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Windows Azure CDN
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Featured Review
Etienne WEHRLE
Good rules engine, efficient and performs well, and provides a staging environment for testing
Two years ago, Verizon Egdecast CDN introduced the last version of their Rules Engine (V4). It's a very powerful tool and it's a significant... Read more →
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  • "When I modeled it out, we are spending somewhere between $600 to $800 a month with Verizon EdgeCast."
  • "Be careful about the options because to have all the features can be very expensive."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Verizon EdgeCast?
    Top Answer: 
    The Rules Engine V4 is the most valuable feature.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Verizon EdgeCast?
    Top Answer: 
    Be careful about the options because to have all the features can be very expensive. Also, pay attention to the SSL cost because each SSL certificate deployed is billed individually.
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    What needs improvement with Verizon EdgeCast?
    Top Answer: 
    The web interface of the Verizon Edgecast portal is very old. It's not user-friendly, slow, and it is missing some valuable features like the ability to make bulk changes. I really hope they are… more »
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    7th
    out of 31 in CDN
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    11th
    out of 31 in CDN
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    Also Known As
    EdgeCast
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    Overview
    EdgeCast is the world's fastest and most reliable content delivery network. EdgeCast helps companies dramatically accelerate delivery of static and dynamic web content, significantly improving the end user experience regardless of location.
    Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) caches static web content at strategically placed locations to provide maximum throughput for delivering content to users. The CDN offers developers a global solution for delivering high-bandwidth content by caching the content at physical nodes across the world.
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    Sample Customers
    Janet
    NORAD, Agreeya Mobility
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company37%
    Comms Service Provider19%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Media Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider27%
    Computer Software Company27%
    Media Company6%
    Educational Organization4%
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    Verizon EdgeCast is ranked 7th in CDN with 2 reviews while Windows Azure CDN is ranked 11th in CDN. Verizon EdgeCast is rated 8.0, while Windows Azure CDN is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Verizon EdgeCast writes "Good rules engine, efficient and performs well, and provides a staging environment for testing". On the other hand, Verizon EdgeCast is most compared with Akamai, Amazon CloudFront, Cloudflare, Fastly and Limelight Content Deliver, whereas Windows Azure CDN is most compared with Amazon CloudFront, Azure Front Door, Akamai, AWS Global Accelerator and Fastly.

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