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Amazon’s CloudFront Could Storm Rival CDNs [GigaOM]
Amazon’s CloudFront Could Storm Rival CDNs [GigaOM]
Today Amazon Web Services launched the beta version of its content delivery network service called CloudFront . As Om mentioned in September when the service was announced , this is a good move for Amazon, and something that may put the hurt on fellow CDNs such as Limelight and Akamai. ...
Amazon CloudFront
aws.amazon.com — Amazon CloudFront is a web service for content delivery. It integrates with other Amazon Web Services to give developers and businesses an easy way to distribute content to end users with low latency, high data transfer speeds, and no commitments.  ... (more) Amazon CloudFront
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hosted Public Data Sets
aws.amazon.com — Hosted Public Data Sets provide a convenient way to share, access, and use public data within your Amazon EC2 environment. Select public data sets are hosted on AWS for free as an Amazon EBS snapshot. Any Amazon EC2 customer can access this data by ... (more) Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hosted Public Data Sets
Expanding the Cloud:  Amazon CloudFront
Expanding the Cloud: Amazon CloudFront
allthingsdistributed.com — Today marks the launch of Amazon CloudFront , the new Amazon Web Service for content delivery. It integrates seamlessly with Amazon S3 to provide low-latency distribution of content with high data transfer speeds through a world-wide network of edge ... (more) Expanding the Cloud: Amazon CloudFront
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Amazon’s Would-be CDN Rival Not Quite Ready for Video
NewTeeVee — ... . But the simple service isn’t everything a video shop could want — there’s no streaming, live broadcasting or transcoding, and a low level of customer service. See the GigaOM story and also the discussion in its comments here. ...

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VentureBeat — ... was just discovered by TechFlash, but an Amazon spokesperson says Adzina has actually been around for a year. Earlier this week, Amazon also launched its content distribution network, dubbed CloudFront. ...

Amazon Launches EC2 in Europe [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... , where it joins Amazon’s CloudFront and Simple Storage Service as an option for European developers. This means ...

Voxel, a Managed Hosting Provider, Adds Cloud Computing With SilverLining [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... The strategy of delivering bandwidth as just another component of the cloud, rather than a higher-margin add-on service will help commoditize the CDN business further. It’s a service many cloud operators are trying to provide, either on their own or through partnerships. Late last year Amazon launched its own CDN called CloudFront with competitive — and transparent — pricing. ...

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