AWS Cloud TutorialLesson 29Free preview

AWS Edge Locations

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Summary

Edge Location is a network point on AWS' global infrastructure that serves to bring content closer to the end user. Services like CloudFront store copies of popular content in these locations so requests don't have to travel long distances to the original server. The result is lower latency, faster page loading, and less load on the original server.

Key points

Edge Location is a CDN point on the global AWS network
Popular content cached closer to the user
CloudFront leverages thousands of edge locations
Cache reduces latency and load on the original server

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