Amazon CloudFront and AWS WAF: Enable edge performance and security on AWS - Seguridad Mania.com - España y América Latina

In this talk, we'll explain how businesses can leverage Amazon CloudFront and AWS WAF to improve their application performance and security on the AWS cloud platform. We'll cover how Amazon CloudFront, a global content delivery network (CDN), can help businesses accelerate their website's content delivery by caching content at edge locations worldwide. We'll also highlight the benefits of using AWS WAF, a web application firewall, to protect applications from common web exploits and attacks. Presented by: Igor Kushnirov, Senior Solutions Architect, Edge Services, Amazon Web Services Igor is a Senior Solutions Architect on the Edge Services team at AWS. He has been with AWS for two and a half years and he is passionate about helping customers build scalable solutions to optimize and secure content delivery to their users. Outside of work, Igor enjoys skiing, playing tennis, watching shows on Amazon Prime and spending time with his family. Jeff DeVerter, Chief Technology Officer, Rackspace Technology Jeff has 25 years of experience in IT and technology and has worked at Rackspace Technology for over 10 years. Jeff is a proven strategic leader who has helped companies like American Express, Ralph Lauren, and Thompson Reuters create and execute against multi-year digital transformation strategies. During his time at Rackspace Technology, Jeff has launched and managed many of the products and services that Rackspace Technology offers, as well as supporting merger and acquisition activities to enhance those offerings. Jeff is the father of two young men and husband to his wife Michelle of 27 years. When not at Rackspace Technology or around San Antonio, you can find Jeff doing land restoration on his ranch in the Texas hill country.