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Traffic Manager
Azure Traffic Manager routes traffic across endpoints using DNS policies for performance, failover, and geographic distribution.
What it does
DNS-based traffic distribution.
When to use
Use Traffic Manager when you need multi-region or failover-aware DNS traffic routing.
Key Concepts
Routing happens at the DNS level.
Useful for failover and geo-distribution.
Health checks influence endpoint selection.
It supports resilient global architectures.
Common Use Cases
Routing traffic across regions.
Providing DNS-level failover.
Improving global service availability.
Interview Questions
What is Traffic Manager?
How does DNS-based routing work?
When would you use Traffic Manager over local load balancing?