- CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) that
allows you to store (cache) your content at “edge locations” located around the
world. - This allows customers to access content more quickly
and provides security against DDoS attacks. - CloudFront can be used for data, videos, applications,
and APIs.
Benefits
include:
– Cache content at Edge Location
for fast distribution to customers.
– Built-in Distributed Denial of
Service (DDoS) attack protection.
– Integrates with many AWS services
(S3, EC2, ELB, Route 53, Lambda).
Amazon CloudFront is a fast content delivery
network (CDN) service that securely delivers data,
videos, applications, and APIs to customers globally with low latency,
high transfer speeds, all within a developer-friendly environment. CloudFront
is integrated with AWS – both physical locations that are directly connected to
the AWS global infrastructure, as well as other AWS services. CloudFront works
seamlessly with services including AWS Shield for DDoS mitigation, Amazon S3,
Elastic Load Balancing or Amazon EC2 as origins for your applications, and
Lambda@Edge to run custom code closer to customers’ users and to customize the
user experience.
You can get started with the Content Delivery
Network in minutes, using the same AWS tools that you’re already familiar with:
APIs, AWS Management Console, AWS CloudFormation, CLIs, and SDKs. Amazon’s CDN
offers a simple, pay-as-you-go pricing model with no upfront fees or required
long-term contracts, and support for the CDN is included in your existing AWS
Support subscription.