Is Amazon S3 a Good CDN of Choice?
Is Amazon S3 a Good CDN of Choice in comparison to other services offered by Limelight, Panther, or Akamai?
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Re:Is Amazon S3 a Good CDN of Choice?
by wmf on Wednesday May 28, 2008 @05:14PM
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S3 is not a CDN, but it is a cheap way to deliver static content. Do you care more about performance or price?
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Re:Is Amazon S3 a Good CDN of Choice?
by a0gi on Monday June 02, 2008 @11:35AM
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Performance. I mean, price is definitely a factor.
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Re:Is Amazon S3 a Good CDN of Choice?
by wmf on Wednesday June 04, 2008 @10:20PM
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S3's performance is significantly worse than real CDNs: http://davidcancel.com/2008/05/29/using-amazon-s3-as-a-cdn/
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Re:Is Amazon S3 a Good CDN of Choice?
by boomshine on Sunday June 08, 2008 @12:12AM
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Thanks for the link! That's exactly what I was looking for.
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