An Edge Location is a data center specifically designed to deliver content quickly to users, situated close to the user base for enhanced performance.
AWS Edge Locations leverage a service called CloudFront.
CloudFront caches copies of your content, ensuring quicker access.
This setup leads to faster delivery of your content to users.
Caching improves the speed and cost-effectiveness of content delivery.
A cache is a fast storage solution that copies and retains portions of data.
It utilizes high-speed hardware, such as RAM (Random Access Memory), to ensure quick access.
The primary purpose of caching is to provide rapid content delivery, allowing data to be retrieved from faster hardware rather than slower storage solutions.
The cache stores subsets of data for quick access.
When a user requests data, it is copied and saved at the Edge Location.
Subsequent requests for the same data are fulfilled more quickly from that nearby Edge Location.