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As you might expect, geographic distance plays a big role here. <\/strong>The latency between AWS regions that are close to each other, like eu-central-1 (Frankfurt), eu-west-1 (Ireland), and eu-south-1 (Milan) is much lower compared to geographically dispersed regions, like ap-south-1 (Mumbai), us-east-1 (N. Virginia), and us-west-2 (Oregon).<\/p>\n\n\n At the same time, tons of other variables can also affect latency,<\/strong> including when and how regions were built, the Availability Zones (i.e., data centers) in them, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, Concurrency Labs ran a very interesting test<\/a> by uploading a 1MB file and a 10 MB one from EC2 to S3. The test showed that the intra-region latency can vary wildly, from 81 milliseconds (ms) in the Ohio region to 165ms in Sydney, 247 ms in Singapore, 681ms in Sao Paulo, and 775ms in Tokyo. The inter-region latency was even more volatile.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n AWS has some services that can help deal with latency and data transfer speeds, like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, there\u2019s no single AWS service that can ensure low latency and fast data transfer speeds in every scenario.<\/strong> This makes the process of estimating and reducing latency very difficult as organizations have to learn how various AWS services work and constantly experiment with different setups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this guide, we\u2019ll show you how Resilio Connect<\/a> \u2014 our WAN optimized replication solution \u2014 overcomes these challenges to get fast, reliable, and predictable<\/strong> data transfers every time. The solution is also cloud-independent, so you can replicate files across any location using any IT or cloud infrastructure, in any combination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Specifically, we\u2019ll provide more details on how Resilio Platform can help you:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ll start by discussing the limitations of traditional data transfer topologies and how Resilio Platform overcomes them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more details on how Resilio Platform can help your organization, <\/em>schedule a demo with our team<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two fundamental challenges with traditional data transfer and replication: <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most conventional replication tools \u2014 including those offered by AWS \u2014 use TCP as the underlying transport even when dealing with Wide Area Networks (WANs). <\/p>\n\n\n\n TCP is okay for Local Area Networks (LANs) but not suitable for WANs. TCP suffers due to a number of factors operating over distance <\/strong>and even small levels of latency and packet loss degrade its performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mainly, TCP treats packet loss as a network congestion issue and slows down the transfer speeds as a response. But packet loss is a defining characteristic of WANs and not a network congestion problem. This slows down transfer speeds unnecessarily and prevents organizations from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The second issue is architecture: Most data transfer and replication solutions (including those offered by AWS) use one of two typical replication topologies \u2014 client-server or \u201cfollow-the-sun\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the client-server context<\/strong>, one device acts as a hub that can receive and share data with any of the other devices. However, the clients can\u2019t share data with each other. For example, if Client 1 wants to transfer data to Client 2, it must first share that data with the hub, which in turn transfers it to Client 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This topology has a few issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the \u201cfollow-the-sun\u201d context<\/strong>, data transfers occur sequentially, from one device to the next. For example, Device 1 must transfer files to Device 2, which then transfers them to Device 3, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While slightly different, this topology faces the same issues as transfers are limited to one device at a time, so there\u2019s a single point of failure and unnecessary slowdowns of the transfer process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of relying on TCP\/IP, Resilio uses a proprietary UDP-based transfer protocol called Zero Gravity Transport <\/strong>(ZGT\u2122).<\/p>\n\n\n\n ZGT is specifically built for maximizing transfer speed across <\/strong>any<\/em><\/strong> network and overcoming the impact of latency and packet loss. <\/strong>This means Resilio Platform is optimized for transfers over unreliable networks, allowing you to send, ingest, and sync files from the edge of a network to a centralized location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ZGT also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information on Resilio WAN optimization, check out the <\/em>white paper<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve even built a speed calculator<\/a> you can use to estimate how much time Resilio can save your organization, depending on your use case:<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also check out the case studies below for more details on how Resilio Platform helps real-life organizations in their day-to-day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike traditional file transfer<\/a> and replication solutions<\/a>, Resilio Platform employs a unique P2P (peer-to-peer) architecture.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With this architecture, every device can share data directly with the others in your environment. For example, any changes on Device 1 can be shared directly between Devices 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on. This eliminates the need for cloud-hopping and massively speeds up transfer times. