CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) service that securely delivers data, videos, applications, and APIs to customers globally with low latency and high transfer speeds. It integrates with other AWS services to provide a comprehensive solution for distributing content, including static and dynamic web content, streaming media, and APIs. CloudFront uses a global network of edge locations to cache content closer to end-users, improving performance and reducing load on origin servers.
Developers should use CloudFront when building web applications, streaming services, or APIs that require fast, reliable, and secure content delivery to a global audience. It is particularly useful for reducing latency in applications with users spread across different geographic regions, handling traffic spikes, and improving security with features like DDoS protection and SSL/TLS encryption. Common use cases include hosting static websites, accelerating dynamic content, and live or on-demand video streaming.