Two Separate Platforms Add Up To Premium Whole Site Delivery

Third party testing consistently shows that EdgeCast Networks is one of the fastest CDNs in the world. One reason we're so fast is because we've designed our network around the fundamental fact that all internet data is not the same. Our network beats the competition because it is, in fact, two separate parallel platforms; one designed specifically for small file delivery, the other for large file delivery, and the two in combination for the delivery of typical web pages, like yours, that contain both large and small objects. This is what is meant by whole site delivery and this is why when you go with EdgeCast your pages load fast, really fast.

Large File Delivery

A large file is roughly any file over 1 Mbyte. Typical large file delivery applications include video and audio delivery or software downloads. Our large file platform is based on fast disk accesses, a massive throughput capability and our patent-pending global load balancing solution which seamlessly delivers large media to users throughout the world from all 16 of our Points of Presence (POPs). This platform includes both live and on-demand delivery of Flash and Windows media and is a fast, reliable, and cost effective solution for all your progressive download (HTTP) and streaming needs.

Small File Delivery

A small file is generally any file under 1 Mbyte. Image, java script, CSS and text files all fall into this category. Examples of small file delivery applications include ad serving, ecommerce sites and photo sharing applications. This platform serves most cached content straight from RAM which means minimal disk transactions, amazing first byte download times, and web pages that really pop. Just like our large file service, our small file platform hardware is located in all 16 of our world-wide POPs and is backed by our rock-solid global load balancing algorithm.

Whole Site Delivery

Typically, sites contain a mixture of large and small objects. For example, the customer facing pages of a video site are an ideal application for our small file platform while the videos themselves are more appropriately delivered by our large file platform. With Edgecast, this kind of versatility is no problem. When you work with EdgeCast, you have the power to choose, load your files on whichever platform (or combination of platforms) makes the most sense to deliver your whole site at the fastest speed possible.

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