Content Delivery Network (CDN)

• It is a distributed network of servers that can deliver web content close to users.

• You can use geo-filtering to limit the access that client hosts in specific geographies have to Azure CDN content.

Tips from the community:

• Manoj, a Microsoft MVP who blogs as "The Code Blogger," has a walkthrough of geo-filtering specifically for Standard-tier profiles, including a detail worth adding: Standard Microsoft profiles don't support path-based geo-filtering at all. You need Standard Akamai or Verizon for that. Azure CDN – Adding Restrictions by Region – The Code Blogger

• Worth flagging directly in this file since it changes long-term guidance: "CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic)" is on a retirement path for September 30, 2027, with Azure Front Door as its replacement. Azure Content Delivery Network – Microsoft Azure