Which caching mechanism does Salesforce B2C Commerce utilize to improve performance?

Salesforce B2C Commerce utilizes edge caching as a mechanism to improve performance. Edge cache is specifically designed to store content closer to the end users, reducing latency and loading times when they access web pages or services. By deploying the edge cache, Salesforce can deliver static content more efficiently, minimizing the need for repeated requests back to the server. This not only speeds up the user experience but also helps in managing server load more effectively, as less frequent access to the origin server is required.

In the context of web content delivery, leveraging an edge cache means that often-requested data and assets, such as images, stylesheets, and scripts, are cached at locations closer to the user, often distributed across different geographical locations. This leads to faster delivery times and improved overall performance of eCommerce websites hosted on the Salesforce B2C Commerce platform.

Other caching mechanisms such as memory cache, local cache, and database cache may have use cases within development and application architecture, but they do not specifically address the performance optimization in the same way that edge caching does for web application content delivery in this platform.