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Amazon CloudFront Configuration Basics

The internet powers everything, and CloudFront allows the global delivery of content with efficiency and scale. In this course, you’ll learn how to configure a CloudFront distribution to support an S3 bucket using AWS's Global Infrastructure.

Nick Stockhauser  - Pluralsight course - Amazon CloudFront Configuration Basics
by Nick Stockhauser

What you'll learn

Scaling and effectively delivering services can be challenging, especially at the global scale at which data is consumed. In this course, Amazon CloudFront Configuration Basics, you’ll learn to deliver your AWS resources effectively on a global scale in a way that is scalable. First, you’ll explore how to create and configure a cloudfront distribution and origin. Next, you’ll discover how to configure secure access over SSL/TLS with a custom domain name and how to secure your origin data from benign sources directly accessed with Origin Access Control. Finally, you’ll learn how to manage your cached content through adding, updating, or deleting objects from your distribution's cache. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Amazon CloudFront needed to effectively deliver content on a global scale.

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About the author

Nick Stockhauser  - Pluralsight course - Amazon CloudFront Configuration Basics
Nick Stockhauser

Nick is a network security engineer with WGU and is an active member in the Utah Army National Guard. He also is an active member of the I.T. community, attending events and conferences, as well as hosting meetups.

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