Azure CDN (Content Delivery Network)
Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) delivering static content like images, videos, stylesheets, and scripts. It’s all about giving users that high performance and super fast delivery. it can effortlessly spread content to users in a quick and efficient method. By keeping content in edge servers placed worldwide, users can easily access the content from a server that is geographically closest to them and that is how it improves the overall user experience because content delivered faster and low latency.
Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) is optimized for caching and spreading content closer to the end-users, resulting in quicker load times and decreases the server loads i.e. optimizing for caching and distribution and makes sure that faster load times and less strain on servers.
Key Features Of Azure CDN
1. Reach The Global
- over 200 locations globally Operated, providing seamless content delivery to users regardless of their location.
- Completes a overall global presence for improved accessibility.
2. Increased Performance And Lower Latency
- Delivers increased performance with fast content delivery and lower latency.
- Global edge locations cache static content, decreasing the workload on the primary server and enhancing content delivery rate.
3. Acceleration Of Dynamic Site
- Dynamic Site Acceleration for accelerating the delivery of dynamic content, included.
- make sure efficient and quick delivery of both content static and dynamic.
4. Secure Delivery Of Content
- Allows secure content delivery by dispatching/posting content over HTTPS.
- Provides the confidentiality and integrity of data during transit.
5. Geo-Redundancy For High Availability
- automatically replicates content in numerous locations to ensure backups and constant availability.
- Enhances reliability and guarantees steady content availability, even when faced with potential failures.
What Is The Difference Between Azure Front Door And CDN ?
Microsoft Azure presents two services, Azure Front Door which is a cloud-based service that delivers a scalable and safe entry point for the applications, and Azure CDN (Content Delivery Network) which is a service that allows enterprises to deliver content to users fast and efficiently. These services have different purposes and are tailored to meet specific requirements in content delivery and application acceleration.