Level 3’s “CDXL” service combines the industry-leading Content Delivery Network (CDN) and Network Storage Services with predictive dynamic content positioning providing a solution to customers who are seeking to monetize both popular and extended, long-tail content libraries.
Content providers with distribution rights to huge libraries of media and content face an ongoing challenge to deliver a quality end-user experience irrespective of file type, and how, where and when it’s requested.
CDXL services from Level 3 provide a solution for the storage and effective delivery of content from vast media libraries. The service goes beyond standard caching and download services (which are most effective for frequently requested popular content) and allows the content provider to store their entire media library on the Level 3 network, and optimise delivery of their entire catalogue.
The CDXL service combines massively scalable storage capabilities with the latest caching technologies and intelligent analytics to deliver content precisely to the right place at the right time, every time. Should a piece of content become highly popular, intelligent algorithms instantly detect a change and populate the edge caches with the relevant files. Files requested less often are delivered from locations closer to storage super nodes, to help reduce costs while still providing end users the quality experience they demand.
The dynamic intelligence built into Level 3’s CDXL solution automatically positions customer content on the Level 3 infrastructure based on popularity and removes the need for customer guesswork about which assets will be popular in certain regions at any given time.
“Level 3’s Content Delivery for Extended Libraries (CDXL) brings a new level of network performance, storage capacity and economic efficiency to the CDN market.”
Gerry Kaufhold, principal analyst with In-Stat.
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