Fundamentals

What GTM is, how it relates to the Load Balancer and how DNS-based routing works.

• What is GTM (Global Traffic Manager) and what does it do?GTM-01-001
• What is the difference between GTM and the Load Balancer?GTM-01-002
• How does DNS-based traffic management work; when is the decision made?GTM-01-003
• What are the basic building blocks of GTM?GTM-01-004
• I have a single data center; do I need GTM?GTM-01-005
• Can I use GTM only as an authoritative DNS server?GTM-01-006
• How are GTM and the Load Balancer used together?GTM-01-007
• What are the limits of DNS-based routing; how do TTL and the resolver cache affect the decision?GTM-01-008