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  "description": "Cloudinary is a SaaS platform that provides a comprehensive suite for managing, optimizing, and delivering digital media. It offers developers and marketers tools for automated image and video transformation via APIs and a centralized Digital Asset Management (DAM) system.",
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      "slug": "adobe-experience-manager-assets",
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    {
      "slug": "direct-cloud-storage",
      "name": "Direct Cloud Storage"
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-10T21:47:30.236+00:00",
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