Google launched Cloud CDN service

Without attracting much attention, Google launched the Google Cloud CDN , a new service that offers the functionality of a comprehensive content delivery network. The release is designed for independent developers who are interested in fast loading of created applications, venturebeat.com reports .

After the appearance of the first batch of the product on the market, Google is streamlining the acceptance of applications from users who want to test the new product, because at the moment the service is available only in a few countries. Gradually, it is planned to expand the geography of Google Cloud CDN, providing access to the network for everyone.

According to the product description, “Google Cloud CDN (content delivery network) uses Google cache storage located in different countries to cache HTTP (S) content with load-balanced content belonging to users from a particular region. Caching data in Google’s repositories created around the world ensures faster delivery of content to users, thereby reducing the load on their servers. ”
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This is another advantage that will allow the Google Cloud Platform to compete with other major suppliers of cloud technologies, in particular, with the leader of this market, Amazon Web Services, who presented the CloudFront CDN service to the public.

Microsoft Azure has its own content delivery network. To expand the existing cloud services package, Google specialists continually replenished it with various developments, including a tool for storing and editing application codes. In addition to a wide range of product features, Google Cloud also offers reasonable prices for the cloud services you need to make calculations and store information. Recently, Google users have the opportunity to customize the resource base of the virtual mechanisms used in the Google Compute Engine.

Google works with CDN providers such as Fastly, CloudFlare, Highwinds, and Level 3.

Akamai, the largest player on the CDN market, has also been on Google’s list of reliable partners. As AWS CloudFront grew rapidly, it faced the need to serve the new needs of a vast international network, which raised a number of serious questions for Akamai. It seems that after the new release, Google will become not just a partner, but also a competitor.