Per-Entity Metadata Working Group

[Nick Roy <>]

On 9/14/16 2:16 PM, Cantor, Scott wrote:
> On 9/14/16, 3:56 PM, 
> "
>  on behalf of Nick Roy" 
> <
>  on behalf of 
> >
>  wrote:
>
> > That's true - does anyone have suggestions for a cloud GSLB which can do
> > arbitrary aliveness/quality-of-service checks on CDN-fronted data and
> > fail over between CDNs?  This GSLB service by definition needs to have
> > at least the number of nines that you as a group find acceptable and
> > will require of the service.
> What are people using CDNs for if not behind these kinds of systems? Or do 
> they just implement redirects? (Worth noting, we probably do support 
> redirects in MDQ clients anyway, and if not, we should.)

I figured most use cases just depended on the inherent reliability, 
availability and other beneficial characteristics of a single CDN and 
called it 'good enough'.  My perception is that availability and 
responsiveness requirements that this group seeks are beyond what most 
consumers require of these services.

Nick

> -- Scott