What is Amazon CloudFront?

Amazon CloudFront serves as a robust content delivery network (CDN) that guarantees the secure and swift distribution of data, videos, applications, and APIs to users worldwide, all while maintaining low latency and high transfer speeds in a developer-friendly environment. Its strong integration with AWS leverages physical locations that are directly connected to the extensive AWS global infrastructure, in addition to various AWS services. Operating smoothly with tools such as AWS Shield for DDoS protection, Amazon S3, Elastic Load Balancing, or Amazon EC2 as the source for your applications, and Lambda@Edge for running custom code closer to users, it significantly enhances the overall user experience. Furthermore, when employing AWS origins like Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, or Elastic Load Balancing, there are no additional fees for data transfer between these services and CloudFront, making it cost-effective. You also have the capability to customize the serverless compute features at the edge of the AWS CDN to optimize factors such as cost, performance, and security, resulting in a flexible solution that meets the demands of contemporary applications. This extensive integration equips developers with the necessary tools to build dynamic and responsive applications that effectively serve a global user base, ultimately fostering innovation and efficiency.

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Amazon
Date Founded:
1994
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
On-Site Training
Video Library
Support
Standard Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Amazon CloudFront Categories and Features

Serverless Platform

API Proxy
Application Integration
Data Stores
Developer Tooling
Orchestration
Reporting / Analytics
Serverless Computing
Storage

CDN Provider

Content Acceleration
DDoS Protection
Load Balancing
Managed CDN
Multi-CDN Switching
Reporting/Analytics
Software Downloads
Transparent Caching
Video Streaming
Web Application Firewalls (WAF)

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Amazon CloudFront Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Software Developer
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Great Content Delivery Network

    Date: Aug 24 2020
    Summary

    Amazon CloudFront is a CDN which can speed up your website or webapp performance by distributing data to multiple edge locations around the globe and serving the user from nearest location. It provides lots of advanced features and has a pay as you go model making it affordable even for small scale apps.

    Positive

    Easy setup.
    Global network of servers - fast speeds and reliability.
    Highly configurable.
    Integrates well with other AWS services.
    Part of the free tier.
    Pay as you pricing model.

    Negative

    Although i have not used support yet but the only con i found is that Customer support costs extra.

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