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Edge University
School of Infrastructure Engineering · Department of Content Delivery
COURSE CATALOG
ACADEMIC YEAR 2026–27
FALL SEMESTER
The Department of Content Delivery offers five courses this semester, each taught by a leading platform in the field. Students should select courses based on their career goals, technical prerequisites, and budgetary constraints. Cross-enrollment is encouraged — many practitioners find that a multi-course approach yields the strongest portfolio.
EDGE 401
Full-Stack Platform Engineering
Instructor: Prof. Cloudflare (San Francisco, est. 2009)
Credits: 4.0 (full load)
Schedule: M/W/F + Lab
Tuition: $0 audit / $20–$200/mo enrolled
Advanced · 400-Level
Catalog Description
Comprehensive study of unified edge platform architecture. Covers CDN, serverless compute, object storage, AI inference, security, and DNS within a single control plane spanning 335+ global locations. The broadest curriculum in the department — students gain exposure to every layer of modern internet infrastructure. Free audit option (unlimited bandwidth CDN + DDoS + SSL) available.
Prerequisites
None for audit (free tier). EDGE 101 recommended for Pro ($20/mo). EDGE 301 for Business ($200/mo). Enterprise requires departmental approval.
Learning Outcomes (Key Features)
LO1 Workers V8 Runtime — serverless isolates, sub-5ms cold starts, KV/D1/Durable Objects
LO2 R2 Object Storage — S3-compatible, $0 egress fees
LO3 Workers AI — GPU inference at 335+ edge locations, AI Gateway for LLM routing
LO4 Unmetered DDoS + WAF + Bot Management + Zero Trust (Cloudflare One)
LO5 Argo Smart Routing — up to 30% latency reduction, 228+ Tbps capacity
Grading Rubric (Strength Weighting)
Edge Compute
95%
Security
82%
Pricing
94%
Network
88%
Media
55%
Student Evaluations (Gartner / PeerSpot 2026)
4.5 / 5.0 ★
"The broadest curriculum I've encountered — compute, storage, AI, security, and CDN in one course. The free audit is genuinely useful; I built my entire startup on it before upgrading. The Workers lab sessions alone justify enrollment. Minor critique: advanced WAF topics are locked behind Business tier, and the November 2025 outage was a reminder that even the best programs have disruptions. Overall, the most versatile course in the catalog." — Anonymous Student, Fall 2025
EDGE 501
Enterprise Infrastructure at Scale
Instructor: Prof. Akamai (Cambridge, MA, est. 1998 at MIT)
Credits: 4.0 (graduate seminar)
Schedule: By appointment
Tuition: Custom enterprise ($$$$)
Graduate · 500-Level
Catalog Description
Graduate-level seminar in carrier-embedded CDN architecture and enterprise security. Students study the world's largest edge network (4,100+ nodes, 135 countries) deployed directly inside ISP networks. Emphasis on financial-grade security, broadcast-quality media delivery, and compliance for regulated industries. Admission by departmental interview only.
Prerequisites
EDGE 401 + dedicated IT team + enterprise procurement budget. This is not an entry-level course. Annual contract commitment required. Specialist consultants (Big 4 / SI partners) strongly recommended.
Learning Outcomes
LO1 Kona Site Defender — enterprise WAF (~100% detection, near-zero false positives)
LO2 Prolexic DDoS — 20+ Tbps scrubbing capacity
LO3 Adaptive Media Delivery — broadcast-grade 4K streaming, 75M+ concurrent viewers
LO4 Connected Cloud — Linode compute, GPU, Kubernetes
LO5 Bot Manager Premier — behavioral fingerprinting for Fortune 100
Grading Rubric
Security
98%
Network
99%
Media
96%
Edge Compute
50%
Pricing
20%
Student Evaluations
4.5 / 5.0 ★
"This is the course for students who cannot afford to fail. The security curriculum is unmatched — Kona and Prolexic are the industry benchmarks. Media delivery lectures are graduate-level brilliance. However, tuition is prohibitive for anyone outside Fortune 500 organizations, the admin interface has a steep learning curve, and EdgeWorkers compute labs feel years behind Cloudflare's Workers. Enroll if compliance and scale are your thesis." — Anonymous Student, Fall 2025
EDGE 420
Real-Time Edge Systems
Instructor: Prof. Fastly (San Francisco, est. 2011)
Credits: 3.0 (lab-intensive)
Schedule: T/Th + Lab
Tuition: $50/mo minimum (usage-based)
Advanced · 400-Level
Catalog Description
Intensive laboratory course focused on precision edge computing and sub-200ms cache invalidation. Students master VCL (Varnish Configuration Language) for granular cache control and Compute@Edge (Rust, JS, Go via WebAssembly). Emphasis on real-time systems where milliseconds determine outcomes. Not for beginners — this course demands strong systems programming background.
Prerequisites
EDGE 301 or equivalent systems experience. Familiarity with HTTP caching, CDN architecture, and at least one programming language. VCL experience preferred but not required. $50/mo lab fee — no free audit available.
