I am excited to announce I will be presenting at the 2026 AWS Summit Toronto, Canada. The AWS Toronto Summit takes place on June 4, 2026. This is a FREE event (excluding travel and lodging). Attendees will engage in interactive learning, network among industry leaders and AWS experts, engage with partners driving innovation, and more.
Dev Chat: DEV203 – CloudFront Deep Dive: Tap into Hidden Features
Haven’t updated your CloudFront distributions in 2026? You’re missing out! CloudFront is AWS’s CDN service delivering content through 750+ edge locations with built-in DDoS protection at no extra cost. Key features include caching, SSL termination, low latency, and AWS backbone integration. You can now transform requests with CloudFront Functions, route traffic by code or path patterns, and leverage AWS WAF integration. New flat-rate pricing includes a free tier. Understanding TTL values (Minimum, Default, Maximum) and origin modification capabilities within CloudFront Functions is essential. Join us for a fresh CloudFront deep dive to maximize your distribution’s effectiveness.
About this Session: CloudFront Deep Dive: Tap into Hidden Features
CloudFront is AWS’s content delivery network (CDN) service that accelerates the global delivery of your websites. CloudFront is capable of caching content at over 750+ edge locations, logging, SSL termination, reducing latency, and uses the AWS backbone network to provide fast transfer speeds with AWS hosted infrastructure. It can include custom made transformations within the network using CloudFront Functions and is capable of routing traffic to different applications either by code or by path patterns. It is highly secure, integrated with AWS WAF and provides built-in DDoS protection. CloudFront now has Flat-rate pricing options including a free tier.
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