configuration
Content Caching
Content Routing
Data Compression
Health Monitoring
Predefined Protocols
Redundancy Checking
Reverse Proxy
SSL Offload
Schedulers

Categories and Features

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

CGNAT
Content Redirection
IP Traffic Optimization
Load Balancing
Proxy / Reverse Proxy
SSL Offload
Server Health Monitoring
Traffic Chaining / Steering
Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Load Balancing

Authentication
Automatic Configuration
Content Caching
Content Routing
Data Compression
Health Monitoring
Predefined Protocols
Redundancy Checking
Reverse Proxy
SSL Offload
Schedulers

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