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Caching with ElastiCache and CloudFront
Reduce latency and database load with in-memory caching and edge content delivery.
ElastiCache (Redis/Memcached) caches frequent queries in memory to reduce DB load.
CloudFront caches content at edge locations close to users.
Use ElastiCache for database-layer caching and CloudFront for static/dynamic content delivery and DDoS mitigation via AWS Shield.