CDN

intermediate
networking
Enhanced Content

Definition

Content Delivery Network - network of servers worldwide that store copies of your content close to users. Like having product warehouses in every city for faster delivery.

Real-World Example

Netflix uses CDN to store popular shows in servers near you, so when you click play, the video loads instantly instead of traveling from across the world.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All provide globally distributed edge locations that cache and deliver content closer to users to reduce latency and offload origin servers. AWS CloudFront and GCP Cloud CDN commonly pair with their load balancers; Azure offers both Azure CDN (classic CDN profiles) and Azure Front Door (global edge entry with CDN + L7 routing/WAF); OCI CDN integrates with OCI services and partners to accelerate delivery.

AWS
Amazon CloudFront
AZ
Azure Front Door (CDN) and Azure CDN
GCP
Cloud CDN
OCI
OCI Content Delivery Network

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