Azure Content Delivery Network
Fast, reliable content delivery network with global reach
OVERVIEW
Increase speed and scalability for optimal user experience
- Save bandwidth and improve responsiveness when encoding or distributing gaming software, firmware updates, and IoT endpoints. Reduce load times for websites, mobile apps, and streaming media.
- Distribute user requests and serve content directly from edge servers, reducing latency and improving performance for high-bandwidth content. Bring the content closer to users and send less traffic to the origin point, delivering superior online experiences.
- Scale on the fly with no downtime using a platform that responds to traffic fluctuations. A distributed, global presence enables Content Delivery Network to handle sudden traffic spikes and heavy loads—for example, during major product launches or global sporting events—without new infrastructure costs or capacity concerns. Global, distributed points of presence (PoPs) ensure fast delivery of content and protects the origin from excessive load.
- Optimize security through features like custom domain HTTPS and DDoS mitigation. Put edge servers on the front line to protect the origin server from malicious attacks. Set advanced rules to block requests or validate users and use geo-filtering to ensure the content is delivered only to specific regions.
- Build and automate global applications fast with performance, reliability, and security. Deploy Content Delivery Network endpoints from each provider and manage them with a unified API. Azure APIs provide flexibility to optimize features for availability and performance.
FEATURES
Improve user experience with Azure Content Delivery Network
Optimized delivery
Stream media and download large files quickly with optimized delivery.
Scalability
Provide a scalable solution to handle worldwide traffic spikes and instantaneous high loads.
Seamless integration
Integrate with your Azure services to activate within minutes.
Security
Protect content with custom domain HTTPS, DDoS, and WAF protection.
Security
Embedded security and compliance
34,000
Full-time equivalent engineers dedicated to security initiatives at Microsoft.
15,000
Partners with specialized security expertise.
>100
Compliance certifications, including over 50 specific to global regions and countries.
PRICING
Azure Content Delivery Network pricing
Azure Content Delivery Network includes straightforward billing, support, and management. A simplified pricing model requires no commitment and is quick to set up.
CUSTOMER STORIES
Optimize delivery across scenarios
RESOURCES
Content Delivery Network documentation and resources
Frequently Asked Questions
- Read about CDN coverage by metro locations.
- CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic) is on retirement path for September 30, 2027, and Azure Front Door is the modern CDN replacement product offering. Azure Front Door is a globally distributed network of servers that can efficiently deliver web content to consumers. It stores cached content on the edge servers' PoP locations that are close to users, thereby minimizing network latency. In addition, Azure Front Door is an application delivery network service that offers Layer 7 load-balancing capabilities for your applications. It delivers content while protecting apps, APIs, and websites from cyberthreats, and works seamlessly with Azure services and modern content delivery network (CDN) technology.
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