EdgeOne+COS,1+1＞2

EdgeOne-Product Team

Aug 27, 2024

In today's era of information explosion and the so-called "second half of the Internet," how to conveniently store and quickly distribute information has become a problem that every Internet company must face. Today, I will introduce Tencent Cloud's solutions in these two aspects.

Introduction

When it comes to file storage, compared to the earlier method of purchasing disk storage, the mainstream approach now is through object storage. Tencent Cloud provides a product called COS (Cloud Object Storage). Its advantages are simplicity, scalability, and low cost. Users can simply consider each file as an object and perform operations such as adding, deleting, modifying, and querying through a network interface. There is no complex tree structure directory; users only need to ensure that file names are not duplicated.

Although COS supports direct access to files, complex network conditions such as regions, large files, and network operators often limit it. It may not meet the tolerance for waiting time that users have nowadays. Therefore, if you need to access files quickly and frequently, use the EdgeOne network service. Its purpose is to enable anyone connected to the network anywhere in the world to access data on the other side of the world at a "good" speed.

Comprehensive Advantages of EdgeOne's CDN

When COS and EdgeOne are used together, it connect the storage and distribution of content, making it a widely used and recommended technical solution in the industry. Tencent Cloud has optimized the combination of these two products, focusing on the following points:

1. Streamlined process, avoiding waste

When adding an EdgeOne acceleration domain, in the origin server settings, selecting COS as the origin allows for quick browsing of bucket lists and selection. This simplifies the process of creating an EdgeOne acceleration domain and reduces the time wasted in troubleshooting acceleration failures caused by incorrect origin server configurations. Compared to sourcing from third-party object storage where private access keys need to be filled in, this also provides added convenience.

2. Quick access to image compression feature

If you use the access method provided by COS, you need to concatenate the URL on the client side to achieve the desired access. With EdgeOne access, you can quickly enable this feature by simply including a specific HTTP header during access. If you want to stop using it, there is no need to change the header; you can disable it at this point. This reduces the risk of client-side modifications when using images.

3. Cost savings on traffic fees

This is the most important point; nothing is more attractive than saving money.

In the case of direct access to COS, you only need to pay the traffic fee for accessing COS. However, when using EdgeOne+COS, you need to pay two sets of fees: COS to EdgeOne and EdgeOne to the end user. Although it seems like paying for two services, in reality, due to the cost optimization and caching mechanism of EdgeOne, the overall price is significantly reduced.

(The dataset screenshot is from June 2024)

Due to EdgeOne's caching mechanism, when the same file is accessed multiple times, the traffic fee for COS is only calculated once, and subsequent accesses are counted towards EdgeOne's traffic fee. As shown in the figure below, EdgeOne offers subscription plans for different scenarios, and each plan includes a monthly allocation of guaranteed traffic. The cost of additional traffic beyond the guaranteed amount is much lower than the outbound traffic fee for direct access to COS. Taking the personal plan as an example, the saved traffic cost ranges from 60% to 80%.

4. Rich extension features

EdgeOne provides acceleration features for domains and access sites. Site acceleration service is specifically designed for accelerating Internet content distribution for protocols such as HTTP/HTTPS. It is particularly suitable for distributing websites, online applications, streaming media, and other content. Site acceleration can help you achieve more efficient and stable content distribution, improve user experience and satisfaction, and enhance the competitiveness of your website, application, or other online services through various feature configurations such as cache optimization, file optimization, and network optimization. For example, the screenshot below shows the cache optimization configuration.

In summary

Tencent EdgeOne provides an integrated management console in the control panel, offering a wide range of features including DNS resolution, site acceleration, security protection, rule engine, Layer 4 proxy, edge functions, log service, data analysis, and more. This comprehensive platform helps provide one-stop security protection and content acceleration at the edge. With flexible rule configuration and edge functions, it can assist in customizing business response and origin rules based on specific needs, enabling flexible edge business processing.