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description: CDN Blog | About Content Delivery Network
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# Content Delivery Network Blog | About Content Delivery Network

CDN Blog | About Content Delivery Network

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## [What Is a Keyframe? GOP Size and Keyframe Interval](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/what-is-a-keyframe-gop-size-and-keyframe-interval)

 In answer to what is a keyframe: a keyframe, or I-frame, is a video frame encoded without reference to any other frame, ...

 Vadym Borovskyi ·  Oct 12, 2026, 9:31:59 AM 

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## [Azure CDN Setup and Pricing 2026: Front Door Migration Guide](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/set-up-microsoft-cdn-via-azure-step-by-step-guide-pricing-inside)

 New Azure CDN deployments now go only one way: Microsoft stopped accepting new Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft ...

 Vadym Borovskyi ·  Oct 12, 2026, 9:03:58 AM 

[Read more](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/set-up-microsoft-cdn-via-azure-step-by-step-guide-pricing-inside)

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## [Hardware vs Software Video Encoding: NVENC, QSV and x264](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/hardware-vs-software-video-encoding-nvenc-qsv-and-x264)

 Evaluated October 2026: for live video, a modern GPU hardware encoder (NVIDIA NVENC on Turing or newer, Intel Quick ...

 Vadym Borovskyi ·  Oct 11, 2026, 9:33:05 AM 

[Read more](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/hardware-vs-software-video-encoding-nvenc-qsv-and-x264)

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## [Cloudflare vs Akamai: Which CDN Is Better for Enterprise?](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/cloudflare-vs-akamai-which-cdn-is-better-for-enterprise)

 Cloudflare vs Akamai for enterprise usually comes down to operating model. As of October 2026, Akamai publishes no CDN ...

 Vadym Borovskyi ·  Oct 11, 2026, 9:03:06 AM 

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## [AV1 vs HEVC: Which Codec Should Streaming Platforms Choose](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/av1-vs-hevc-which-codec-should-streaming-platforms-choose)

 For most streaming platforms in 2026 the answer to AV1 vs HEVC is both: HEVC as the broad-reach premium codec, AV1 ...

 Vadym Borovskyi ·  Oct 10, 2026, 9:32:42 AM 

[Read more](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/av1-vs-hevc-which-codec-should-streaming-platforms-choose)

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## [Vercel Edge Network Explained: How Vercel's CDN Works](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/vercel-cdn-internals-how-edge-network-boosts-nextjs-apps)

 The Vercel CDN puts edge points of presence (PoPs) in front of 20 compute regions, as listed in Vercel documentation in ...

 Vadym Borovskyi ·  Oct 10, 2026, 9:03:30 AM 

[Read more](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/vercel-cdn-internals-how-edge-network-boosts-nextjs-apps)

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## [What Is H.264 (AVC)? The Codec Behind Most Online Video](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/what-is-h-264-avc-the-codec-behind-most-online-video)

 H.264, also called Advanced Video Coding (AVC) or MPEG-4 Part 10, is a block-based video compression standard published ...

 Vadym Borovskyi ·  Oct 9, 2026, 9:32:23 AM 

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## [Best CDN for Static Sites and File Delivery: 2026 Comparison](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/best-cdn-static-websites-static-file-delivery)

 At 100 TB a month, the published price gap between options for a CDN for static content is more than 16 times: ...

 Vadym Borovskyi ·  Oct 9, 2026, 9:03:11 AM 

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## [H.264 vs H.265 (HEVC): Quality, Bitrate and Device Support](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/h-264-vs-h-265-hevc-quality-bitrate-and-device-support)

 Evaluated October 2026: in the h264 vs h265 decision, HEVC (H.265) matches H.264 (AVC) quality at roughly 30 to 50 ...

 Vadym Borovskyi ·  Oct 8, 2026, 9:33:36 AM 

[Read more](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/h-264-vs-h-265-hevc-quality-bitrate-and-device-support)

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## [HLS vs DASH: Streaming Protocols Compared for Latency and Reach](https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/streaming-cdn-protocol-comparison-hls-vs-mpeg-dash)

 Evaluated October 2026: for most streaming platforms the answer to HLS vs DASH is both, served from a single set of ...

 Vadym Borovskyi ·  Oct 8, 2026, 9:03:57 AM 

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