Introduction
Amazon CloudFront is a global CDN ( content delivery network ) that makes it easy to deliver websites, videos, apps, and APIs securely at high speeds with low latency. Since everything is moving toward the web, there is a need for a reliable, secure, and fast content delivery system for the websites to run efficiently. Amazon Cloudfront is one of the big-name which provide the same service.
Why Amazon CloudFront?
Cost-Effective
Amazon CloudFront is available at a low cost with consolidated requests. It says that whatever we use, we will pay for that only. It comes with a wide range of pricing options. This means that we can customize the price according to our needs. Also, it charges no cost for data transfer out from AWS origins. This cost-effective nature of Amazon CloudFront is really helpful for small-scale organizations as they are mostly short of funds.
Reduced Latency
Latency is a measure of how much time it takes for a data packet to travel from one destination to another. Amazon Cloudfront comes with a unique algorithm to overcome latency. It reduces latency by delivering data through 310+ globally distributed point of presence with automated network mapping and intelligent routing. This makes a positive user experience.
Enhanced Security
Security has been a major concern from the beginning of the web. Without security, it is impossible to imagine a properly functioning web. Amazon CloudFront adds a solution to this problem by introducing its smart security features. Its security service comes with a scalable, reliable, and high-performance security perimeter for applications and content.
Dynamic Content Delivery
With Amazon CloudFront, one can easily customize the code which is running at AWS CDN(Content Delivery Network). Also, one can optimize dynamic web content delivery with the purpose-built and feature-rich Amazon web service global network infrastructure supporting edge termination and WebSockets.This accelerates the whole process of service.