I use this solution for image loading.
Is cost effective and is used for image loading
Pros and Cons
- "The image loading process is easy and cost-effective too."
- "Improvements are needed as per customer requirements."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The image loading process is easy and cost-effective too.
What needs improvement?
Improvements are needed as per customer requirements.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Amazon CloudFront for four years.
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How was the initial setup?
The cloud automation is created within minutes.
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A solution that provides security and needs its users to go through an easy setup phase
Pros and Cons
- "Feature-wise, I like the solution's signed URL because it provides security for me."
- "During the setup phase, there were some hiccups in terms of security, the user role, and the permissions."
What is our primary use case?
I have been using Amazon CloudFront to create and then set up a signed URL, which is something I need for my project.
What is most valuable?
Feature-wise, I like the solution's signed URL because it provides security for me.
What needs improvement?
I don't know yet what can be improved in the solution. I don't have time to dig into it.
During the setup phase, there were some hiccups in terms of security, the user role, and the permissions. The aforementioned area can be considered for improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Amazon CloudFront for one of my recent projects. I am a customer of the solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
For scalability, considering AWS, I can say for the Docker container, I can launch multiple instances.
How are customer service and support?
I haven't contacted customer support yet. I'd use online pages, YouTube, and all kinds of sources, but I won't prefer calling customer service directly.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
I think everything in the solution looks fine to me because I've been back and forth between Azure and Amazon's UIs. So, I think I'm okay.
Since I haven't explored the solution yet, I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.
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Linux System Administrator at Ergode
Comprehensive features with many capabilities, but better documentation needed
Pros and Cons
- "The solution has many features that are comprehensive."
- "I have utilized certain characteristics and invested effort in reading the documentation, which proved to be challenging."
What is most valuable?
The solution has many features that are comprehensive.
What needs improvement?
I have utilized certain characteristics and invested effort in reading the documentation, which proved to be challenging.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Amazon CloudFront within the last 12 months.
How was the initial setup?
The implementation was a bit difficult due to the documentation used. It would be beneficial to have a categorization in the documentation that aids understanding based on user expertise levels, such as beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Such a division would greatly assist startups like ours.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Amazon CloudFront a seven out of ten.
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