Amazon CloudFront is AWS's Content Delivery Network (CDN) service that uses edge locations to cache and deliver content to end users with low latency.
Key points:
- Edge locations are data centers located in major cities around the world that cache content closer to end users
- When users request content, CloudFront serves it from the nearest edge location, reducing latency
- AWS Regions are geographic areas containing multiple Availability Zones for primary infrastructure
- Availability Zones are isolated locations within Regions for high availability
- AWS Direct Connect is for dedicated network connections between on-premises and AWS
Edge locations are specifically designed for content delivery and are the backbone of CloudFront's low-latency performance.
