Amazon CloudFront pushes 750+ PoPs for low-latency delivery
This article from AWS describes Amazon CloudFront, a Content Delivery Network (CDN) service designed for securely delivering content with low latency and high transfer speeds. It highlights benefits such as latency reduction through a global network of Points of Presence, enhanced security features like DDoS protection and traffic encryption, and cost reduction through consolidated requests and customizable pricing. The page lists use cases including delivering websites, accelerating dynamic content, and streaming live and on-demand video.
Key Takeaways
- CloudFront uses 750+ globally dispersed Points of Presence (PoPs) to reduce latency.
- AWS Shield Standard is included at no additional charge for DDoS defense.
- CloudFront charges zero fees for data transfer out from AWS origins.
- Use cases include live and on-demand video with AWS Media Service and AWS Elemental integration.
- Customer examples cited include NBCUniversal, SuperCell, Zalando, Atlassian, and Fetch.
Why It Matters
For streaming and media teams, CloudFront packages low-latency delivery, encryption, access controls, VPC origins, and DDoS protection into one AWS CDN. The page ties that stack directly to live and on-demand video, plus scale signals from NBCUniversal’s Super Bowl streaming and SuperCell’s 250 million monthly users. For buyers, the next concrete signal to watch is which case studies or guides AWS expands around CloudFront’s video workflow, especially where Media Service and Elemental integration are highlighted.
Read full article at aws.amazon.com
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