CloudFront

intermediate
networking
Enhanced Content

Definition

AWS Content Delivery Network that delivers content from locations closest to users. Like having copies of your store in every neighborhood so customers don't have to travel far.

Real-World Example

A streaming service uses CloudFront to deliver videos faster by serving them from servers closest to each viewer.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All these services provide content delivery networks (CDNs) that cache content at edge locations to reduce latency and improve user experience by serving content closer to users.

AWS
CloudFront
AZ
Azure CDN
GCP
Cloud CDN
OCI
OCI CDN

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