A city publishes a global static open-data portal (HTML, JS, CSV, GeoJSON) and needs low time-to-first-byte for citizens worldwide. Which AWS design best improves performance?
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Short Explanation
Static open data should ride the CDN elevator to the nearest edge—not make every citizen walk across the internet to one basement server. CloudFront cuts that first-byte wait worldwide.
Full Explanation
Amazon CloudFront caches and serves static content from edge locations, reducing latency and TTFB for a globally consumed open-data portal. A single Regional EC2 origin without a CDN keeps distant users on long paths. Forcing VPN access or serving from EBS on stopped instances contradicts public static performance goals.