Amazon CloudFront

Amazon CloudFront is a global content delivery network (CDN) service that accelerates delivery of websites, APIs, video content, and other web assets through a worldwide network of data centers called edge locations. As part of Amazon Web Services (AWS), CloudFront provides low-latency content delivery with high transfer speeds, DDoS protection, and seamless integration with other AWS services. The service caches content at edge locations closest to users, reducing load times and improving user experience across web applications, mobile apps, and digital content distribution.

CloudFront offers features including global edge network with over 400 points of presence worldwide, real-time analytics and monitoring, SSL/TLS encryption, custom domain support with CNAME records, origin failover and load balancing, Lambda@Edge for serverless computing at the edge, CloudFront Functions for lightweight JavaScript execution, compression and optimization, access controls and security headers, and pay-as-you-go pricing with no upfront costs. For email marketing specifically, CloudFront serves as a critical infrastructure component for hosting email assets like images, CSS files, fonts, and other media content referenced in HTML emails, ensuring fast loading times and reliable delivery of email creative elements.

Ideal for businesses of all sizes that need reliable, fast content delivery for their web applications, mobile apps, and digital assets, including email marketing campaigns. CloudFront serves companies that require global content distribution, improved website performance, reduced server load, and enhanced security for their digital properties. The platform is particularly valuable for email marketers and marketing teams who need to ensure their email images, stylesheets, and media assets load quickly and reliably across different email clients and geographic locations, helping to improve email engagement rates and overall campaign performance by reducing load times and preventing broken images in email campaigns.