Summary

In this chapter, you have explored the roles of Amazon CloudFront and Route 53 in enhancing the performance, routing, and accessibility of your applications on AWS. This exploration has provided deep insights into how these services work individually and in tandem to optimize the user experience of your global web applications.

You learned about Amazon CloudFront, AWS’s CDN service, examining its key features and functionalities. This chapter discussed how CloudFront accelerates the delivery of your web content by caching it at edge locations closest to your users, thereby significantly reducing latency and improving load times. You also explored CloudFront’s security capabilities, including integration with AWS Shield for DDoS protection and AWS WAF for web application security.

Next, you learned about Amazon Route 53, exploring its critical role in domain name management and DNS services. Route 53’s functionalities in DNS routing, health checking...