Powering the largest events: How Amazon CloudFront delivers at scale
8 days ago
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- Amazon CloudFront, AWS’s CDN, handles massive content delivery demands, demonstrated by a record-breaking peak of 268 Tbps.
- CloudFront enables seamless large-scale game downloads and video streaming, allowing companies to focus on content creation rather than logistics.
- CloudFront operates 750+ edge locations (PoPs) globally, ensuring low-latency content delivery to millions of users.
- Embedded PoPs within ISP networks bring content even closer to viewers, improving performance, especially in remote areas.
- CloudFront differentiates between legitimate traffic surges and attacks, using AWS Shield Standard and other security services for protection.
- CloudFront’s capacity management system efficiently handles sudden traffic spikes, ensuring reliable access during high-demand events.