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Route 53 weighted routing: Split your traffic like a pro

Route 53 weighted routing: Split your traffic like a pro - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Tutorial

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Route 53 weighted routing: Split your traffic like a pro

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You've just finished building an amazing new feature for your website. Your team is excited, but there's one big problem. You have no idea how users will react to it. Launch it to everyone and risk a disaster? Keep it hidden and miss valuable feedback? There has to be a better way. What if you could show your new feature to just 5% of visitors first? Test it in the real world, gather feedback, roll it out wider if it's working well. That's not a dream. That's Route 53 weighted routing, and it's about to change how you deploy changes forever. Let's dive into how you can split your traffic between multiple servers and control exactly where your users go. So what is Route 53 weighted routing? Picture a highway toll booth where an operator can direct cars into different lanes. Some cars go left, most go straight. The operator decides the split. Weighted routing does the same thing for your website visitors, sending them to…

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