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  "name": "Azure Content Delivery Network",
  "description": "Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a global solution for delivering high-bandwidth content by caching it at strategically placed physical nodes across the world. It is a core service within the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, designed to reduce latency and improve site performance for global users.",
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      "slug": "akamai",
      "name": "Akamai Technologies"
    },
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      "slug": "amazon-cloudfront",
      "name": "Amazon CloudFront"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cloudflare",
      "name": "Cloudflare"
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      "name": "Amazon Web Services Aws Cloudfront"
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-11T16:04:15.095+00:00",
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    "founded": "2010",
    "headquarters": "Redmond, Washington, USA",
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      "Infrastructure Optimization Agency: Hiring a DevOps or Infrastructure consultancy to optimize origin server performance without a CDN.",
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    ],
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      "cloud CDN for video streaming",
      "global edge caching solutions",
      "cheapest cdn for small blog",
      "Third-party Specialized CDN (e.g., Cloudflare): Using a dedicated, specialized security and CDN provider outside of the primary cloud ecosystem."
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