Share your experience using AWS Global Accelerator

When I started to blog on social media and had a few followers, everything suited me. Then I started promoting my services, and social media functionality was no longer useful. 

I decided to build a website to process the orders. It also annoys me that the quality of photos and videos is constantly being cut. I use such expensive photography equipment, yet the quality is awful anyway. I have a standard blogging set: a lot of photos and videos, and I plan to stream, also. Therefore, page loading speed and points of presence in several countries were important to me.

It's very good that G-Core has a trial with the ability to test all the functions. They have a bunch of tier plans, and when starting, it may not be clear which features you need and which you don’t. 

Also, I wanted to test if their hosting is really as fast as they say and if there are any glitches. 

While there was little traffic on my site, I used a free CDN plan for several months and bought hosting. 

Everything works great from the first day of use. Now, I have already switched over to another tier, as the traffic has increased

G-Core is the second provider I use. There were problems with streaming, although the number of people at that time was small. The video constantly dragged, and there were problems with buffering. That’s the biggest improvement for me, as far as all my work is related. I'm now showing a high-quality and good-looking picture. After I started using G-Core, this problem with low-quality images disappeared. 

I also monitor the statistics of devices from which my content is viewed the most, and it’s good that there is a traffic-splitting function. 

The support is amazing! They solve the issues on the fly. In the beginning, I had some problems and used their support a lot.

When I was setting up a website, I did not have a specialist who would help me to understand what settings I needed or didn't need at all. I’ve read a lot of information to understand what exactly is appropriate for my blog. It would be great if there were a section on the provider's website that shows a set of services for a particular business. It would be helpful to have some kind of checklist of services that are suitable for your blog, which are required, and which can be set up later. While it's great that there are trial periods and user-friendly interfaces, still, you can go crazy.

I have used the solution for more than a year.

I previously used Cloudflare.

I'd advise others to use the trial to understand your needs.

I jumped in from Cloudflare, and I am happy.

We use the product as a CDN in front of several public websites.

The platform's most valuable feature is its ability to deliver content globally, optimizing website delivery for users worldwide. Additionally, it is an inexpensive product.

I encountered challenges with seamlessly integrating different services. Specifically, integrating a WAF (Web Application Firewall) with CloudFront took a lot of work. The process required managing infrastructure, including configuring VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) settings, setting up load balancers, and connecting them to the WAF. The lack of seamless integration made the setup process more complex and required additional research to manage all the services properly.

We've been using Amazon CloudFront for about 3 months now.

The platform is stable.

The product is highly scalable, even if you use it on a large platform. It's designed to handle increased demand without errors. Additionally, if you need more power or resources, you can easily find a solution within AWS.

The initial setup was straightforward, but it required some research. For a small website, it took about one day to one and a half days to complete the setup. Without prior research, it could take up to three hours to set up once you're familiar with the process. The complexity ultimately depends on the architecture, but managing the website takes two to three hours.

Our ROI with CloudFront is quite favorable. We can deliver our services without incurring significant outbound traffic costs, as it's included in the price and quite affordable. Compared to managing several instances implemented in different locations, it proves to be much more cost-effective. The exact ROI depends on the use case. Still, for scenarios like hosting a website that requires global accessibility, it can lead to significant savings, potentially up to 50% or more compared to alternative solutions.

The product has a mid-range pricing.

The security features have helped to protect the content. It is an expensive product with valuable features. I rate it an 8.