This page answers common questions about Edge Node Service (ENS) to help you evaluate whether it fits your needs before purchasing.
Which industries and usage scenarios does ENS apply to?
ENS is built for workloads that require low-latency compute and traffic processing close to end users. It covers two broad categories:
Wide industry coverage:
Real-time audio and video calls
Interactive online education
Probe and monitoring
SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network)
Gaming and application acceleration
Traffic localization:
Content delivery
Edge ingest of live streams
Network video surveillance
Artificial intelligence
Migration of IT facilities to the cloud
For a detailed breakdown of benefits by scenario, see Benefits.
How do I activate ENS?
Log in to the ENS console and submit your business requirements, including your target scenarios, computing power specifications, and distribution. The system evaluates user requirements and user levels in real time and routes your submission for review:
Medium-level and high-level users: automatically reviewed by the system.
Other users: manually reviewed.