Learning Outcomes
LO1 150ms Global Cache Purge — fastest invalidation in the industry
LO2 VCL Edge Logic — domain-specific language for programmable caching behavior
LO3 Compute@Edge — Rust/JS/Go via Wasm, 462 Tbps capacity
LO4 Signal Sciences WAF — Gartner Customer's Choice, 90% full blocking
LO5 100% Real-Time Logs — zero throttling, complete observability
Grading Rubric
Purge Speed
100
Edge Compute
88%
Security
80%
Network
40%
Pricing
35%
Student Evaluations
4.7 / 5.0 ★
"The hardest course in the catalog — and the most rewarding. The 150ms purge lab was a revelation. VCL gives you control that no other course offers. But be warned: the ~80 PoP network means your projects may have latency gaps in remote regions, there's no free audit, and the learning curve is genuinely steep. This course is built for engineers who treat CDN configuration as code. If that's you, nothing else compares." — Anonymous Student, Fall 2025
EDGE 201
Cost-Effective Content Delivery
Instructor: Prof. Bunny.net (Ljubljana, Slovenia, est. 2012)
Credits: 3.0
Schedule: M/W
Tuition: $0.01/GB ($1/mo minimum)
Intermediate · 200-Level
Catalog Description
Accessible course demonstrating that high-performance content delivery does not require enterprise budgets. Students learn to deploy a globally distributed CDN with 25ms median latency across 119+ PoPs at $0.01/GB. Covers image optimization, video streaming, edge storage, and transparent billing. The most popular introductory course in the department.
Prerequisites
None. Open enrollment. $1/month minimum — the lowest barrier to entry of any course. Spend caps available to prevent unexpected charges. Ideal for students transferring from shared hosting or basic CDN backgrounds.
Learning Outcomes
LO1 $0.01/GB Bandwidth — EU/NA pricing, transparent pay-as-you-go
LO2 Bunny Optimizer — automatic WebP/AVIF image conversion
LO3 Bunny Stream — video hosting and delivery platform
LO4 Edge Storage — globally replicated object storage + Perma-Cache
LO5 AI-Powered WAF — ML-based protection included at no extra cost
Grading Rubric
Pricing
99%
Performance
85%
Ease of Use
92%
Security
45%
Edge Compute
30%
Student Evaluations
4.6 / 5.0 ★
"The course that proves you don't need a trust fund to deliver content globally. The $0.01/GB tuition is absurd for the quality of instruction. The dashboard is the cleanest I've used, and the human support team actually responds quickly. Security labs are basic (no enterprise WAF or bot management), and edge compute is still in early chapters (Magic Containers). But for SMBs, startups, and WordPress sites, this is the best value in the entire university." — Anonymous Student, Fall 2025
EDGE 350
Emerging Markets & AI Edge Infrastructure
Instructor: Prof. Gcore (Luxembourg, rapidly expanding)
Credits: 3.0 (special topics)
Schedule: T/Th
Tuition: Competitive (contact dept.)
Upper · 300-Level
Catalog Description
Special topics course exploring CDN performance in underserved markets and AI-native edge architecture. Features 180+ PoPs across six continents with exceptional coverage in Africa, South America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. Integrated GPU infrastructure (NVIDIA H100/H200) for AI training and edge inference. The most forward-looking curriculum in the department.
Prerequisites
EDGE 201 or equivalent. Recommended for students interested in global reach beyond US/EU corridors, gaming/streaming workloads, or AI inference at the edge. Free trial available.
Learning Outcomes
LO1 180+ Global PoPs — 22ms in Vietnam (best-in-class), strong APAC/Africa/LATAM
LO2 GPU Infrastructure — H100/H200 for training, L40S for inference
LO3 Everywhere Inference — AI model deployment across edge network
LO4 Live Streaming — RTMP/SRT/WebRTC ingest, LL-HLS/LL-DASH output
LO5 DDoS + Basic WAF — L3–L7 protection, WAAP capabilities
Grading Rubric
Global Reach
90%
AI / GPU
88%
Streaming
82%
Security
50%
Edge Compute
45%
Student Evaluations
4.2 / 5.0 ★
"The most exciting new course in the catalog. Gcore fills geographic gaps that other professors can't — the 22ms Vietnam latency lab was eye-opening. The AI infrastructure lectures (H100 GPUs + Everywhere Inference) feel like the future of the field. Dashboard has quirks, free-tier support is limited outside business hours, and edge compute isn't at Workers/Compute@Edge level yet. But this is a department to watch — the growth trajectory is remarkable." — Anonymous Student, Fall 2025
"The strongest transcript is not built from a single course — it is assembled from complementary selections, each chosen to address the specific demands of the career you intend to build."
— Dean of the School of Infrastructure Engineering
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EDGE UNIVERSITY · SCHOOL OF INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING · COURSE CATALOG 2026–27
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