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Articles about IP anycast technology, implementation, with particular reference to using it in Azure

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Using AWS Route 53 instead of Anycast and RouteServer

· 6 min read
Simon Painter
Simon Painter
Cloud Network Architect - Microsoft MVP

Introduction​

When working with Azure cloud networking, I've noticed certain limitations, particularly around DNS capabilities for private networks. In this post, I'll explore an unconventional approach: using Amazon Route 53 to address some of Azure's DNS limitations. While this might seem controversial, it offers interesting solutions to two specific challenges: cross-region failover for private resources and closest-instance routing within private networks.