Thursday, May 21, 2009

Microsoft adds Cloud-based Content Delivery Network to Virtual Earth



Microsoft has added a Cloud-based Content Delivery Network (CDN) to Virtual Earth. According to MSDN, the addition of CDN to the Virtual Earth core infrastructure has improved delivery speeds of Virtual Earth content up to 82%. CDN is part of Microsoft’s cloud computing strategy and is comprised of multiple worldwide datacenters that allow Microsoft to host Virtual Earth content closer to end users.

- Jeff

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