Amazon CloudFront Reviews

Amazon CloudFront is a Content Delivery Network (CDN) service operated by Amazon Web Services (AWS), launched in November 2008. It is designed to accelerate the delivery of static and dynamic web content, including .html, .css, .js files, images, videos, applications, and APIs, to users globally. CloudFront achieves this by distributing content through a vast worldwide network of edge locations (Points of Presence - PoPs) and regional edge caches. When a user requests content served via CloudFront, the request is intelligently routed to the edge location providing the lowest latency, ensuring optimal performance and faster load times. If the content isn't cached at the nearest edge location, CloudFront retrieves it from the designated origin (such as an Amazon S3 bucket, an EC2 instance, or a custom HTTP server) and caches it for subsequent requests. CloudFront integrates seamlessly with other AWS services like S3, EC2, Route 53, AWS Shield (providing DDoS protection), and AWS WAF. It targets a wide range of customers, from individual developers and startups to large enterprises and government agencies, needing reliable, secure, and high-speed content distribution. Key selling points include its global scale (over 700 PoPs as of early 2025), pay-as-you-go pricing, robust security features, developer-friendliness, and deep integration within the AWS ecosystem.