Google Cloud CDN
Google Cloud CDN is a content delivery network service that accelerates content delivery for websites and applications by caching content at Google's globally distributed edge locations. It integrates with Google Cloud Load Balancing to serve cached content from the nearest edge location to users, reducing latency and improving performance. The service supports HTTP(S) traffic, offers real-time logs and monitoring, and automatically scales to handle traffic spikes.
Developers should use Google Cloud CDN when building web applications or APIs that require low-latency global content delivery, such as e-commerce sites, media streaming platforms, or SaaS products with international users. It is particularly valuable for reducing server load and bandwidth costs by caching static assets like images, CSS, and JavaScript files, and it integrates seamlessly with other Google Cloud services like Compute Engine and Cloud Storage for a unified infrastructure.