Amazon Cloudfront Functions

Amazon Cloudfront Functions

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Amazon Cloudfront Functions Overview

What is Amazon Cloudfront Functions

Amazon Cloudfront Function introduces cloud computing to every CloudFront pop around the globe.

Amazon Cloudfront Functions differs from Amazon’s Lambda@Edge because CloudFront’s servers have been located traditionally at the edges of Amazon’s gigantic global network of servers. This means CloudFront functions will run closer to the end-user than traditional Lambda’s, which usually run within customers' own VPN or behind loadbalancers.

With this change in approach, Amazon hopes to even further play into the serverless space that is to become the future of IaaS or Serverless as a Service.

Given Amazon’s massive reach and the tremendously popular CloudFront product, this will surely be a success going forward. Perhaps even replacing Amazon’s Lambda@Edge in the long term?

Amazon Cloudfront Functions Features

Core Offerings

Functions as a Service
Worker.js Environment
Edge DataBase

Functions Languages

.NET
C
C++
Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

Container and Kubernetes

Docker Support
Yes, through EC2 Container Registry (ECR)
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes Support
Managed Kubernetes

Execution and Limits

Default Memory (MB)
128
Max. Memory (MB)
3008
Execution Time (ms)
3,000
Max. Execution Time (ms)
900,000
Request Payload (MB)
6
Response Payload (MB)
6

Regional Availability

Available Regions
All POPs connected to your Cloudfront property