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    Azure CDN

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft offers a content delivery network, Azure CDN.N/A

    Uplynk

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AUplynk, formerly Edgio and formerly Limelight Networks, offers their global edge network to bring data closer to every user, delivering content faster, safer and easier. It boasts more than 7,000 global interconnections to last-mile networks.N/A
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    Azure CDNUplynk
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    Amazon CloudFront
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Amazon CloudFront
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Google Cloud CDN
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Google Cloud CDN
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Amazon CloudFront
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure CDNUplynk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    Azure CDNUplynk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Azure CDN has at hand an infinity of applications and tools to implement in your system and have better control of your data in a clean and secure platform on the web, we recommend this program since the percentage of solutions provided by this program is very high and find a way to make each user's job easier.
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    Uplynk
    Uplynk is a really useful tool that i am glad our organization has access to. However i find that the steaming software struggles on days when there are many clips being created and this can create a backlog during crucial content posting times. I wish the software was a little more streamlined as well and able to handle multiple users at the same time.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • I found the CDN very easy to setup and configure within the Azure Portal.
    • Being Azure, there are plenty of free tools that allow you to manage the CDN from a UI that is not the portal. This was especially handy when I trained end users how to manage content within their specific realm.
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    Uplynk
    • We used Limelight Networks (LLNW) for content storage and reporting. They continued to update and improve the platform. Their customer communication approach had evolved over the years to become very good.
    • We webcast live events throughout North America and abroad from multiple locations for multiple clients, simultaneously.
    • We built applications on top of LLNW infrastructure.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Tough learning curve--you have to be comfortable with the Azure Cloud logic and UI to use it easily
    • Special or uncommon use cases' pricing can be hard to forecast/follow
    • Can be expensive for simple use cases
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    Uplynk
    • Streaming video issues
    • Poor top image selection
    • Easier to use timeline for clip navigation
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    I give it 9/10 rating because it solved my problem by Caching my website content on global servers to load faster.
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    Uplynk
    Uplynk has improved greatly in the past year or so but still has some technical quirks that need to be worked out. i think with some improvements to speed and more stability in the program it could be an essential industry tool for our news station. Thank you for the improved performance to date.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    Great support from the team whenever we're stuck. Very proactive in resolving issues and also making changes as per the requirements of the organization.
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    Uplynk
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    Microsoft
    More user friendly and it’s so easy to learn, the prices may be close to each other, but the service is excellent.
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    Uplynk
    We have moved our live webcasting and archived hosting away from LLNW. There were some technical hurdles that we could not overcome, even with their technical support. For our business model, LLNW's fee structure was not competitive with others in their space.

    We do appreciate them for trying though.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Azure CDN reduced origin instance load by removing the need to constantly serve large numbers of static files, meaning applications can be deployed with smaller/fewer instances.
    • Azure CDN reduces apparent load times to customers by serving cached files out of POPs in the local region of those clients, instead of requiring those clients to make multiple, lengthy requests through to the origin servers.
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    Uplynk
    • We built our live and archived webcasting part of our business around the LLNW platform. We built a successful business with the assistance of their tools and network. Management is really working hard to ensure clients are happy and are being assisted by the organization.
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