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Resilio Platform further speeds up transfers with a process called file chunking<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n File chunking turns files into several pieces that can be transferred independently from each other, leading to transfer speeds that are 3-10 times faster than traditional solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This makes Resilio Platform one of the few tools that can perform true bidirectional sync, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lastly, thanks to the P2P architecture, Resilio Platform is an organically scalable solution.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Because every device in your environment acts as a hub, adding more demand automatically creates more supply. For example, Resilio can synchronize data 50% faster than point-to-point solutions in a 1:2 scenario and 500% faster in a 1:10 scenario.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This makes our software incredibly valuable for applications that rely on serving the right data at the right time to many geographically dispersed users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Besides the industry-leading transfer speeds, our customers also experience five other key benefits from Resilio Connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Resilio Connect\u2019s Central Management Console lets you manage every aspect of data transfer, replication, and access from a single place<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can use the console to track, debug, and adjust key transfer and replication parameters, like buffer size, bandwidth usage policies, disk I\/O threads, and more. This is essential for ensuring data is moving efficiently as possible across regions and services.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also use the console to set up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, the console can be stored in Amazon EC2 or on any Windows or Linux instance <\/strong>(virtual or physical) located in any cloud, on-premises, or anywhere else that suits your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike traditional topologies, Resilio Connect\u2019s P2P architecture doesn\u2019t have a single point of failure. <\/strong>When one device in your environment fails, our software can always access data from the other devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Plus, the ZGT transfer protocol is sensitive to bandwidth changes, allowing it to optimize data transfer over any network. As a result, data is dynamically routed around failures<\/strong> to overcome latency and network congestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Resilio\u2019s combination of high performance and high availability helps organizations meet sub-five-second RPOs (Recovery Point Objectives) and RTOs (Recovery Time Objectives) within minutes of an outage.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n This makes Resilio ideal for all kinds of disaster recovery (DR)<\/a> scenarios, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, a large US-based construction company relies on Resilio Platform to recover files much faster than their previous solution (DSFR). Our software\u2019s speed, reliability, and resilience helped the company save $8.6 million<\/strong> in remote access to graphics-intensive 3D workstations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Our file recovery times were substantially decreased with Resilio. Our recovery time took 3 or 4 days using DFSR and we could not meet our RTOs. Using Resilio Connect, we can restore a single file \u2014 in some cases in less than a minute \u2014 using the exact same IT infrastructure (servers, storage, and DFS namespace).”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For more details on their challenges and use cases, read our <\/em>case study<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Resilio Platform is an agent-based, software-only multi-cloud solution. This means you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Resilio Platform is also a cloud-agnostic solution that builds on open standards, open file formats, and a multi-cloud architecture. As a result, you have full freedom to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n In short, Resilio Platform lets you avoid vendor lock-in, move data quickly and reliably, and spin up or tear down projects in any cloud at a moment\u2019s notice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Security is always a priority when it comes to moving data across cloud services, regions, and providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s why we\u2019ve developed enterprise-grade security features for Resilio Platform <\/strong>that are reviewed by 3rd-party experts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These features include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n As we said earlier, with Resilio Connect, every server in your environment can transfer data. This makes data transfer and replication much more efficient as you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our engineering team is constantly looking to boost Resilio\u2019s efficiency by improving its energy consumption and cost efficiency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In one recent update, we optimized time, merging, CPU usage, indexing, storage I\/O, and end-to-end transport \u2014 reducing the average memory footprint required on replication jobs by 80%.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lastly, Resilio Platform offers three distinct capabilities that help you transfer data in a cost-effective way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Note:<\/em><\/strong> For a deeper dive into this topic, check out our article on the <\/em>best AWS File Gateway alternative<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Resilio Platform is an ideal solution for companies that need lightning-fast, reliable data transfer across any cloud region, service, and on-prem storage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Our software\u2019s unique P2P architecture, WAN optimization technology, and a myriad of useful features make it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Source:](\"https:\/\/blog.resilio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cloudping-image-destination-region-1024x489.png\")
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