Is Amazon S3 a Good CDN of Choice? 2 points by a0gi 18y ago ↗ HN Is Amazon S3 a Good CDN of Choice in comparison to other services offered by Limelight, Panther, or Akamai?
[–] wmf 18y ago ↗ S3 is not a CDN, but it is a cheap way to deliver static content. Do you care more about performance or price? [–] a0gi 18y ago ↗ Performance. I mean, price is definitely a factor. [–] wmf 18y ago ↗ S3's performance is significantly worse than real CDNs: http://davidcancel.com/2008/05/29/using-amazon-s3-as-a-cdn/ [–] boomshine 18y ago ↗ Thanks for the link! That's exactly what I was looking for.
[–] a0gi 18y ago ↗ Performance. I mean, price is definitely a factor. [–] wmf 18y ago ↗ S3's performance is significantly worse than real CDNs: http://davidcancel.com/2008/05/29/using-amazon-s3-as-a-cdn/ [–] boomshine 18y ago ↗ Thanks for the link! That's exactly what I was looking for.
[–] wmf 18y ago ↗ S3's performance is significantly worse than real CDNs: http://davidcancel.com/2008/05/29/using-amazon-s3-as-a-cdn/ [–] boomshine 18y ago ↗ Thanks for the link! That's exactly what I was looking for.
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