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Re:How to implement a multi-CDN strategy by tyingq on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @11:06AM (#18400007)
Internal browser support for local caching based on a hash versus "where it came from" would be helpful as well.
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Re:How to implement a multi-CDN strategy by degenerate on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @11:21AM (#18400118)
Yes that would be great. Imagine a git-like web, where browsers could fetch the difference in chunks of a cached file when there's changes on the server side.
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Re:How to implement a multi-CDN strategy by dougb on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @11:24AM (#18400143)
Doesn't work for streaming Live Events (pay per view), which is the main use case for multi-CDN
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Re:How to implement a multi-CDN strategy by tyingq on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @11:29AM (#18400191)
Their list of redundancy, agility, and cost doesn't seem exclusive to video. Though perhaps more compelling given the time sensitive nature and bandwidth amount.
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Re:How to implement a multi-CDN strategy by robocat on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @01:53PM (#18401244)
The problem is that that leaks information about your viewing habits on one site, to another.
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