When using a content distribution network (CDN) such as Amazon CloudFront, you store frequently used data in an edge location near to the user for fast performance. Often, you set up TTL in CDN for your data, which means the edge location will not query back to the server for updated data until TTL expires. You may have situations where you need to update CDN cached content immediately, for example, if you need to correct the wrong product description.
In such a situation, you can't wait for the file's TTL to expire. The rename distribution pattern helps you to update the cache as soon as new changes are published so that the user can get updated information immediately. The following diagram shows the rename distribution pattern:
As shown in the preceding diagram, using the rename distribution pattern with the cache distribution pattern helps to solve the update issue. With this pattern, instead of overwriting...
